[jimt]

I find some of your responses very surprising.

Mr. Washington cites his reasons for his celibacy very succinctly. And they're darn good ones.

Casual sex is empty sex. Instead of making me feel good, it often made me feel bad, once the adrenaline had settled down a bit.

On the other hand, sex with its accompanying closeness can make you believe you're in love with someone when you're not. If you viewed them dispassionately it would be obvious, but the haze thrown over the situation by the sexual activity obscures true feelings.

While Mr. Washington may be a creep on a power trip, it sounds more to me like he's a wise man. Besides the above (the most important), he's also protecting himself from unwanted paternity and STDs.

I can think of several times I wish I'd been as wise as he.

[BlazingArizona]

Casual sex is empty sex.

Sex as part of a serious relationship that might end in commitment is not "casual sex". Mr. Washington, in rejecting both kinds of involvement, has discovered that women regard him as...well, a creep on a power trip.