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With the progression of the age of Kali, people are becoming attached to women. By the influence of the age of Kali, the women are always dressed in an overly attractive fashion to victimize the minds of men. (extracted from SB 1.17.24 purport)

Therefore, it is essential that one practice self-control by celibacy without the least desire for sex indulgence. For a man desiring to improve the condition of his existence, sex indulgence is considered suicidal, or even worse. (SB 2.1.16 purp.)

padas trayo bahis casann
aprajanam ya asramah
antas tri-lokyas tv aparo
grha-medho 'brhad-vratah

The spiritual world, which consists of three fourths of the Lord's energy, is situated beyond this material world, and it is especially meant for those who will never be reborn. Others, who are attached to family life and who do not strictly follow celibacy vows, must live within the three material worlds.(SB 2.6.20)

Studying the whole scheme of disassociation from women, it appears that a
woman is a stumbling block for self-realization, and the Lord appeared as
Narayana to teach the principle of womanly disassociation with a vow in
life. The demigods, being envious of the austere life of the rigid
brahmacaris, would try to cause them to break their vows by dispatching
soldiers of Cupid. But in the case of the Lord, it became an unsuccessful
attempt when the celestial beauties saw that the Lord can produce
innumerable such beauties by His mystic internal potency and that there was
consequently no need to be attracted by others externally. There is a common
proverb that a confectioner is never attracted by sweetmeats. The
confectioner, who is always manufacturing sweetmeats, has very little desire
to eat them; similarly, the Lord, by His pleasure potential powers, can
produce innumerable spiritual beauties and not be the least attracted by the
false beauties of material creation.(SB 2.7.6)

Apart from all other contamination, if one simply remains attached to a woman, that single contamination will be sufficient to prolong one's miserable material existence. Consequently, in Vedic civilization one is trained from the beginning to give up attachment for women. The first stage of life is brahmacari, the second stage grhastha, the third stage vдnaprastha, and the fourth stage sannyasa. All these stages are devised to enable one to detach himself from the association of women. (SB 4.28.27 purport)

How a beautiful woman's movements and gestures, her hair and the structure of her breasts, hips and other bodily features attract the minds not only of men but of demigods also is very finely described in this statement. The words divija and manuja specifically emphasize that the attraction of feminine gestures is powerful everywhere within this material world, both on this planet and in the higher planetary systems. It is said that the standard of living in the higher planetary systems is thousands and thousands of times higher than the standard of living on this planet. Therefore the beautiful bodily features of the women there are also thousands and thousands of times more attractive than the features of the women on earth. The creator has constructed women in such a way that their beautiful voices and movements and the beautiful features of their hips, their breasts, and the other parts of their bodies attract the members of the opposite sex, both on earth and on other planets, and awaken their lusty desires. When one is controlled by Cupid or the beauty of women, he becomes stunned like matter such as stone. Captivated by the material movements of women, he wants to remain in this material world. thus one's promotion to the spiritual world is checked simply by seeing the beautiful bodily structure and movements of women.
    Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu has therefore warned all devotees to beware of the attraction of beautiful women and materialistic civilization. Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu even refused to see Prataparudra Maharaja because he was a very opulent person in the material world. Lord Caitanya said in this connection, niskincanasya bhagavad-bhajanonmukhasya: those who are engaged in the
devotional service of the Lord because they are very serious about going back home, back to Godhead, should be very careful to avoid seeing the beautiful gestures of women and should also avoid seeing persons who are very rich. (SB 5.2.6 purp.)

To concentrate the mind, one must observe a life of celibacy and not fall down. One must undergo the austerity of voluntarily giving up sense enjoyment. One must then control the mind and senses, give charity, be truthful, clean and nonviolent, follow the regulative principles and regularly chant the holy name of the Lord. Thus a sober and faithful person who knows the religious principles is temporarily purified of all sins
performed with his body, words and mind. These sins are like the dried leaves of creepers beneath a bamboo tree, which may be burned by fire although their roots remain to grow again at the first opportunity. (SB.6.1.13-14)

In the Srimad-Bhagavatam (9.19.17) it is specifically stated:
matra svasra duhitra va
naviviktasano bhavet
balavan indriya-gramo
vidvamsam api karsati

A grhastha, vanaprastha, sannyasi and brahmacari should be very careful when associating with women. One is forbidden to sit down in a solitary place even with one's mother, sister or daughter.