At 33, Lauren Harkins has never been on a date or been intimate with anyone – but insists she is happy on her own.
While her friends navigated their first relationships and crushes, Lauren found herself disinterested — seeing them and the dating scene as “juvenile” and “overly complicated.”
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Deciding that romance wasn’t right for her, Lauren, from Portland, Maine, admitted that she never felt the need to prioritize romantic relationships and therefore never had sex.
“I’m a virgin, but I’m not traditional, it’s usually one or the other, but I’m very happy on my own,” said the 33-year-old.
”The 20s are such a confusing time, everyone is figuring out careers and navigating all this stuff – it just wasn’t something I wanted.”
After her father, William Stacey, passed away in 2006, Lauren said the unfortunate event changed the way she prioritized her romantic relationships.
As an only child, the stunning blonde insisted she is content being alone and believes having a partner is “not necessary” to enjoy a fulfilling life.
“When I looked around, there was no one I was friends with and in a relationship with whose life I wanted to emulate and I was really happy doing my own thing,” she explained.
Lauren continued: ”I never looked to others as a marker of how my life would unfold, but instead chose to follow my own intuition about what is best for me at any given time.”
Now in her late 30s, Lauren said she’s finally open to a relationship – but the future Romeo will have standards to live up to.
Although the woman said that ‘clicking’ with someone is key, Lauren also didn’t want to settle down with just anyone.
”I would like someone who is much more established than me – I would just like to be someone who is better than me in every way!”
Lauren, who is embracing new things and currently traveling the world after working in correctional law enforcement for two years, said she didn’t want “a traditional lifestyle.”
“I love adventure and trying new things,” said Lauren, who lives mostly off her late father’s trust fund.
The travel enthusiast has traveled to Morocco, Peru, the Cayman Islands, Bahamas, France, Germany and the Netherlands, regularly sharing her adventures on social media.
Although those closest to her have never pressured her to explore the dating scene, Lauren has admitted that her friends and family have a hard time understanding why she doesn’t want to have sex.
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Celebrities Who Waited Until Marriage to Have Sex
Celebrities tend to keep the details of their sex lives private, but when it comes to waiting until marriage, some stars are really willing to open up.
Jessica Simpson – Before marrying Nick Lachey, Jessica was very open about her decision to remain a virgin. She said she was nervous about discussing it with Nick for the first time, but he “remained patient” until they married in 2002.
Justin and Hailey Bieber – Justin may have been with other people before his wife Hailey, but when they reconnected in 2019, he was more than a year into a self-imposed celibacy mandate. Together, the couple decided to continue to abstain from sex until they were married.
Adriana Lima – Victoria’s Secret model Adriana’s Catholic faith influenced her decision to save herself for marriage. She explained that potential suitors would have to respect her decision—and if they weren’t willing to wait, then they weren’t the right person for her.
Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel – When Miranda started dating Snapchat founder Evan, the couple decided to wait until marriage to have sex because of Evan’s traditional beliefs. In an interview, Miranda was asked about the possibility of having children before marriage and she said that it wouldn’t be possible: “Only after we get married. My partner is very traditional. We can’t… I mean, we’re just… waiting,” she told The Times.
Kevin Jonas – All of the Jonas brothers wore purity rings for much of their teenage years, in part due to their religious upbringing. While Nick and Joe ended up taking off the rings, Kevin followed things through until he married his wife Danielle in 2009.
The 33-year-old emphasized that she doesn’t “subscribe to any particular religion,” but because she’s “not sleeping around and living a super-modern feminist lifestyle, this group doesn’t know what to do with her either.” , Lauren explained.
“Too traditional for feminists, but not traditional enough for traditional people,” Lauren said she is “on a mission to break that barrier.”
When it comes to finding her future partner, Lauren likes to maintain high standards – and encourages others to do the same.
“A late bloomer,” the single 33-year-old said it was “important to destigmatize this lifestyle” and that her virgin status doesn’t mean there is “anything wrong” with her.
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