Celibacy is all the rage online. Here's why.

The number of young men and women having casual sex has dropped between 2007 and 2017 .

There are many benefits to opting for celibacy, temporarily or otherwise.

The term "boy sober" is trending on TikTok (with over 29 million posts at time of writing) The 4B movement rejects traditional heteronormative values and refuses to be sexually or romantically involved with men or have children.

Many women are opting for celibacy because they are frustrated by modern dating, the state of which Bumble helped shape.

Actress Julia Fox even weighed in on her own experience of being celibate, responding to a viral TikTok criticising Bumble 's "fumble" campaign.

Why are societal attitudes often leaning towards stigmatising and shaming it?.

Above all, she says that celibacy shouldn't cut off your connection to your sexuality altogether, but give you space to reprioritise or reorient your relationship to your body and self. While the fight against celibacy stigma and shame continues, it's important to focus on the wins. For example, dating app Feeld recently added celibacy as a "desire style" for user profiles, and an increasing amount of women are finding peace and empowerment through exploring celibacy. And there's nothing shameful about that. Topics Social Media.