>>It just isn't practical to most people who aren't pursuing
>a
>>life in the church. And the people that do hold out for that
>>long will likely (IMO) develop issues around sex that will
>>take years to undo.
>
>I found it quite practical -- but maybe I'm an exception?

And, if I may ask, when did it end and why?

>Anyway, there's no reason a person who abstains from sex
>should develop "issues" around sex
>unless they choose to be ignorant about sex.
>The more you educate yourself about it, the less of a
>forbidden enigma it becomes.

I'm mostly speaking from my anecdotal relationship with a woman that was 23 yrs old when she lost her virginity to me. She said she wasn't holding out for marriage but still felt very conflicted by having sex outside of marriage. Turned out there was even more under the surface that complicated matters but that experience certainly made me wonder if other older virgins had similar hangups.