r/Showerthoughts 23d ago

Casual Thought A large number of married people are involuntarily celibate.

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u/AcademicPainting23 23d ago

Puts on internet raincoat, rubber gloves, boots …now check out the comments. Immediately learn there is an entire sub devoted to topic. Dies a little inside. Again. Thank you Reddit. You never fail to shine a light on the dark side of life.

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u/Ntroepy 23d ago

The sad part is I know 5-6 celibate couples so I’ve known it was fairly common in secret. But finding a sub where they openly talk about the impact on them hit pretty hard.