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Sex only with my husband: a reader on her choice

A reader shares anonymously why she chose to have sex only with her husband, and how she dealt with other people's questions about it.

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Sex only with my husband: a reader on her choice

“But seriously, why should my views be ‘convenient’ for everyone else? Maybe what matters most is that I’m comfortable with myself and with my choice?”

A reader shares anonymously about her choice to have sex only with her husband. This is the first part under the hashtag #purpur_virginity.

A reminder: being sex-positive also means not judging other views on sex and sexuality. Be gentle with each other (in life and in the comments).

I have never doubted my choice, which goes roughly like this:

I want full-fledged love only with my husband.

My closest friends knew about my choice and didn't judge me, while those who were a little less close, if they knew, sometimes asked questions that seemed tactless to me.

I can't say it made me angry: I understand their interest, since a choice like this is very out of step with the times and even sort of illogical.

Probably the most tactless question for me is the one about oral sex.

Or rather, not so much tactless as, to use today's phrase, one that crosses my boundaries: I'm ready to share a lot, but details like these about my personal life should stay personal — that's my personal belief. I just find it unpleasant to talk about, which means I shouldn't.

By the way, what did make me angry was people trying to convince me that this isn't a normal choice, that "you'll never find anyone" if you stick to that position.

However hard I tried to scare guys off with these views, not one of them was scared off :)

But seriously, why should my views be "convenient" for everyone else?

Maybe what matters most is that I'm comfortable with myself and with my choice?

Being a virgin is neither hard nor easy — it's your choice. When you're sure of your choice, you have no questions or doubts: for you personally, it simply couldn't be any other way.

Update: I'm married, I don't regret my choice, and I don't brag about it. Well, okay, sometimes I tease my husband.

For me, full-fledged love with my husband is the most logical, comfortable and right choice.

Though sometimes I do want to kill him, but that's another story.

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