No sex, right?

Typically after I mention that I'm Straight Edge, after some discussion about drinking or tattoos or Vin Disel (the whole Triple X thing or Dungeons and Dragons), I'm asked what it means. I usually explain that it's a way-of-life like veganism: "I don't drink, smoke, or do drugs." These three rules I believe in most of all the rules that people associate with being Straight Edge. It's funny that when I mention what it means to be Straight Edge one question comes up a lot. "No sex, right?" So apparently they heard about SxE before but only recall it after explained and then counter with the "Don't Fuck" rule. Now I usually don't mention this rule myself as I believe that sex is a personal decision. I feel that it can effect one's life in an adverse way. So I tend to reply to their question with "No promiscuous sex," I just don't act like a whore.

It's also kind of interesting that when I mention the primary rules that people will also sometimes interject with their level of closeness to being SxE such as "I don't smoke" or "I rarely drink." I actually don't care, it's your life. Do as you please, I'm not a SxE preacher. That's why i have my Xs tattooed on my back, it's personal.

Be true to yourself, whether you're True Till Death or not, your own life matters most.