58-Year-Old Woman Who is Still Pure Lives in Wilderness to Avoid Men: "Many Want to Marry Me"

• After rejecting 15 proposals, a 58-year-old woman named Duni remains dedicated to a celibate lifestyle
• Embracing an ancient Balkan tradition, Duni lives in the wilderness and is committed to living as a man
• The elderly woman finds solace and freedom in a mountain chalet, accompanied only by her loyal dog

A woman who took an oath to practise celibacy is still pure at 58 and loves the 'freedom' of wilderness living.

Despite being proposed to 15 times, Duni has rejected all advances after making a vow to stay celibate 35 years ago, The Mirror reports.

Why is Duni practising celibacy?

According to UK Express, Duni made a promise to become a "Burrnesha" as they're known in Albania, and is one of the last of her kind.

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Being a Burrnesha means she is also committed to "living as a man" in the wilderness, as per ancient Balkan tradition.

Duni doesn't identify as transgender, but she wears masculine clothes and cuts her hair short to stay true to her oath.

Living in a mountain chalet, she only has her dog as company.

"When my father passed away my brother and sister were young; at that time a girl or a woman was always someone who was serving. So I had two options; to serve to the family of a husband or to [become a sworn vi*rgin and] serve my own family," she said.

She claimed she wanted to feel "free" and "different" and was able to adopt this lifestyle and remain unmarried due to her father being "open-minded" while growing up.

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The main reason she took this route is because it allows women to become the so-called 'breadwinner' for the family - something she was keen to do.

The tradition in Albanian villages was that rather than a man approaching a woman for marriage, it would be his father consulting the woman's family, but Duni refused every time.

Many people tried to convince her, but it was her firm stand that allowed her to stick to her Burrnesha belief.

Man scared of women builds fence around himself

In a related report, a man built a fence around his house to keep women away.

The 71-year-old said he has stayed in his house for 55 years to avoid talking or being around women.

According to Afrimax English, Nzamwita has lived in his house, which he erected by himself since he was a teenager.

Virgin, 70, with no boyfriend still

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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported about a 70-year-old virgin who hasn't left her house for once.

Genevieve suffers a health challenge that forces her to crawl as she cannot use her legs; she has never walked before.

She was said to have been infected as a child, which affected her legs, making the woman a liability for her parents.

Genevieve's parents didn't send her to school because they couldn't afford a wheelchair and could not carry her every day to and fro.

Source: TUKO.co.ke