If things are not working out as planned, you might want to consider a career in the expanding field of abstinence education. The need is staggering: four out of five random people I surveyed on the street thought abstinence training is something you do with your mid-section in the gym. Plus, unlike any of the rest of the coaching industry—career coaching, life coaching, sales training, etc.—this form of training is generously subsidized by the federal government, and has been since President Clinton signed the welfare reform bill of 1996, which provided abstinence training for impoverished women (though not, alas, for him.)
It’s not rocket science, either. In fact, there’ve been men in my life who were naturals at abstinence training without the slightest formal preparation: One renounced dental hygiene; another developed a passion for Frank Sinatra—leading me in each case to embrace abstinence without any regret. In yet another case, marriage alone was enough to induce that sanctified state.
Opportunities in Abstinence Training (Barbara Ehrenreich in the Nation)
Unfortunately, I perfected this without training.