I guess that need just isn’t as strong for me. I don’t really get much from sex other than the ego boost from knowing I can blow a woman’s mind over & over. It feels good but I don’t really have a big attachment to it like that. In terms of romance sure okay yes I had sex & relationships although I disagree with the ceiling idea. The only ceiling that exists is the one which you create and set for yourself. I work full-time and I’m working on my bachelor’s. My friend who works with me is an engineer full-time and is working toward his master’s. I guess technically there will come a time when school is more trouble than it’s worth but at that point there are a million other paths to take. I don’t really accept that frame that life has some predetermined cookie-cutter path. So as a fellow hetero man I don’t see how having had relationships before meeting my ever-evolving goals makes me a hypocrite. I’ve had partners. I’ve bonded with them. I’ve felt the joys of it and explored every kink I’ve cared to. I still derive more fulfillment, pleasure, and overall satisfaction from working on myself than I ever did from having a woman’s attention & affection. Not to say it’s not nice because it is. And that time will definitely come again, but I live my life each day without feeling like I’m missing anything because I have a full agenda of fulfilling and important personal things to work on. Honestly women are the last thing on my mind. I have had opportunities here & there but when it comes to it if they interfere with what I’m doing then they are not worth the disruption. In the event that some amazing woman comes along whose company improves my ability accomplish things or at least doesn’t get in the way then I will be more than ecstatic to have her if she wants me. But I haven’t met such a woman and I’m not sulking over it.