Andrew Garfield went celibate for six months while preparing for a film role. Orlando Bloom tried six months to deepen his relationships, while Mike Posner and Mýa have used months or years of abstinence to heal and refocus. Demi Burnett, Tiffany Haddish and GloRilla have all tried intentional pauses as part of personal resets.
Tim Gunn described how a painful breakup and concerns in the early AIDS era shaped decades of avoidance of serious intimacy. Halle Berry, Cheryl Burke and Kendra Wilkinson have said they abstained after difficult relationships to regain perspective. Others — like 50 Cent and Amber Rose — framed abstinence around career focus or simply not wanting sex right now.