Is there something wrong with men and women, not in the clergy, that choose celibacy as lifestyle?

I don't see anything wrong in that.Sex is as much a matter of choice as tea/coffee..

No, everyone has their own level of sexuality. It's just a terrible tragedy when couples marry, only to discover later that their idea of the 'right' amount of sex is wildly different between them.

In that case, "sex" in not the issue! I don't have to test drive 9,000 cars just to find out which one is a good fit for me, there are many other ways to figure that one out! Sex is not intimacy, if two people have great intimacy in other ways, the rest will follow.

sex noun \ˈseks\

Definition of SEX

1
: either of the two major forms of individuals that occur in many species and that are distinguished respectively as female or male especially on the basis of their reproductive organs and structures
2
: the sum of the structural, functional, and behavioral characteristics of organisms that are involved in reproduction marked by the union of gametes and that distinguish males and females
3
a : sexually motivated phenomena or behavior

a-a-a-huh, was this intended for me? Either way, 1 & 2 kind of eliminates allot of other options that human beings consider to be sexual activity. LOL! I do know what sex is.

"1 & 2 kind of eliminates allot of other options that human beings consider to be sexual activity. LOL! I do know what sex is."

Then take the matter up with Webster's On Line Dictionary

LOL! Well, since Webster did the best with what he had to work with it doesn't really bother me... Just say'n!

Have a good one!

You have a good one too

No

If there were, then there's something wrong with me... (at least there was before I got engaged). I remained celibate for many years following the death of my husband, who was also my soul-mate. For me sexual intimacy outside of marriage is not an option. I WILL NOT OFFER MY BODY AS A BARGAINING TOOL, JUST TO HAVE A MAN IN MY LIFE... IT'S A CHEAP, SLOPPY "RELATIONSHIP" USUALLY WITH A SAD END.

WHEN YOU ABSTAIN, YOU GAIN!
Real intimacy is spending a lifetime together.

I truly hope that if and when you find an excellent mate, your preferred levels of activity are similar. It is all too easy to misrepresent ones self, even for several years prior to commitment.

FIRST OF ALL, I HAVE ONE... I don't have to physically test drive 9,000 cars just to find out which one is a good fit for me, there are many other ways to figure that one out! Sex is not intimacy, if two people have great intimacy in other ways, the rest will follow.

Some people are happier that way.

I sowed freight cars of wild oats in my youth. I have come to one conclusion. Indiscriminate sex is not for me. I'm not in the thousands like a rock star but several hundred. They say variety is the spice of life but for me after having found true love, without love, it just became boring. There is nothing wrong with me at all. I'm not sick or perverted as at least one poster has said. Unless you count my finding the point where the top of a woman's breast joins her underarm highly erotic as sick and perverted. Having been without a partner since 1991 has made my life significantly less complicated. If I found someone I was attracted to as well as highly cared about, I could very easily get right back into it, but until that time, it's just not a concern.

I agree, and add, that has nothing to do with religion!

WHEN YOU ABSTAIN, YOU GAIN!
Real intimacy is spending a lifetime together.

Indeed. I happen to be agnostic. It's a life complication that without that intimacy I just no longer need. I've been the dog, the cad, the playa, telling gals exactly what they wanted to hear to get me laid, and never following through on those lies. Never even planning to. At some point I just found it more important to live my life with integrity.

no argument from me on that statement! seems we agreed from the beginning. I don't have to have sex either & that's not my reason for getting married (so I can & still maintain my integrity). I'm marrying my best friend, our relationship context & agenda just changed after eleven years of friendship.

Some people are happy living their lives in a celibate fashion.

Personally, I can't understand making that choice but I'm sure if they make the decision not to ever have sex, they must have a good reason. Can't imagine what it is though.

Every one to their own I suppose. They no doubt have the same problems or perversions of mind as those poor twisted folks in the clergy. I must admit though that sex does tend to cloud the straight thinking mind at times. At times.

It's their choice. Sex isn't for everyone.

It's not for me, but hey if it works for them have at it. (or not. :^D)

Yes, it's sick, but as long as they don't hurt anyone, they can do what they want.

Being done with cravings is the surest path to happiness. Many sages made celibacy their choice; Gandhi did at the age of 37.

none of my business

some people just don't care for sex which can be seen as asexual or somewhere in-between being sexual and asexual

I'm not sure as I have never met any, but have read there are such people.