Lemon Ice Tea Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Are you turned on by men that you are not in a relationship with? Do you fantasize about sex with a man even if there is no man in your life? I’m not turned on by men or fantasize about sex with them, but I don’t know if that’s because I’m asexual or if it’s because there is no man in my life. Link to post Share on other sites
Lara Black Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Hello, @Lemon Ice Tea I’m a sexual hetero woman. I don’t fantasize about sex with random men. But I pretty often have sexual fantasies about movie characters etc., and the longer I am without relationships, the stronger those fantasies get. So yeah, I definitely don’t need a man to fantasize about him. Furthermore, I’d started having these mental images long before I had my first boyfriend. Link to post Share on other sites
ryn2 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 7 minutes ago, CBC said: The movie characters thing (or any characters, really) is something I have trouble connecting with. I know that fantasies are, by their very nature, not reality, but I think I can only really ever fantasise about people who are real and with whom I've interacted. To make @CBC‘s point, I’m the opposite... I’ve always easily fantasized about fictional characters and the occasional celebrity, but almost never about someone I know. I don’t know if I fall in your sample, OP, because I’m still trying to sort out what I am. Link to post Share on other sites
Lemon Ice Tea Posted September 26, 2018 Author Share Posted September 26, 2018 6 hours ago, CBC said: Have you ever been in a relationship with someone? I have been in a relationship, however it was very unhealthy. My mom says I need to forget about it and it doesn’t count. Link to post Share on other sites
anisotrophic Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 many cis women have "responsive desire", which can mean they don't feel much about anyone in particular ... but might feel attraction when someone else (that is "their type" I guess) initiates... with flirting, compliments, makes them feel desired. I'm not really comfortable ID'ing as female but I sure look it, I haven't physically transitioned. So... If I fantasize about specific people it's usually my partner -- for other specific people I guess it feels too unreal. And never for celebrities or fictional characters. Same reasons as @CBC, I have trouble getting into a fantasy that feels like it wouldn't ever happen. So... if it's not a partner, I tend to fantasize about hypothetical abstract people/situations (e.g. a man I meet via X that wants to do Y), it can be on the level of a bad porn script. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 I dont fantasize about anyone but my partner. I never think of anyone else, not celebrities or friends or whatever. Dont watch porn. My partner is it for my arousal / desire. Link to post Share on other sites
uhtred Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 7 hours ago, Lemon Ice Tea said: Are you turned on by men that you are not in a relationship with? Do you fantasize about sex with a man even if there is no man in your life? I’m not turned on by men or fantasize about sex with them, but I don’t know if that’s because I’m asexual or if it’s because there is no man in my life. Sorry, not female but have seen many discussions. I think that there is a wide range in peoples' fantasies, and that fantasy often doesn't correlate well with anything in real life. In particular some people only fantasize about things that they would actually want in real life (like sex in a loving committed relationship), others fantasize about things that they would never want in real life - including all sorts of things that would be violent or horrible in real life. Link to post Share on other sites
Neshama Posted April 17, 2019 Share Posted April 17, 2019 On 9/26/2018 at 10:01 AM, Lemon Ice Tea said: Are you turned on by men that you are not in a relationship with? Do you fantasize about sex with a man even if there is no man in your life? I’m not turned on by men or fantasize about sex with them, but I don’t know if that’s because I’m asexual or if it’s because there is no man in my life. Yeah, sometimes. I can look at a random guy on the street and say to myself "he's hot", feel slightly aroused, and move on with life. Link to post Share on other sites
Grumpy Alien Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Personally? No and no. I’m much like Serran in that my partner is the only source of arousal/desire. But people vary. I’m probably in the minority but also not abnormal. There really isn’t a normal. Link to post Share on other sites
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