Jump to content

Incredibly Ace Moments


you*hear*but*do*you*listen

Recommended Posts

On 10/25/2020 at 11:46 PM, Aspen265 said:

I was probably 12 watching an Avengers movie when they're at Hawkeyes house and Captain America is out chopping wood or something. He's got on this really tight light blue patterned shirt. I tell my mother (and again, I am 12 or so) that I really like his shirt, and she and my sister joke that I don't like the shirt, I just like seeing his muscles. Now of course I get irritated as that's a really cool looking shirt and they just didn't  understand. I tried telling them again but they just ignored me.

This! I often look at the beautiful or intereresting looking clothes people have, but of course most people assume the person inside must be the most interesting thing to me, especially if "of the opposite sex" and "conventionally attractive"... Nobody would probably believe if I said leather/plastic clothes (on and itself) look interesting to me 😂

Link to post
Share on other sites
9 hours ago, Concinnity said:

I've also had that blasted "what is your type?" question multiple times and all that ever comes to mind are things like honest, trustworthy, sense of humor, fun to be around etc... I was always confused when people insist on physical characteristics to elicit attraction. I appreciate beauty when I see it, but just as much in a human as in a soundly structured dog (those get much more of a reaction from me LOL). Like, I can talk for days if I saw a dog that was beautiful... 😛

Haha this happens to me too. I check cute and beautiful dogs more eagerly on streets than any humans. Even most birds or rabbits or squirrels are more interesting to look at. So, basically any animal lol.

I just don't understand the feeling of some human being so interesting to look at that anything else disappeared from your sight, that have only ever happened to me with animals 😄

  • Like 4
Link to post
Share on other sites
TrustTheCloak

I was at a marching band show last night, up in the stands, and a friend of mine was talking about our school football team. 

"Just a tip, be careful when dating guys in highchool, most of them are assholes."

I nodded, kinda smiling and she looked at me, and remembered our conversations where we both came across as "attracted" to girls. (She did. I was just agreeing that Emma Watson looked nice. Obviouly it was read as something more to her... *sigh*)

"Or girls, girls too. Just be careful-"

"Don't worry. I'm not planning on dating at all."

"Oh, yeah. That's probably the smartest move."

Needless to say, I aced that converstion...

  • Like 8
Link to post
Share on other sites

I was raised somewhat conservative, and my parents wouldn't let me watch PG-13 movies until I turned 13. I remember being so upset by this, and the day I turned 13, I was so excited because I could finally watch rom-coms with my sisters. We ended up watching "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days." I was shocked and appalled, and went to my mom afterwards and was like, "Why in the world would you let me watch that movie??" After having begged her for weeks to let me watch it. 

  • Like 3
Link to post
Share on other sites
14 hours ago, daveb said:

So non-existent means one night stands? :blink::P 

Yeah, right?

Like, why is the opposite of "being in a relationship" automatically "engaging in one night stands" instead of just... not being in a relationship? So weird...

  • Like 3
Link to post
Share on other sites
On 10/25/2020 at 11:09 PM, daveb said:

There's an episode of Monk where he doesn't understand why there is a mirror on the ceiling above a bed. :) 

Oh! I was watching an episode a couple days ago, and Monk's therapist was asking about his... um, ~sex life with Trudy~ but Monk seemed super uncomfortable. He avoided the question multiple times, and eventually his therapist snaps and says, "Monk, we can either sing show tunes or talk about your sex life, what's it gonna be?" And so Monk sits there for a few seconds, looks at him, and then starts singing. When I tell you I've never related to something more...

  • Like 12
Link to post
Share on other sites
1 minute ago, senACEay_11 said:

Oh! I was watching an episode a couple days ago, and Monk's therapist was asking about his... um, ~sex life with Trudy~ but Monk seemed super uncomfortable. He avoided the question multiple times, and eventually his therapist snaps and says, "Monk, we can either sing show tunes or talk about your sex life, what's it gonna be?" And so Monk sits there for a few seconds, looks at him, and then starts singing. When I tell you I've never related to something more...

I remember that one. :lol: 

  • Like 3
Link to post
Share on other sites
On 10/26/2020 at 5:09 AM, daveb said:

There's an episode of Monk where he doesn't understand why there is a mirror on the ceiling above a bed. :) 

Last spring I was at a very special, once-in-a-lifetime party event where bringing someone with you was compulsory for attending, so I came with a friend who loves unnecessarily fancy events. We had loads of fun, and the event included a hotel room for every "couple". Ours included the following top-notch innovations:

1. This already infamous mirror above the bed (we had never seen one before)

2. The bathroom mirror was an one-way mirror so that you could see inside the bathroom from the hotel room itself, but not the other way around.

 

After laughing at the bathroom mirror-window for a solid 20-25 minutes, we went to sleep dead tired. We both stared at the mirror rather confused, still cracking jokes and giggling at the bathroom situation. In a quiet moment my friend made a conclusion and said:

"You know... I think people use this mirror to see themselves screw."

 

This felt like such an odd idea that I couldn't help but ask my mom the next day. As moms are known to know everything and cannot be wrong, it turned out my friend was right.

 

 

Now I'm rather confused to see on this thread that this mirror-bed thing is common knowledge ??

  • Like 4
Link to post
Share on other sites

On reflection... 😋 😋 

  • Like 2
Link to post
Share on other sites
20 hours ago, Onomatopoet said:

 

2. The bathroom mirror was an one-way mirror so that you could see inside the bathroom from the hotel room itself, but not the other way around.

 

After laughing at the bathroom mirror-window for a solid 20-25 minutes, we went to sleep dead tired. We both stared at the mirror rather confused, still cracking jokes and giggling at the bathroom situation.

What the fuck? I have never heard of that before. I'm guessing that room is set up for 'couples'. Even though I'm a nudist, I can't imagine sharing a room set up with that with another person. 

 

Was there a way to cover the 'window'? Or did you and your friend just avert your eyes from the 'window' when the other was using it?

 

The ceiling mirror doesnt bother me but the window feels really cringey.

  • Like 2
Link to post
Share on other sites
Janus the Fox
2 hours ago, will123 said:
22 hours ago, Onomatopoet said:

 

2. The bathroom mirror was an one-way mirror so that you could see inside the bathroom from the hotel room itself, but not the other way around.

 

After laughing at the bathroom mirror-window for a solid 20-25 minutes, we went to sleep dead tired. We both stared at the mirror rather confused, still cracking jokes and giggling at the bathroom situation.

What the fuck? I have never heard of that before. I'm guessing that room is set up for 'couples'. Even though I'm a nudist, I can't imagine sharing a room set up with that with another person. 

 

Was there a way to cover the 'window'? Or did you and your friend just avert your eyes from the 'window' when the other was using it?

 

The ceiling mirror doesnt bother me but the window feels really cringey.

Yeah... it’s a uncommon feature one way windows, me and the BF took visits earlier on in the relationship to a more local Fetishistic Gay Spa.  But apart from the uh... typical equipment, all windows where one way, some 2 way.  I figured that’s part of the excitement of knowing or not knowing someone’s watching.  We didn’t have the interest in going again though, opting to our regular bedrooms or preferring our office spaces playing or watching each other play games :P

Link to post
Share on other sites
2 hours ago, Janus DarkFox said:

Yeah... it’s a uncommon feature one way windows, me and the BF took visits earlier on in the relationship to a more local Fetishistic Gay Spa.  But apart from the uh... typical equipment, all windows where one way, some 2 way.  I figured that’s part of the excitement of knowing or not knowing someone’s watching.  We didn’t have the interest in going again though, opting to our regular bedrooms or preferring our office spaces playing or watching each other play games :P

That's one thing if you're a couple in a relationship. I have travelled with friends of both genders and stayed in the same room (not sharing beds though). 

 

@Onomatopoet Was there only one bed in the room?

Link to post
Share on other sites
lilsciencenerd

when I would see couples holding hands or kissing in the hallway at school and say "ew."

I also had 3 crushes on boys throughout my school years but managed to be self-aware enough to realize that 

     (a) I didn't think they were aesthetically attractive

     (b) I would have "settled" for being best friends with them

     (c) I couldn't even imagine us dating ("it wouldn't work out anyway")

     (d) I got grossed out when I tried to imagine kissing them (never tried that again)

 

yet somehow I still didn't realize I was asexual until like a month ago lolllll

  • Like 2
Link to post
Share on other sites
On 10/26/2020 at 2:24 PM, Concinnity said:

I've also had that blasted "what is your type?" question multiple times and all that ever comes to mind are things like honest, trustworthy, sense of humor, fun to be around etc... I was always confused when people insist on physical characteristics to elicit attraction. I appreciate beauty when I see it, but just as much in a human as in a soundly structured dog (those get much more of a reaction from me LOL). Like, I can talk for days if I saw a dog that was beautiful... 😛

Yeah, I made a comment on another thread about realizing that those questions were referring to physical traits rather than personality traits and I still have to remind myself of that sometimes.

 

And hell yes dogs get a bigger reaction from me than people.  With people, the most that'll happen is that I think "They look nice", but with dogs, I'll almost always go "Aww da puppy!"

 

...... don't judge me

  • Like 3
Link to post
Share on other sites
6 hours ago, Bronztrooper said:

With people, the most that'll happen is that I think "They look nice", but with dogs, I'll almost always go "Aww da puppy!"

I often feel awkward about admitting that I find someone attractive. Besides that, if you say something like "So-and-so is cute" or "I have a crush on So-and-so", people always make such a big deal.

Also, most dogs lap up the attention if you say, "Hi, tiny furry cuteness! Aren't you just the most adorable thing ever?" And ridiculous gooey monologues don't make animals ill, because they don't understand the words. 😂

 

On 10/27/2020 at 11:42 AM, Onomatopoet said:

The bathroom mirror was an one-way mirror so that you could see inside the bathroom from the hotel room itself, but not the other way around.

No. Just no.
Also, I just remembered this blog post, where a guy booked a hotel room with his friend, and there was some sort of window-type thing in the bathroom wall. They kind of laughed at the weirdness of it and tried to find something to cover it up.
Finding the post again, apparently the window was in the wall between the bathroom and outside hallway.

  • Like 1
Link to post
Share on other sites

I think the odd hotelier was surprised this summer when my then bestie (now GF) and myself booked a twin, rather than double, room. At the time we were just friends and travelling companions, thus a double bed wasn't appropriate at the time. 

  • Like 2
Link to post
Share on other sites

When you make a crude joke then the flatmates joke its your sexual awakening. No you keep talking about balls and testicles so I am frantically trying to fit it!

  • Like 2
Link to post
Share on other sites
6 minutes ago, Tintinfan said:

When you make a crude joke then the flatmates joke its your sexual awakening. No you keep talking about balls and testicles so I am frantically trying to fit it!

Fit it where? 😋 😋 

  • Like 2
Link to post
Share on other sites
40 minutes ago, Skycaptain said:

Fit it where? 😋 😋 

Fit in. Fantastic a typo. 

 

That is what I don't need. 

  • Like 4
Link to post
Share on other sites
46 minutes ago, Meowmocha said:

I often feel awkward about admitting that I find someone attractive. Besides that, if you say something like "So-and-so is cute" or "I have a crush on So-and-so", people always make such a big deal.

Also, most dogs lap up the attention if you say, "Hi, tiny furry cuteness! Aren't you just the most adorable thing ever?" And ridiculous gooey monologues don't make animals ill, because they don't understand the words. 

Oh, yeah, definitely.  I don't even want to complement someone on their appearance lest they mistake it for flirting (and even worse, try to flirt back), but at least my friends won't misinterpret me saying that someone looks nice as me being attracted to them.

 

Yeah, dogs are great because you can say whatever you want, but all they care about is the tone of your voice.  Cats are nice, but I'm paranoid about their claws and I'm not a fan of doing cat litter, so if I had to choose between the 2 I'd go with dogs any day.

  • Like 1
Link to post
Share on other sites
5 hours ago, Skycaptain said:

I think the odd hotelier was surprised this summer when my then bestie (now GF) and myself booked a twin, rather than double, room. At the time we were just friends and travelling companions, thus a double bed wasn't appropriate at the time. 

I had a fairly traumatic (for me) possibly for my friend when even though I booked a room with two beds, it was a single when we opened the door.

 

We had only known each other for a short time and attending a sporting event. This was about a year and a half before I identified as asexual. My head was full of emotions. "Will Tonia think I'm trying to have sex with her? I don't even know how to 'get there'. If she had shown 'affection', how would I react?" I turned and looked at her and the expression on her face wasn't pleasant.

 

I promptly went down to the desk and was able to get a different room for us. What a relief!

  • Like 5
Link to post
Share on other sites

Off topic but, I was creating a new DnD character the other night, its a dragonborn fighter and my sister wanted to draw our characters together since she's a gnomeling and the size difference is comedic (3' 40lb vs 6'3" 254lb) so she asked what color scales she should give me, and with out really thinking about it I said dark purple, bordering on black so it's kinda shimmery/metallic. It just dawned on me that I, an asexual, inadvertently decided to role-play as a giant purple/black dragon. 😂

  • Like 5
Link to post
Share on other sites

My friend and I went to an anime/weeb store and while I joked about the dakimakura pillows, the hentai (manga porn) and the pads with stuffed butts/breasts (like this) my friend was seriously gushing about what yaoi hentai were the best and how she owns a pad like this so she can squeeze the butt of a fictional crush of hers.

 

I just wanted to say "hahahah who the fuck even buys such stuff lmaoooooo" when I noticed what she said and I swallowed my words quickly enough. 
yes I don't spit, I swallow! 

 

I never felt so incredibly asexual before.

 

 

 

  • Like 5
Link to post
Share on other sites

I'm glad this hotel bathroom window-thing is making others as baffled as I was (am).

 

On 10/28/2020 at 3:07 PM, will123 said:

What the fuck?

Assuming I remember correctly, on inspection we figured it worked somewhat like this:

If the bathroom lights were on and the room lights were off (which they were bc late-night headache), the bathroom had a mirror and the room had a window to the bathroom.

Vice versa: if the lights were on in the room you couldn't see inside the bathroom, but the bathroom had to be completely dark and you could see inside the room.

If the lights were either on or off in both rooms, you could see through on both sides.

 

On 10/28/2020 at 3:07 PM, will123 said:

Was there a way to cover the 'window'? Or did you and your friend just avert your eyes from the 'window' when the other was using it?

There was not. Luckily you couldn't see the window-mirror when lying on the bed, and falling asleep was top priority anyway.

 

On 10/28/2020 at 4:51 PM, will123 said:

Was there only one bed in the room?

Yes - right under the bathroom window, which somehow felt weird. Also with proper mirror shenanigans you could probably see through the bathroom window reflected on the roof mirror if that makes any sense.

 

I recommend this hotel. Not for comfort, but for the memes.

  • Like 3
Link to post
Share on other sites
51 minutes ago, Wholock314 said:

It just dawned on me that I, an asexual, inadvertently decided to role-play as a giant purple/black dragon

This is top-notch roleplaying. No matter how hard you try to make your character something completely different, you always end up hiding yourself somewhere in there!

  • Like 2
Link to post
Share on other sites
25 minutes ago, Onomatopoet said:

This is top-notch roleplaying. No matter how hard you try to make your character something completely different, you always end up hiding yourself somewhere in there!

I didn't try one way or the other, I just created the character based on the fact that we needed muscle since its only a two person campaign. lol

  • Like 2
Link to post
Share on other sites

In elementary school, I was asked so many times if I had a crush that I just picked a guy. My parents knew him (we attended the same babysitter for years).

 

Mom used to joke that one day they would come home and find (fake crush) and me on the couch. On opposite ends, reading.

 

Oh mom, turns out you were on to something. Not with (fake crush) though, that was never gonna be a thing.

 

 

  • Like 9
Link to post
Share on other sites
SunlitMoonlight

when i came across those "for those of you who had your sexual awakenings cause by..." articles on buzzfeed.

and i'd seen the movies and being very ace was like "uuuhh what is this 'awakening' you speak of" so i read it and did you know this one person had their sexual awakening like at age 11  and im over here being very ace and 17 and i just found it extremely mind boggling

 

 

  • Like 2
Link to post
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...