Poodding Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 So one thing I am sure of is that I am aromantic. I feel no need to have a romantic partner in life. I also do physically enjoy sex and see myself as a sexual person. However I have never been sexually attracted to someone. I can tell when someone is good looking and might be a desirable sexual partner but I just don't desire people or have crushes on them. So I guess my question is can you be Asexual and still have a desire to have sex? I hear so much about asexual people being disinterested or repulsed by sex and not being sexual people, it really confuses me... Link to post Share on other sites
Poodding Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 The answer to question 1 is no it really wouldn't bother me or perhaps it would bother me as much as if you said I can never go on a rollercoaster again. I guess i would mind a little, rollercoaster are fun to ride every now and then but would it make any difference in my life, not really. The answer to question 2 is difficult because I would not mind if my partner never wanted to have sex with any one but if they specifically didn't want to have sex with me I would be hurt. As much as I don't really understand sexual attraction to a person I would feel like I was lacking something if no one was attracted to me. But I think that might just be a societal thing where women are valued by there perceived attractiveness. Link to post Share on other sites
Poodding Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 I guess I define sexually attracted or not sexually attracted as never having seen someone or been with someone who makes me want to have sex with them. I hear people going on about how sexy they find someone or other and I just can't relate, it is a concept that seems totally foreign to me. Sex to me is physically enjoyable but not necessary and I know this is terrible to say but not emotional or at all about the other person. Link to post Share on other sites
Poodding Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 Yes very tricky, perhaps I best just stick to having sex with myself. I can barely understand it myself let alone explain it to a partner. Link to post Share on other sites
Janus the Fox Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 Moved to The Grey Area, Sex and Related Discussions Janus DarkFox Questions about Asexuality, Asexual Musings and Rantings & Open Mic Moderator Link to post Share on other sites
Poodding Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 I don't crave or pursue sex ever. I honestly haven't had sex in years. But I do enjoy it when it happens. And in all the "labels" of asexuality I have heard there is always this component of either being repulsed by sex or sort of gritting your teeth and baring it to please a partner. Maybe i need to do more research but that is not the case with me, and that is the only thing that stops me from fully embracing the term asexual. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 13 minutes ago, Poodding said: I don't crave or pursue sex ever. I honestly haven't had sex in years. But I do enjoy it when it happens. And in all the "labels" of asexuality I have heard there is always this component of either being repulsed by sex or sort of gritting your teeth and baring it to please a partner. Maybe i need to do more research but that is not the case with me, and that is the only thing that stops me from fully embracing the term asexual. Hmm, not all asexuals are sex-repulsed. Here is more info about the attitudes towards sex: https://www.asexuality.org/?q=attitudes.html. Also, the term Cupiosexual may be of help, here is a thread about it Link to post Share on other sites
Poodding Posted October 29, 2020 Author Share Posted October 29, 2020 Georgi, that makes total sense to me. Thank you. Link to post Share on other sites
AceMissBehaving Posted October 29, 2020 Share Posted October 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Telecaster68 said: There's a couple of questions you could ask yourself... 1. If you never had sex again, would it bother you? 2. If you were in a relationship, would it bother you if your partner didn't want to have sex with you? Asexuals tend to say no to these, sexuals tend to say yes. It's a bit clearer than 'do I feel I thing I wouldn't be able to identify because I don't know if I've felt it', as criteria. I think these two questions are a great way to approach it. like I’m asexual and would answer a solid no to both of these. You sound to be maybe similar to me, I find sex can be physically enjoyable, but it’s not something I’m going to seek out for myself. I can do it for my partner, I can have a good time, but if given the choice between having sex and just cuddling, I’m gonna go with the cuddle. I’ve tried initiating it, and I find if I’m not asked, I really never think about sex, and even after agreeing to initiate it for a partner I just can’t follow through and do it. If I’m feeling any kind of pent up sexual anything (which I admit for me super rare), even if there is someone there, I’d still rather just deal with it myself. I don’t know of any of this sounds familiar. I do know that this was something that for years made me think I could be asexual, even as all my relationships had problems because of my lack of interest in sex Link to post Share on other sites
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