The Unexpected Lessons of a Year of Celibacy
TL;DR
Melissa Febos shares her year of celibacy, exploring how it revealed her reliance on need and dependency in love, led to personal growth, and reshaped her understanding of relationships, culminating in a redefined, sustainable view of love that she applies in her marriage.
- ‘Our fantasy of love has to do with need and dependency’: Melissa Febos on her year of celibacy The Guardian
- She gave up sex for a year and gained control of her life Los Angeles Times
- What You Lose When You Focus on Partnership The Atlantic
- What I Learned Trying to Spend a Year Celibate The New York Times
- I committed to celibacy for a year... but the result was NOT what I expected Daily Mail
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