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From HuffPo<\/strong>,<\/a> which picks up the story from Essence Magazine:<\/p>\n

If you haven\u2019t noticed by now, waiting is in again. More and more couples are choosing to put sex on hold in favor of finding love and a worthy life partner first. (And, we couldn\u2019t be more proud.) Many of our readers have spoken out about their decisions to press pause on their sex lives and some expressed concern about how difficult dating can be once you\u2019ve made the call.\u00a0BlackCelibacy.com<\/a>\u00a0founder Jeremy Billingsley noticed the same thing and put his entrepreneurial mind to work. The site was born and it caught on fast. Now as he continues to try to get the word out that BlackCelibacay.com is a convenient place to meet friends or lovers who share your values, Billingsley\u2019s proud of what BlackCelibacy.com is offering our community.<\/p>\n

ESSENCE.COM<\/strong>: How did BlackCelibacy.com come to be?
\nJEREMY BILLINGSLEY<\/strong>: One Sunday I was in church and the pastor was preaching about love and fornication and he was really trying to direct the sermon to the singles there, and I though to myself, outside of the church there really aren\u2019t that many places where celibate singles can go that embraces that lifestyle and meet others on the same accord as them. When like-minded singles can get together you\u2019re going to get better results.<\/p>\n

ESSENCE.COM<\/strong>: Who is it for?
\nBILLINGSLEY<\/strong>: BlackCelibacy.com is for anyone who is celibate or considering celibacy. And it\u2019s for those looking to meet others with the same values. We\u2019re growing now. There aren\u2019t just Black people on there. We actually have people of all races on the site.<\/p>\n

ESSENCE.COM<\/strong>: How does it differ from other Christian dating sites?
\nBILLINGSLEY<\/strong>: We are a faith-based site but our mission is celibacy.<\/p>\n

ESSENCE.COM<\/strong>: How big is the community?
\nBILLINGSLEY<\/strong>: We\u2019re a little bit shy of 4,000 members. We\u2019re starting to hear a lot of success stories.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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