Is anyone else in your family asexual?

[Hedgemaze]

I'm positive my aunt is (never married, and, as far as I know, never dated), but I wouldn't talk to her about it. I wonder about my brothers, too.

[Ack42]

I suspect my mom was asexual (she only wanted to have sex to have kids) and I suspect my dad has a low sex drive (he didn't seem too bothered by my mom's lack of sex drive and in fact was late pursuing relationships himself).

[The Oracle]

I have suspicions about my grandmother actually. She and I have talked about the meaning and issues of sexuality a lot, and though she's never used the word, I think there's a strong possibility that she could be.

[Kikyou]

I voted no, even though other family members seem to have similar traits... My mother has told me she had a similar attitude of "not getting it" when her friends all looked at guys they thought were hot, and things like that. But, I know she's definitely interested in men, she just isn't as hormonal all the time, I guess.

My younger sister used to say she was interested in guys, but recently she tells me she doesn't have any interest in dating anyone. We (my family, including my sister) suspect that it's at least partially due to a traumatic experience in a relationship, though.

[GammaRays]

No. I don't know of any others in my family that are Asexual and I don't have any suspects either.

[JokeyFairbobbin]

Possibly my brother. He's still in high school, and for all that he's the tallest in the family, he could just be a late bloomer. He could also just have better things to do, since he's excellent in school, band, and subtle mischief, but... his troupe of friends has better things to do as well, and one by one they've started collecting girlfriends, and he's very popular with the girls. He doesn't seem interested at all, and jokes and plays along sarcastically whenever someone suggests he should be.

I did, however, find his porn stash once, years ago. His excuse to our mother was that he wanted to know how things worked. Maybe that's the case, or maybe I'm just making things up. Go figure.

[GammaRays]

I did option one: None that I know of.. But I am starting to rethink it.

I am getting suspicious about my grandmother. I am starting to think she is indeed Asexual. Allow me to share a few things that I have noticed.

She has only had sex once in her life and that was to have a daughter which is my mother. That was 42 years ago.

I once told her that I would never have sex and I find it repulsive. She said the same.

Her and my grandfather don't sleep with each other. They sleep in separate beds.

I am curious. Maybe she is. If she is, I am glad I am not the only one in the family that is Asexual.

[Amcan]

I'm suspcious baout my great aunt but then she was a career woman being a teacher at a time when a lto of teachers were unmarried so...

[soupytwist616]

I think my grandma maybe. She hasn't had sex in 30+ years and she's happy. When she was sexually active she said she really wanted to have children and because she was poor and living out in the south she didn't know any other way to have a kid. She tried it for recreation, but she said she thought it was icky.

[Kitkat6020]

I have suspicions that my great aunt was asexual. She lived to be 75, never married, never had kids, and as far as I know, never dated.

[bbctv]

quite a few. me, my brother, plus, at least five people who are virgins and who are over 60

[Kiløhertz]

None that I know of.

[firebird8]

I don't think anyone is. I think my dad is a sex addict, actually, and though my mother is a bit frigid, she claims to like sex. My sister also, and everybody else seems busy as bunnies having babies...though that doesn't always mean anything, seems unlikely to me.

[Parvana]

My family is a pretty rowdy bunch of sexuals. If there are any that are asexual, then I haven't met that relative yet.

[Rivalee]

My mom is asexual (have been it for the past 13-15 years)

[Lekzýs]

Since first reading this topic, I've become very curious about the possibility of asexuals in my family, so I've gone through them all and there're certainly some candidates:

My mother's mother: She gave birth to my mother when she was around 32, and never had any other children. Now I'm thinking maybe she just got married and had a child because it was expected of her...

My mother: She got married in her mid-twenties, and I wasn't born until she was thirty, then my sister was born three years later. Since then, I don't think she's ever had sex - my dad and her go to bed at different times (and have done all my life) and I can hear my dad snoring within five minutes. Then they get up at different times too.

My dad's sexual though - or at least he claims to have been back when he was a teenager.

My sister: She's sixteen (well, will be in January) and I can only think of one person she's ever had a crush on (excluding members of various bands, hehe), and that was six years ago. She's never gone out with anyone in her life, never expressed an interest in sex, and seems to find the subject a rather awkward one.

Her situation seems a lot like mine, which is another reason why I think she might be.

Of course, all this is mere conjecture, as none of them have ever said anything that makes me sure they're asexual (I haven't told any of them I am, either, so maybe that's why). I also have no idea about my dad's side of the family - both his parents died when I was young, and there's an awful lot about them I don't know. My dad's sexual though, as is my aunt, and their cousins.

[Shayune]

I think one relative might be. He's had a steady girlfriend for five years now. Sometimes she sleeps over, and they share a bed, but they have never had sex. (And yes, I do believe they are telling me the truth. I didn't ask them about it; they just came out and said one day, "Hey, you know what? I don't think we've ever had sex." "No. I guess we haven't.")

[Shadow girl]

No not here.

Heck my half brother is the Don Juan of the family[/u]

[Meithanos]

I think I have an aunt on my mom's side who is. The more I think about it the more plausable it seems. She's either Asexual or a lesbian, that is my conclusion.

[JokeyFairbobbin]

...Recently learned that my grandmother is asexual. She got married and had kids because, in her day and age, that was pretty much her only option.

[bydefault]

Yes, my aunt - a virgin (according to my parents) now in her senior years who lived with her mother until she passed away. I haven't seen her in quite some time but I remember that she hardly ever left her room. Growing up, whenever I visited my grandmother (her mother), I would always stop by my aunt's room and say "hi". I found her most intriguing and knew there was something special about her. She was very soft-spoken with a friendly, gentle, but fragile personality. Her manner, dress, and room decor were the epitome of femininity. I believe she is an aromantic asexual but I respect her too much to even consider asking her any personal questions.

[Apollonian]

Nope. Just me.

[Emma81]

There are/were up to 7 asexual people in my family including myself. I have to go back quite far though, to my great-great grandfather's generation. His sister Esther never married and their brother had five children, four of whom never married. My great aunt is a Catholic nun (enough said) and um then there's me- bi-romantic asexual virgin female- currently single, only not been single for a total of 2 weeks in my life and I'm 27.

[AFlyingPiglet]

Not that I know of officially - BUT One of my Great Aunts never married and never had any 'male (or female) friends' to my knowledge. Also her sister, my Grandma, married and had 3 kids because that was what was expected of her. When I was in my teens, I heard her say that if she were to live her life again, she might not have chosen that route, but that was what was expected of her. For the 25 or so years I knew her, she was a single woman as my grandad died when I was about 5.

Neither of them are here any more so I can't ask them outright, but either way, they both gave me good role models of single women who are living the Asexual lifestyle.

[Kamtoad]

No one that I know for sure. I have suspicions about my brother - more and more lately he's been giving me asexual vibes when I see him, but we've never talked about anything like it.

[Matt]

None that I know of.

My parents are happily married. Although a few comments indicate the possibility my mother is demisexual/grey-asexual, further evidence seems to refute this (none of the evidence is at all significant). Also being my parents I don't really want to go there.

I don't see the rest of my family enough to know much about them, although my oldest cousin is engaged.

[zoidberger]

I've wondered whether my mom or brother might be. My mom has been single for 15 years, but I probably won't ever ask her about having or not having sexual attraction...

My brother has had a girlfriend. I think he's probably just got a lower libido than most. I was happy to hear him turn down the "Girls Gone Wild" video our Uncle brought us at one point... trying to the be the cool Uncle I guess?

[Tayune]

Doubt it.

One of my older cousins may be... Because I think I'm one of the few girls he actually hangs out with (and he's in his 20's).

He just sits inside and is on the computer all day playing games.

I don't think much about it though, I highly doubt it, the thought never crossed my mind until now.

I don't really care if anyone else in my family is anyway. It just does not matter to me at all.

Wait, just a thought... My Uncle [same side of the family, my mom has two brothers and had 1 sister].

He's had a few relationships to my knowledge. But he's single, and rich, and I think he's more concerned with taking care of people - in a very unusual way [so unusual that my sister dislikes him a lot] - he's mean, sarcastic, picks on everybody - mostly myself my sister and my mother.

Again, he might be - don't know, don't care. Still doubt it.

And if I'm not... I'm certainly the only Female, which is a little odd.

[Charmed]

I don't think so no. Though i'm also gay so is one of my cousins. I also think my neice might be.

[lotusmadder]

I was thinking about this yesterday, so I asked my brother some awkward questions to see if he thought he was, how he felt about sex and such.

He's not, he's just a very shy (and emotional, eh) guy. He said he just sucks at flirting, but wants kids someday. And he said he is interested in sex.

I'm sort of relieved for him, 'cause knowing how I felt the past couple of years, I wouldn't wish that on anyone, ESPECIALLY in my family. Gah.