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They sometimes call themselves ABs. There have been multiple German forums for 'AB's over the years, including very large real life meetups, often approaching 100 people. They have also been associated with more books and academic literature on [[inceldom]] than any forum community. Two documentaries have been done of AB's; they include ''[[Love Alien]]'', made in 2012 by director Wolfram Huke and "Jungfrau sucht die grosse Liebe" (virgins looking for love). | They sometimes call themselves ABs. There have been multiple German forums for 'AB's over the years, including very large real life meetups, often approaching 100 people. They have also been associated with more books and academic literature on [[inceldom]] than any forum community. Two documentaries have been done of AB's; they include ''[[Love Alien]]'', made in 2012 by director Wolfram Huke and "Jungfrau sucht die grosse Liebe" (virgins looking for love). | ||
ABs are on occasion called ''eternal singles''<ref>https://www.brigitte.de/liebe/singles/absolute-beginners--ungekuesst--das-leben-der-ewig-singles-10172232.html</ref> or ''involuntary | ABs are on occasion called ''eternal singles''<ref>https://www.brigitte.de/liebe/singles/absolute-beginners--ungekuesst--das-leben-der-ewig-singles-10172232.html</ref> or ''involuntary singles''.<ref>http://www.ksta.de/ratgeber/gesundheit/-leben-ohne-sex-als-erwachsener-noch-unberuehrt-4873782 </ref> The term originated in Germany in the late 1990s to refer to people who are involuntarily single or become involuntary virgins way into adulthood.<ref>http://www.fr.de/wissen/gesundheit/medizin/leben-ohne-sex-als-erwachsener-sexuell-unerfahren-a-795129</ref> | ||
The [[etymology]] of the term derives from a David Bowie song.<ref>http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/gesellschaft/leben-ohne-sex-selbsthilfe-fuer-erwachsene-jungfrauen-a-571107.html</ref> Absolute Beginners sometimes abbreviate their self-identification as AB.<ref>http://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/beziehungen-zuletzt-gekuesst-im-kindergarten-1410279-p2.html</ref> [[Rheinische Post]] defines AB's as those above the age of 20 with no romantic experience whatsoever.<ref>http://www.rp-online.de/panorama/deutschland/absolute-beginner-wie-es-ist-mit-33-seine-erste-freundin-zu-haben-aid-1.6356832 |title=Spätzünder: Wie ist es, mit 33 Jahren seine erste Freundin zu haben?</ref> Sexologist Monika Büchner defines the Absolute Beginner as one who has never had sex by their 25th birthday.<ref>https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article146108500/Mit-25-noch-nie-Sex-gehabt-Und-nun.html</ref> The concept of [[AB]] is analogous to the English term ''[[love-shyness]]''.<ref>http://www.nordbayern.de/panorama/40-und-ungekusst-in-der-einsamkeitsfalle-1.4847923</ref> | The [[etymology]] of the term derives from a David Bowie song.<ref>http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/gesellschaft/leben-ohne-sex-selbsthilfe-fuer-erwachsene-jungfrauen-a-571107.html</ref> Absolute Beginners sometimes abbreviate their self-identification as AB.<ref>http://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/beziehungen-zuletzt-gekuesst-im-kindergarten-1410279-p2.html</ref> [[Rheinische Post]] defines AB's as those above the age of 20 with no romantic experience whatsoever.<ref>http://www.rp-online.de/panorama/deutschland/absolute-beginner-wie-es-ist-mit-33-seine-erste-freundin-zu-haben-aid-1.6356832 |title=Spätzünder: Wie ist es, mit 33 Jahren seine erste Freundin zu haben?</ref> Sexologist Monika Büchner defines the Absolute Beginner as one who has never had sex by their 25th birthday.<ref>https://www.welt.de/vermischtes/article146108500/Mit-25-noch-nie-Sex-gehabt-Und-nun.html</ref> The concept of [[AB]] is analogous to the English term ''[[love-shyness]]''.<ref>http://www.nordbayern.de/panorama/40-und-ungekusst-in-der-einsamkeitsfalle-1.4847923</ref> | ||