No bonking? No luggage.
A 34-year-old virgin insists she is “happy” with her single status and would rather stay single than jump into bed with the wrong man.
Lauren Harkins, who hails from Portland, Maine, says her abstinence gives her a benefit that most other women her age don’t: She’s free of emotional trauma or “baggage” from past relationships. .
“I honestly don’t feel worried or embarrassed about it in any way,” she told Caters. “If anything, I’m grateful because I know I’ve saved myself a lot of trouble and mess along the way.”
In fact, Harkens finds casual sex “disgusting” and is “proud” that she’s never given in to “finish.”
She is waiting for the perfect person, explaining that she needs a “strong emotional and spiritual connection” with a man in order to be physical – something she has yet to find.
“I believe that casual sex is more emotionally damaging than people would like to think, and there is nothing about that lifestyle that appeals to me,” she said.
“I’d like to have the experience of being in an intimate relationship when the time is right, but it’s not something I’m rushing into. I am quite happy and satisfied just at this point.â€
On Instagram, where she has more than 11,000 followers, Harkins declares that she has been “unloved since birth” and regularly shares her experience as a chronically single woman who can travel the world without hooking up.
“It’s always something I’ve been very open about and comfortable sharing, and I’m proud that I’ve never done anything with anyone just to do it or get it over with,” she said.
While her lifestyle may be unorthodox to some, she said being single has its advantages: she has no “baggage.”
She also doesn’t “experience the pull” very often, and while she’s open to the prospect of having a long-term partner, she’s not interested in tying the knot or having children.
“I didn’t set out in life to be a 34-year-old virgin, but dating has never been a priority for me,” she explained.
“I knew I wasn’t ready in my teens and twenties, and it’s only in my thirties that I’m open to the possibility of not being single.”
She added: “Everyone moves at their own pace and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that.”
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