I prayed my husband would die so I could have sex again - Gabby

What happens when a girl grows up in purity culture and gets married to the first boy who pays attention to her, just so she can have sex? Is purity culture religious abuse? In this episode we hear that story from Gabby. She is a 34-year-old cisgender female. She describes herself as white, straight but open to exploring, currently non-monogamous with three recurring partners. She has two sons, is pre-menopausal, and describes her body as curvy. Bookmark topics: Gabby grew up in purity culture, signed a no-sex contracts in childhood, and discusses "courting" vs dating Gabby's husband had a sudden and seemingly permanent decrease in libido If he's turned off by my genitals, is he gay? Since leaving the church, Gabby's life has changed dramatically, including dating during COVID and exploring polyamory We explore parenting while polyamorous The Lowdown: Gabby answers questions about number of partners, dating different races, sex toys, anal, oral, and choking Thank you to our sponsors for this episode: PLANNED PARENTHOOD DIRECT: click here to download the app to get convenient and affordable birth control delivered to your door: http://www.ppdirect.app/api/safelink?name=inf_leahcarey_1121 To sign up for notification when it's available in your state, go to: www.plannedparenthooddirect.org Full show notes at: https://www.goodgirlstalk.com/posts/podcast/my-vagina-was-dry-as-a-bone-gabby/   Update:  Since this episode was released, the podcast has concluded. Here's how you can find me now: Book a FREE no-pressure intro consultation Keep up to date and get your FREE Three-Minute Game All my classes and downloads are at my store Any audio extras for this episode on the Good Girls Talk About Sex website Here's everything I'm up to today I no longer use Patreon — you can now support my work on Substack   EPISODE CREDITS: Host / Producer – Leah Carey (email) Audio Editor – Gretchen Kilby Administrative Support - Lara O'Connor, Maria Franco Transcript creation – Jan Acielo Music – Nazar Rybak