I was celibate for several years, and I highly recommend it. It made an enormous difference in my ability to view relationships as optional, and increased my sense of self-worth.
When I decided to have sex again, it was not because I missed sex, or was longing for a relationship, but because it was a natural progression of the friendship I had developed with my new partner. (We waited 6 months after we started dating.)
I would not advise you to put your sexuality on hold, however. Continue to be sexual and sensual with yourself. Learn more about your body, and what really pleases you. Focus on loving and pleasuring yourself--it can be AT LEAST as good as sex, especially if self-consciousness about body issues has interfered with your pleasure during partner sex.
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