So.... what's the purpose of abstinence and celibacy?

A lot of people recently state how they have decided against sex until marriage or even just taking a break from it altogether.

I'm seriously considering reading, "The Wait."

What are your thoughts? Have you considered it?

ab·sti·nence

ˈabstənəns/Submit

noun

the fact or practice of restraining oneself from indulging in something, typically alcohol.

"I started drinking again after six years of abstinence"

synonyms: teetotalism, temperance, sobriety, abstemiousness, abstention; rarenephalism

"AA endorses a path of abstinence"

celibacy, chastity, virginity, self-restraint, self-denial

"abstinence is the most effective form of birth control, but is it the most realistic?"

refraining from, desisting from, holding back from, withholding;

renunciation of, refusal of, declining, avoidance of, eschewal of, abjuration of;

forgoing, shunning, going without, doing without

1. "three days of abstinence from solid food"

cel·i·ba·cy

ˈseləbəsē/Submit

noun

the state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations.

"his brother's priestly vow of celibacy"