How does a-sexuality manifest in humans?

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Primarily, how does it affect romantic and sexual relationships and urges?

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Remember when you were a child and had no sexual interest? It’s that.

Asexuality is not the same as aromanticism (when someone does not develop romantic feelings) and asexuals can engage in sexual behavior despite having no real interest or sex drive (to please their partner, for instance, or it’s just fun for them).

Anonymous 0 Comments

As a self-identified asexual, I’ll try to offer up my experience. I have no desire to have sex. I think it’s gross, and when I encounter sexual content in movies or television, I fast forward through it because I don’t want to see it. I do enjoy the emotional aspects of a romantic relationship, but there’s no desire to physically act on it.

I started identifying as asexual when I was in college and discovered that there was a label for how I had felt my entire life. My high school had taught abstinence only sex education, and at the time, I couldn’t understand why remaining abstinent would be hard for someone. At the time, my parents told me that everything would change once I met the right man, but that never happened.

Please don’t assume that my asexuality is due to an inability to attract a boyfriend. I’ve had plenty of offers, but I’ve turned them all down because it didn’t feel right to start a relationship with someone when I am repulsed by the thought of sexual activity.

Anonymous 0 Comments

Hi AlonnaReese! Thanks for explaining your POV, I’m wondering if you have ever had a blood test to check hormone levels?