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Sexual abstinence, the app for those who choose not to have sex

It is a real community, of which more than a thousand people belong. «The Sexless Tribe» is an app for people in sexual abstinence, and was launched by a 33-year-old American woman, Shakia Seabrook, to help what she thinks a minority “not sufficiently represented” in mainstream culture.

Shakia decided she wanted to give up sex when she was just a teenager. “I don’t know why I made that decision at 13, but growing up and seeing how casual sex worked, I realized it wasn’t what I wantedHe explained to the newspaper Independent. “It didn’t seem like anything super special or funny.”

And, even if the 33-year-old is a Christian, the choice of sexual abstinence it has nothing to do with his religion, and the app was created for everyone, not just Christians. «Everyone is welcome. I created it for anyone who lives this lifestyle “, of which” there is not enough talk, it is not sufficiently visible “.

For this reason Shakia has decided to take up the challenge: she did it in September 2020, for put in contact with each other all users who have chosen sexual abstinence and to provide resources and materials about this lifestyle.

Every month the app offers events that are transmitted via Zoom. People in the community get an encouraging message on their phone every day. “And if they feel a little craving at night, they can find it on the app a song, video, or podcast that will encourage themNot to betray their choice.

“To make a decision you have to be informed about all the options, and I believe that in the period we are living there is only one option that is being promoted, and that is sex,” adds Shakia. “If people choose to do it, I have nothing to say about it. I just think we’re doing the young people a disservice. When I was 13, I needed to know that a choice such as sexual abstinence is feasible and has already been made».

According to a study published in the German newspaper image, conducted on a sample of 1,000 women aged between 29 and 39, in sexual abstinence, half remained a full year without ever having sex and just over half (58%) declared that they could absolutely do less than sexual intercourse.

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