Sexlessness

Categories: inceldom, Words

'''Sexlessness''' is a broad category that includes [[incel]]s, [[volcel]]s, [[virgin]]s and [[dry spell]]ers and it is the opposite of the category of [[sex haver]]s.

As much as half of adult virgins in their late 20s are [[asexual]]s (a subcategory of volcels).<ref>Haydon, A. A., Cheng, M. M., Herring, A. H., McRee, A.-L., & Halpern, C. T. (2013). Prevalence and Predictors of Sexual Inexperience in Adulthood. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 43(2), 221–230. doi:10.1007/s10508-013-0164-3</ref>

Nearly all young adults in a [[relationship]] are sex havers, while only around 70% of young adult singles have sex.<ref>Burghardt, J., Beutel, M. E., Hasenburg, A., Schmutzer, G., & Brähler, E. (2019). Declining Sexual Activity and Desire in Women: Findings from Representative German Surveys 2005 and 2016. Archives of Sexual Behavior. doi:10.1007/s10508-019-01525-9 </ref><ref>Beutel, M. E., Burghardt, J., Tibubos, A. N., Klein, E. M., Schmutzer, G., & Brähler, E. (2018). Declining Sexual Activity and Desire in Men—Findings From Representative German Surveys, 2005 and 2016. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 15(5), 750–756. doi:10.1016/j.jsxm.2018.03.010 </ref>

Among those experiencing dry spells and [[Celibacy|singledom]], [[inceldom]] is likely much more common because [[asexuals]] (and adult [[Virginity|virgins]]) are very rare, whereas those who experience dry spells are common (see [[causes of inceldom]] and [[demographics of inceldom]]). [[Menelaos Apostolou]] estimated that given about 30% of the adult population in the U.S. is single then, about 15% of the adult population is expected to be [[Involuntarily celibate|involuntary]] so.<ref name="apostolou2019">https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327420742_Are_People_Single_by_Choice_Involuntary_Singlehood_in_an_Evolutionary_Perspective</ref>
== See also ==
* [[Asexual]]
* [[Sex haver]]
* [[Virgin]]
* [[Incel]]
* [[Volcel]]
* [[Dry spell]]
* [[Demographics]]

== References ==
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