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Magdalena
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| nick007 wrote: | | Magdalena wrote: | | I am sexual, but only when I am experiencing romantic attachment to the other person. |
Your demisexual |
I guess. Although I usually just say "gay," even if there's no sexual attraction without romance. Attracted to men, without the need for sex being present until after the romantic connection forms. I feel that a word such as "demisexual" will cause more confusion than just explaining outright what I need.
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nick007
old-skewl fan-boy
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Location: was Louisiana but moved in with my girlfreind in Vermont
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| Magdalena wrote: | | nick007 wrote: | | Magdalena wrote: | | I am sexual, but only when I am experiencing romantic attachment to the other person. |
Your demisexual |
I guess. Although I usually just say "gay," even if there's no sexual attraction without romance. Attracted to men, without the need for sex being present until after the romantic connection forms. I feel that a word such as "demisexual" will cause more confusion than just explaining outright what I need. |
I agree. The explanation is more important than the label you use
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PerfectlyDarkTails
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Age: 25
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Location: Wales
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| All I say is that I kinda float between asexual and bisexual, on the grounds that I simply cannot reconise it. It's because of AVEN I found this place and everything just clicked. |
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Sweetleaf
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Location: Somewhere in Colorado
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| Sweetleaf wrote: | Well I have found I could be Asexual, I am just not 100% certain.......but I've been just considering myself a straight female and have had sexual relationships, but have found sex does not really do anything for me. I mean yeah I can feel the physical pleasure but its like I am totally indifferent to it so I don't react. Also typically sex is not even whats on my mind when I look for guys to date I just figured that was what you do if you're straight and that i would get more used to it and enjoy it more.
Well that turned out not to be the case, so I might very well be asexual.......but since I've came to this conclusion I have not had any advances from guys. If I do I'd probably just be open about it I mean no sense in trying to put on that act of being someone with a normal sex drive as that would be unfair to the guy and unfair to me when I end up yet again getting ditched cause they think it's weird or whatever. |
I think it's absurd that dating is about who you'll end up in bed with. OK, well, it depends, if may often not work out, but is that really the reason why people date? I think it's odd...
Then again, you wouldn't go on a date if you're not looking for a sexual partner. |
Well I was thinking if I tried having relationships and such I would enjoy sex more after getting more comfortable with it or whatever...that has proven not to be the case. I mean I don't absolutely hate it, but I don't get anything out of it either. I don't know how to explain that to guys I've dated that all seem to have normal sex drives.
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TheHouseholdCat
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Location: Berlin, Germany
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| Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2012 2:04 pm Post subject: |
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| nick007 wrote: | | Magdalena wrote: | | nick007 wrote: | | Magdalena wrote: | | I am sexual, but only when I am experiencing romantic attachment to the other person. |
Your demisexual |
I guess. Although I usually just say "gay," even if there's no sexual attraction without romance. Attracted to men, without the need for sex being present until after the romantic connection forms. I feel that a word such as "demisexual" will cause more confusion than just explaining outright what I need. |
I agree. The explanation is more important than the label you use |
This applies to everything. A label just shows a tendency, you shouldn't become your own label.
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| Sweetleaf wrote: | Well I have found I could be Asexual, I am just not 100% certain.......but I've been just considering myself a straight female and have had sexual relationships, but have found sex does not really do anything for me. I mean yeah I can feel the physical pleasure but its like I am totally indifferent to it so I don't react. Also typically sex is not even whats on my mind when I look for guys to date I just figured that was what you do if you're straight and that i would get more used to it and enjoy it more.
Well that turned out not to be the case, so I might very well be asexual.......but since I've came to this conclusion I have not had any advances from guys. If I do I'd probably just be open about it I mean no sense in trying to put on that act of being someone with a normal sex drive as that would be unfair to the guy and unfair to me when I end up yet again getting ditched cause they think it's weird or whatever. |
I think it's absurd that dating is about who you'll end up in bed with. OK, well, it depends, if may often not work out, but is that really the reason why people date? I think it's odd...
Then again, you wouldn't go on a date if you're not looking for a sexual partner. |
Well I was thinking if I tried having relationships and such I would enjoy sex more after getting more comfortable with it or whatever...that has proven not to be the case. I mean I don't absolutely hate it, but I don't get anything out of it either. I don't know how to explain that to guys I've dated that all seem to have normal sex drives. |
I think I'd be like that, too. I don't even have to try it. ^^
But I think the reason for this is not a problem of mine, but it's more of how sex is "taught" to us. It's presented as a total necessity.
You have to really force yourself into it and this is what I always hated about this... "If you don't like it, there definitely is something wrong with you." It's a bit... one-dimensional.
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ChangelingGirl
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| I was looking for a topic like this, sorry if I hijack it. I am questioning whether I'm asexual or just having sexyal dysfunction. I am married to a sexual partner. For now we have decided not to have sex until I am stable mental health-wise, but there is a possibility thata I just won't want sex. |
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Sweetleaf
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You have to really force yourself into it and this is what I always hated about this... "If you don't like it, there definitely is something wrong with you." It's a bit... one-dimensional. |
Yeah there is that, I mean I certainly see nothing wrong with being asexual......but yeah another annoying thing people say is 'you just haven't found the right one.' as if they can determine this for me and its like 'no actually I have no interest in sex...'right one' or not. I do like having close relationships but sex isn't a part of that to me.....to me its always been that thing I don't really like that I feel I have to force myself to do and then act like I'm actually getting enjoyment out of it for a relationship so I say why bother with it anymore.
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BobinPgh
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| It seems that in a world where the media wants us all to be sex mad Jim Bob and Michelle Duggars, it is worse to be asexual than to be gay. |
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KaiAustin
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| I have yet to experience anyone actually putting me down for being asexual, but then again I have not really talked about it with anyone (the typical guy who sat in the corner most of his life thing). The only thing I can think of is that one time I told a girl that I would rather date my computer than a human being, and she called me a Freak. My family knows though, and despite me telling them my lack of interest in opposite gender or any romantic relationship, every time I am invited to hang out with someone it is like, "do..."like" them?" *wink wink*. So in other words I believe they think it is something I will get over. It is possible to find someone attractive without being interested in a relationship. One thing I have learned to do though is that when I tell people I do not like girls, I have to clarify that I do not like guys either because then they will just straight up and ask if I am gay. Really though, IS there anything wrong with being celibate? There are guys who become religious eunuchs just to stay that way.... |
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DonQuoteme
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Location: Brisbane, Qld, Australia
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| I used to think I was bi but after studying asexuality I now tend to think I must be demisexual. So, is it possible to have demisexual feelings for people of both genders? i.e. bidemisexual or demibisexual? |
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TheWolf
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Location: Florida
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I view myself as Asexual. I have to confess I've experimented with both guys and girls trying to see what works for me and truthfully I'm not into anything. I could be really good friends with a guy or girl and have a relationship by romance, but when it comes to sex that's when my mind hits a brick wall and I loose all interest.
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redrobin62
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Location: Seattle, WA
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| Hmm...I only had sex once in my life. This was with a guy back in 1999. That's 13 years ago when I was 36. Is that asexuality? |
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DonQuoteme
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| redrobin62 wrote: | | Hmm...I only had sex once in my life. This was with a guy back in 1999. That's 13 years ago when I was 36. Is that asexuality? |
I guess it depends whether the lack of sex is by choice. If you've deliberately passed up the opportunity you may well be asexual. But if you would have liked to have had sex, but just never had the opportunity, or been too shy or anxious at your lack of sexual prowess , then you may not be asexual.
Is it something that bothers you?
Maybe check out the definition in wikipedia. |
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idratherbeatree
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| I'm Asexual. (And also much more active on AVEN than on here...) |
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