Why Chastity Didn’t Work for Me

What living for others’ expectations taught me about freedom and fulfilment

In my late teens and early twenties, I felt like I was living a double life. On the outside, I was the picture of moral uprightness, a good girl who was saving herself for marriage. But on the inside, I was a swirling mess of longing and frustration, like a dam trying to hold back a flood. My desires were real, undeniable, and far stronger than I was re…