Olympian Lolo Jones says she still gets teased for being a virgin at 39 and recently felt rejected by someone she wanted to date because he kept her in the friendzone.
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Jones,39, shared her dating woes on Instagram and revealed she blocked a dating prospect because he kept giving her mixed signals and didn’t ask her out on a date She writes: “Tonight I blocked the guy I was talking to for 8 months, My heart just couldn’t take it anymore. He gave me so many mixed signals. He would talk about marriage and kids but then keep me in the friend zone. He would never make time to see me. My heart is so heavy.” Jones previously expressed that she wants to save herself for a husband or the right person to connect with.
“I get teased all the time because I won’t have premarital sex. Guys will message me that I’m old. I’m washed up I should just put out already. So I’m just crying out. Where are you God? Your word says John 14:14. If you ask me anything in my name, I will do it. I’m asking God to please honor the desire of my heart. Your word says two are better than one. Ecc 4:9-12 I’m just asking God to honor my heart because faith is hurting right now. I’m tired of getting teased. I’m asking God my father, my protector, my provider please show up. Please honor me.”
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During an interview on the “Cold as Balls” series with Kevin Hart, Jones says mentioning her status as a virgin has “killed” any future dates with potential men.
“Like didn’t even have a chance. Before, at least I had a chance. Before, I’d like, tiptoe. ‘Okay, when’s a good time to tell him? Do I wait until he sees my personality a little bit? Or do I just drop the bomb? Having sex actually helps you as an athlete, a female athlete. So I’m running at a disadvantage.”
She also mentioned in a 2012 interview with Bryant Gumble that her abstinence journey has been a hard one and compared it to training for the Olympics.
“But please understand, this journey has been hard. There’s virgins out there, I’m gonna let them know, it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life. Harder than training for the Olympics, harder than graduating from college, has been to stay a virgin before marriage,”
Currently, she’s training for the 2020 Summer Olympics and will compete in Tokyo.
“We talk a lot about my age. I am competing against girls that are 10 years younger than me. I’m feeling the aches and pains of basically all the times I’ve crashed in a bobsled at 90 miles an hour, every hurdle hit I’ve had so it’s built up, but what’s great about it is the fact that I’m super strong and determined to finish out my goals.”, she told Fansided.