Long distance relationships make things hard.

Dude, you have an AWESOME opportunity to go full monk mode for long periods of time!!! I wish I could take a break from my partner so I could try it and get some shit together.

 

Did you “just” pleasure yourself or do you fantasize with porn too? For me, the association of porn to getting off is the real problem and what needs to be eliminated more than anything. 43 days is amazing, do better next time...

 

43 days is a long ass time, I don't think a single relapse is going to hurt that much. If there was no porn involved then that could be even better. Chin up, and watch for the trigger that caused the relapse next time maybe? Ccml is right about the monk thing, you've a golden opportunity to work on something that you've put off perhaps. That's half the appeal of not dating for me.

 

43 days still good! I'm at day 40 here, soft mode reboot (sex most nights with the wife) and longest streak was 74 days last year.

I salute you for trying this in long distance relationship! When I was 20, I was in a long distance relationship and only had sex 3 times in one year