Theodore Cole, Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality Paraplegic men and women can experience orgasms and the entire sexual response cycle, without the necessary nerves. If I'd had sex with even half of those women, I might now be a father, prematurely married, very ill, or extremely guilt-ridden. Short-term relationships are tricky enough without the emotional and psychological baggage that goes with intercourse. Published research on sexual expression indicates that intercourse often is used to gain intimacy when hugging and holding your partner would work just as well. Few people can claim that.
Absolute abstinence means absolute protection.
Until I'm willing to provide lifetime support to a child, I will not have sex. The restraint we are practicing now is the foundation for a parallel partnership that respects independence. There might be a sexual counter revolution underway in America.