Is abstinence healthy for a relationship?

In his book, Sex Detox, Ian Kerner, Ph. D advocates a period of abstinence for 30 days to improve relationships. He believes that partaking in a sex detox actually helps boost sex lives in the longer term, and enables couples to shift their focus onto other forms of connection.

What can you do with your partner while still being abstinent?

Can you engage in any physical activity at all? Honestly, it depends on your personal definition of abstinence. If you believe sex is any act of penetration, then you can participate in other physical activities — like kissing, dry humping, and manual stimulation — while still being abstinent.

How does someone remain abstinent?

For some people, abstinence means not doing ANY kind of sexual stuff with another person, including vaginal, oral, and anal sex. For other people, abstinence only means not having vaginal sex, but other sexual activities are allowed. You can decide what abstinence means to you.

What are two things that make it difficult to remain abstinent?

But peer pressure and other things can make the decision to practice abstinence difficult. If it seems like everybody else is having sex, you may feel like you have to also. But teasing or pressure from friends, a girlfriend, or a boyfriend shouldnt push you into something thats not right for you.