It's the start of 'No Nut November', an annual online challenge in which participants abstain from orgasm for a whole month. This unusual annual event, started online around 2011, perhaps as a satirical look for " Movember " and has since grown in popularity. It’s hard to say how many people participate in NNN, but there are about 100,000 members in Reddit’s No Nut November group.

As you can guess, they are mostly men, but women are also encouraged to participate.

What are the rules of No Nut November?

NNN rules are easy to understand but hard to follow: Do not peak in November! Do not watch pornography or end the act with your partner. "Wet dreams" do not count!

How serious is No Nut November?

No Nut November is more of an opportunity to post memes (some of which are really funny) or to discuss sex and masturbation habits than a serious move; although there are some worshipers who zealously claim the benefits, claiming mental clarity, increased productivity, and that abstinence is beneficial to people who are "addicted" to pornography and masturbation.

There is nothing wrong with deciding to "own your domain" for a month - and some would argue that there is something admirable about choosing to delay pleasure for the sake of it. As a cleansing or a fast.

Abstaining from pleasure as a way to exercise power over your desires is nothing new. No Nut November is somewhat similar to religious traditions that revolve around abstinence, such as the period of Lent in Catholicism, even if the purposes are very different - it is not that many people abstain from pleasures in order to reflect on the sufferings of Christ.