celibacy syndrome

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What does celibacy syndrome mean?

A media hypothesis proposing that a growing number of Japanese adults have lost interest in intimate activity and as a result have lost interest in romantic love, dating and marriage.

Where does celibacy syndrome come from?

From Japanese, セックスしない症候群, sekkusu shinai shōkōgun (literally "no-sex syndrome").

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