A vow of celibacy is a way of trading sex → status.
If it’s sincere, and you you don’t secretly change your mind later. Nepotism is what they called it when supposedly celibate church officials favored their secret children (whom they called their “nephews”).
Ditto just committing to “no sex before marriage” or even just avoiding casual sex / polyamory / adultery.
In those cases the status gives you access to sex partners who insist on a monogamous partner.
A vow of celibacy is a way of trading sex → status.
If it’s sincere, and you you don’t secretly change your mind later. Nepotism is what they called it when supposedly celibate church officials favored their secret children (whom they called their “nephews”).
Ditto just committing to “no sex before marriage” or even just avoiding casual sex / polyamory / adultery.
In those cases the status gives you access to sex partners who insist on a monogamous partner.