abstinent

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Until a time when monkeypox hopefully abates, this can and should mean reducing our number of partners, skipping sex parties, practicing monogamy and even being abstinent.

From Washington Post

“I might choose for all children to stay abstinent from sex till they’re 23 years old and married, but I know that choice is not real,” she told the Oregonian newspaper in 1994.

From Washington Post

“The restaurant business tends to require a lot of face-to-face contact, and that makes those jobs harder right now, wearing masks, dealing with abstinent customers, and the risk of getting COVID,” she said.

From Washington Times

And women who use cannabis may differ from abstinent women in other ways that put their children at risk for behavioral issues.

From Seattle Times

Last month the singer and actress, who has struggled with addiction for years, revealed that she considers herself "California sober" — meaning not fully abstinent from substances.

From Salon