I'm two years celibate and my married friends either idealize my freedom or pity my aloneness but neither sees what's actually true.
More people experience this than they realize.
The celibate becomes a screen for others' fantasies and fears about relationship, rarely seen for what they actually experience.
“Where Are You with The celibate life — chosen aloneness as a path?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.