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An Australian influencer who’s been celibate for three years says avoiding sex has changed his life for the better mentally and physically.
Jamie Zhu, who’s amassed more than 10million social media followers, recently shared a video marking his celibacy milestone.
The 30-year-old said he decided to break his ‘lifestyle of sleeping around’ after feeling emotionally worn out by a steady stream of partners.
‘I’ve been in the social media game for 11 years now as a career and that exposed me to a lot of partying, drinking, sleeping around, all these things,’ Mr Zhu said.
As for how he managed to remained celibate for so long at an age when bodies are primed for reproducing, Mr Zhu said he used short-term goals and expended physical energy at the gym.
‘I had to literally trick my own brain into being celibate long-term. Now how did I do that? I set myself …