playing life in expert mode

## playing life in expert mode

#### 21 November 2014
from celibate pedophiles

### ethan edwards

| The Virtuous Pedophiles support group naturally has many young men in it, some of them fairly nerdy. Ethan Edwards is the co-founder of Virtuous Pedophiles. Blog posts reflect his personal views, and are not statements from the organization. The Virtuous Pedophiles support group naturally has many young men in it, some of them fairly nerdy.Someone suggested that being a virtuous pedophile is like being required to play the game of life on "expert level" or in "expert mode". I like it. It recognizes the challenges, but implies they can be overcome, and doesn't focus on unhappiness. About the author: Ethan Edwards is a pseudonym. I am a pedophile, always celibate, and I have never seen child pornography. My attraction is strongest to girls around 4 years old, but I am also attracted to girls and women up through their 30s or beyond. Now in my late 60s, I'm divorced and living alone. I was married for over 10 years and was heavily involved with raising my 3 daughters. For most of my career I was a successful software engineer. I am very unusual for a pedophile in that I didn't realize that I was one until I was in my 50s—but it was there all along. I am angry that we all must remain silent or risk losing everything. That was my mindset when I co-founded Virtuous Pedophiles in 2012. I soon learned of the the terror of the typical pedophile who realizes as a teenager that his attraction isn't going to go away, who has nowhere to turn for help. The injustice I am most passionate about is the harsh legal penalties imposed on pedophiles who passively view illegal images of children. I stepped down from my role as a director of Virtuous Pedophiles early in 2024 and am delighted to pass the mantle on to a younger generation. This content was taken from Ethan's longstanding blog, Celibate Pedophiles. Some of the titles and taglines have been edited for their inclusion at thepword. You can see an earlier version of the blog at the wayback machine. |

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nitro's final thoughts nitro I am a pedophile. I've made over 18,000 posts on the VirPed forum since 2015. I am dying.
the chasm between celibate pedophiles and acceptance ethan edwards This may be a bleak picture, but we need to understand the reality gap we face.
dr gilian tenbergen interview global prevention project On this episode, Candice interviews researcher and professor Dr. Gilian Tenbergen on the biology of pedophilia, age of attraction as a possible sexual orientation, the need for more research, humanization of MAPs, and teens with younger attractions.