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The Influencers Normalizing Not Having Sex
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From a celibate porn star to an asexual ex-Mormon, the internet is full of people who are abstaining from sex—and it’s not just incels.
Key facts
- According to the National Survey of Family Growth, sexlessness among young adult women between the ages of 22 and 34 rose by roughly 50 percent from 2013 to 2023
- The share of young women who hadn’t had sex in the past year climbed from 8 percent to 13 percent during that decade
- Incels—men who identify as involuntarily celibate —have long dominated conversations about loneliness and sex, both within the manosphere and on the broader internet
- But the data shows that young women, too, are having less sex
Summary
Incels—men who identify as involuntarily celibate —have long dominated conversations about loneliness and sex, both within the manosphere and on the broader internet. According to the National Survey of Family Growth, sexlessness among young adult women between the ages of 22 and 34 rose by roughly 50 percent from 2013 to 2023. The share of young women who hadn’t had sex in the past year climbed from 8 percent to 13 percent during that decade.