And I would call that 'wasted years" but if you are happy then good for you.
Hmmmm ....
I don’t have AIDS ... and never worried about getting it.
I don’t have genital herpes ... and never worried about getting it.
I don’t have HPV ... and never worried about getting it.
I have never had chlamydia ... and never worried about getting it.
I have never had gonorrhea ... and never worried about getting it.
I have never had syphilis ... and never worried about getting it.
I have never had chancroid ... and never worried about getting it.
I have never had crabs ... and never worried about getting them.
I have never had scabies ... and never worried about getting it.
And ... I never worried about getting a woman pregnant out of wedlock.
Jus’ sayin’ ...
I don’t view ANY of my life as having been wasted (although I may have been wasted a time or two ...)