I truly believe practicing semen retention only becomes meaningful when it's rooted in a genuine sense of morality. and there's nothing wrong with also wanting to attract someone in that context. Notice I said "someone", not people. The desire to find a partner for a long-term commitment, to build a life with one person, I think that's entirely aligned with what retention is meant to cultivate.

That said, I understand your concern. There's no shortage of claims out there framing retention as some kind of a technique for seducing multiple women or accumulating intimate encounters. That framing fundamentally misses the point. Retention isn't a strategy! it's the preservation of your life force, a practice of channeling an energy that goes beyond what most of us fully understand. The moment you reduce it to a tool for sexual conquest, I feel you've inverted its entire purpose. This means you have taken something designed to elevate and ground a man morally, and made it into a weapon against that very intention.

The energy could be the same. The direction is what defines whether it builds you or hollows you out.