Question that's been on my mind lately

[firecat]

Have there been periods of your life when you had no satisfying romantic/sexual relationships, or fewer than you wanted to have (if you're poly)?

How many such "dry" periods have you had in your life?

How long did each of them last?

Was anything in particular going on with you at the time that contributed to the circumstance, as far as you can tell? (Possibilities I can think of include being sick, being busy, moving to an uncongenial location, being socially inexperienced, experiencing a breakup, becoming more picky...etc.)

If this period ended, what circumstances contributed to its ending?

I'll say more about why I am asking this in a future entry.

Comments

[linenoise.livejournal.com]

My current dry spell is 2.5 years, I think. No end, yet. I think that I could probably call it a dry spell before that, but it's kinda fuzzy. It may have just been late blooming. *shrug*

Much of the recent spell can be accounted for by not having much social interaction. I lived at my parent's home and commuted to school, so I didn't have much steady interaction with peers. Plus I was shy. The last six months is harder to explain. I'm leaning towards plain old ineptitude, but it's more likely to be just bad luck.