Personally, I use it about 3 times a week give or take.

P.S. Modified post one hour after submitting it: added alternative four, "No gatekeeping..."

Further clarification: I have been made aware from a previous posting made in regard to this poll that there are different AVEN regulations in relation to the media and research/survey projects (managed by the Project Team). As I am a bit unsure where and how the division applies in regard to the aforementioned, let me state with what I hope is unequivocal clarity, in regard to this poll, I am addressing outside enterprises/projects/surveys that seek involvment of AVEN members (which may also include significant/relevant others not belonging to AVEN) in regard to telling stories for publication/reports/airing, inclusion in a study, etc. It has to do with such entities/personages access in posting their solicitations on an AVEN forum (it seems to me the customary forum for such postings seem to be in AVEN "Announcements") in outreach to AVEN members to elicit participation.

I am conducting this because the AVEN survey several years ago only had a sample size of 300. I am hoping that I can get a larger, or at least similar number. I am wondering how many men are asexual because in the AVEN survey, only 29% were men. This is probably due to how sexualized masculine society is, or due to a small sample size.

Do you watch music videos? How do you feel about them (in general)? If you do, why do you watch them? If you don't, why don't you watch them?

When I say music videos, I mean videos with the artist/band in them and actually moving throughout the video, or doing something aside from singing. Not like a video with lyrics on the screen and/or an image. To me, that is a lyric video.

As for the poll, the first two questions are straight forward. Just put the answer that applies the most. The last two questions allow for multiple choices, because I figure that there can be more than one reason why you do or don't. I'm just curious to know how you feel about them and if you watch them,

For info on what this is and how it may affect certain people, here are some links on the different senses:

• Visual
• Tactile
• Auditory
• Olfactory
• Gustatory
• Proprioceptive
• Vestibular

• Antisocial Personality Disorder
• Avoidant Personality Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder
• Dependent Personality Disorder
• Histrionic Personality Disorder
• Dissociative Identity Disorder
• Narcissistic Personality Disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder
• Paranoid Personality Disorder
• Schizoid Personality Disorder
• Schizotypal Personality Disorder

If you think you have some other type of disorder, or mental illness, feel free to discuss it as well.

(I'm not good at making long introductory posts in census :P )

1.) I was born in Sweden, which is in Europe.

2.) I spoke three languages growing up. My father spoke Portuguese, my mother spoke English, and I lived in Sweden, so everyone else spoke Swedish. I knew a little bit of all three growing up.

3.) I was raised Christian my whole life, but I switched denominations as a teenager. I was originally Seventh-day Adventist, but as I got older, I converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and became Mormon.

4.) I live in the United States at the moment.

5.) I really love living in the United States, especially in California. However, I really miss Europe. I miss Sweden, Portugal, and Denmark. I would love to return to Europe, or even get adventurous and move to a country I've never been to. I'd try living in Canada, Mexico, Brazil, South Korea, China, or Japan if given the opportunity.

6.) I feel really free and expressive about my asexuality. So far, I've never been condemned for it, but it's probably because I live in California, which is generally a super open-minded state when compared to the rest of the U.S. I do live in the conservative side of California, but even here, nobody has ever said that I needed to fix my asexuality, except for some of my family members. (But they don't count as society to me.)

7.) I'm asexual, but although I feel no sexual attraction, I can develop a deeper relationship with someone regardless of their gender. They can be binary (male or female) or non-binary, and I'd still feel the same things about them, hence why I'm potentially pansexual.

8.) Yeah, there's no way that my gender identity is legally valid in the United States. Here, only male and female are recognized, and if you're transsexual, you can change your gender from male to female or female to male. Non-binary genders don't exist in the constitution yet.

9.) My gender identity is really complicated. I portray myself as androgynous, so I look male and female simultaneously. It's neutral and usually difficult for people to interpret what I am. However, I personally identify as genderless, hence why I maintain a neutral appearance. On top of all that, I'm genderfluid, and if someone says he/she, I just roll with it and adopt mannerisms of the gender they describe me as.

10.) I'm really happy with my cultural background, because I'm open-minded to others as a result of it. I'm constantly learning new languages, new traditions, new customs, new beliefs, etc.

I used to put straight since I am heteroromantic, but that doesn't seem right to me, so I have started choosing other as an opinion. I have noticed that some aces (and others on the spectrum) on those sites, just choose who they are romantically attracted to or they just put other, like I do.

What do you put/choose? If you do a mix of these things, please feel free to share what you do from those 5 choices.

I'm 26 and asexual. My parents are British, I suspect one of them may be asexual, and they have never talked to me about sex. I think I might have realised I was different at a younger age if my parents had talked more about sex.

P.S. Apologies for not giving a fuller list of nationalities. Please feel free to post your nationality together with your responses to the questions and your thoughts on this subject below :)

Mine is romantic orientation.

Also, feel free to add your opinions and what not.

edit: added to include paranoid

I believe in the Christian Trinity (God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit), angels, demons, Satan, prophets, and saints (though I don't pray to saints).

I believe in prayer, meditation (depending on the definition), and dream interpretation (to a degree--I don't think EVERY dream has to have a meaning). I also believe there is power in Christian rituals such as Holy Communion, baptism, and hymn singing.

I don't want to start any arguments, just encourage discussion of beliefs.

If you have one that isn't up there, feel free to suggest it and I or a mod could add it in. I am just curious to see how many people on AVEN just might not have an interest for certain threads. You don't have to tell your reasons if you don't want to.

Threads with triggers, I was not sure if it is OK to mention an actual example of trigger in a poll. Just think of sad, and awful things.

Are there some things that are a red flag for "poor"?

What about rich, people? What makes them different from middle class people?

What are the values of the middle class?

What can people expect out of life due to their class?

Do different nations have different ideas about class?

Do you think asexuality has any impact on which class you end up living most of your life in?

Please help me answer these questions.

One thing to note. If you are a little bit dependent on your parents for things, but over 18, check independent. Dependency would be living at home, having them paying for all your healthcare, car insurance policies, your cellphone bill, and food.(like a minor) Independent would be paying for most of those things by yourself, but maybe once in a while getting into a money situation where you need help.

Mine was blonde when it first grew in, but it gradually turned darker over thyme time.

Before people say that personality and compatibility/chemistry are the most important, I am asking if aesthetic attraction is also on the same level of importance for you as it is for other important qualities you might seek. Is it at the same level, below, or doesn't even matter at all for you?

If you choose other, I would love for you to share why you chose that.

I would say Urban.