I've been giving this one some careful thought before posting.

From my own perspective I would rather have love without sex than sex without love. Of course, the ideal would be sex in a loving relationship, which I am fortunate to have right now. However, if, for any reason sex was not possible, say for health reasons, I value the relationship that I am in too much to want to abandon it for lack of a physical element.

I have tried sex, just for the sake of it, a couple of times in my younger days but it only left me feeling soiled and missing out somewhere. In the absence of a loving relationship I would prefer to stay celibate. For me, sex for its own sake is not worth the bother.