I am 19, I've first encountered the nofap community when I was 16 or so and decided to give it a shot. They were claiming that it would improve many aspects of one's life so I said why not. Back then, I experienced an immense increase in libido for a few weeks, then a slow and steady decline. I did not notice any other changes besides the decreased libido after a month or so, therefore I decided to start masturbating again
For 3 years I approached girls constantly but unfortunately had no success, eventually I gave up and wanted to forget about women altogether and focus on other stuff, and tried to utilize the libido decrease I had experienced back then to my advantage
After a few failed attempts (first 2 weeks are always the hardest) I managed to pull through and now I can surely say that I am glad I stopped masturbating. I don't feel as lonely or desperate
When you don't ejaculate your body eventually breaks down old sperm