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Headline:

Her last date was EIGHT years ago and even her mother is baffled, but Charlotte Baird says: 'I'm proud to be a virgin at 36'

Synopsis:

Charlotte Baird's family are perplexed and bemused. They cannot fathom why on earth she is so determined to remain chaste until the day she marries.

She decided she would 'wait' when she was just 11 years old, but, well, that was quite some time ago.

Today, at 36, Charlotte is still a virgin; she hasn't so much as even kissed a man.

She is aware that she is a curiosity - and admits herself that celibate people in today's modern world are viewed with suspicion, dubbed anything from freaks to a 'challenge'.

So what is it like being celibate? Doesn't she wonder what it's like to have sex? And why, as her mother asks her from time to time, does she go on with it?

'The reaction when I tell people my beliefs is usually one of bemusement,' says Charlotte.

'I think my age shocks people more than anything else.

'I know I am unusual, that people are fascinated by my decision to stay celibate, but I'm happy with my choice. People find it hard to accept, but being celibate suits me. I am happy and lead a fulfilled life and I have never once wavered from my decision to preserve myself until I marry.'

Publish date:

3 November 2008

Author:

Natalie Clarke

Source:

Daily Mail

Media:

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