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May 13, 2021 5:43 AM
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Basically, would you be willing to date someone who fundamentally was not into sex?
I would, as I find the purely romantic emotional aspect of a relationship more intoxicating, and the sexual aspect unnessesary for a relationship on my end.

How about you?
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May 13, 2021 5:48 AM
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I'm already completely aromatic so honestly, i just don't really have an interest in sex or romance its just not my thing personally.

May 13, 2021 5:50 AM
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It's not exactly mly case, but considering the distance and covid... no sex since a while :'^)

It's ok she's still the cutest and loveliest <:
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May 13, 2021 5:50 AM
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I already am. Sex is just so overrated to me at this point bro. Tbh. There's always a somebody for somebody if sex is that important to you though.
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May 13, 2021 5:57 AM
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I would never start a relationship unless my goal was to start a family which is a major risk. If you are in a asexual relationship you should just remain friends at that point imo. I can respect avoiding sex before marriage at least though that tradition is almost dead.
May 13, 2021 6:24 AM
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Sure. A romantic connection is nice, and sex isn't entirely necessary.

May 13, 2021 6:28 AM
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If I were in a relationship, it would have to be an Asexual one, because I'm not easily aroused "sexually speaking" ... I'm more-so attracted to women in a less-sexual way. It's hard to explain other than just saying it's Asexual. I would be more interested in the relationship just for the companionship/partnership, and the help we could give each other financially.
May 13, 2021 7:11 AM
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Nah, not for me. I like sex too much for that to work.
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May 13, 2021 8:00 AM
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Why would you get in a relationship with someone you don't want to penetrate?
May 13, 2021 8:08 AM

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That's the relationship that I currently want, and I think I'll even be fine if the relationship stays asexual until my death. But seems that it's difficult to find a romantic relationship without sex.
May 13, 2021 8:46 AM
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can you not just get a friend as your roommate? what is the difference?
May 13, 2021 8:49 AM

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Would have been perfect for me when I was still a virgin and wanted to marry another virgin as God intended. But now? I wouldn't have the fortitude to do it now.

May 13, 2021 8:52 AM
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can you not just get a friend as your roommate? what is the difference?

The difference between the kind of love and affection you have for a partner versus a friend??
May 13, 2021 8:58 AM
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-Linda- said:
RightWing said:
can you not just get a friend as your roommate? what is the difference?

The difference between the kind of love and affection you have for a partner versus a friend??

could you explain what this love and affection is without sex
May 13, 2021 8:59 AM

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RightWing said:
can you not just get a friend as your roommate? what is the difference?


There's difference. A friend or a roommate is different from girlfriend/boyfriend. You may imagine it as girlfriend/boyfriend, but without sex.
e.g. You may not say "you're the most important person in my life" to your friend, but you may say it to your important one in asexual relationship (it's not a really good example, as I have never experienced a really, really good friendship...)
May 13, 2021 9:00 AM
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RightWing said:
-Linda- said:

The difference between the kind of love and affection you have for a partner versus a friend??

could you explain what this love and affection is without sex

I actually don't think I can, if you don't feel it yourself when it comes to relationships.
It would be like describing color to a blind person.
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-Linda- said:
RightWing said:

could you explain what this love and affection is without sex

I actually don't think I can, if you don't feel it yourself when it comes to relationships.
It would be like describing color to a blind person.

blind people see colors in their dreams.
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RightWing said:
-Linda- said:

I actually don't think I can, if you don't feel it yourself when it comes to relationships.
It would be like describing color to a blind person.

blind people see colors in their dreams.

uh, sure they do, but you get the analogy.

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Was this adressed to me? Just curious.
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RightWing said:
-Linda- said:

The difference between the kind of love and affection you have for a partner versus a friend??

could you explain what this love and affection is without sex

I was in love with the girl that I lost my virginity to so I know what it feels like to be in love with someone without sex. We were together for about a year before she seduced me. It feels exactly the same.

Fucking and making love feel different though.
May 13, 2021 9:28 AM

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Due to my horny nature at first i'd be like "aww goddammit" but in the end i'd most likely be fine with a relantionship like that, as long as i still received hugs and lap pillows at least
May 13, 2021 11:30 AM
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I'm not sure. I definitely wouldn't hate it though




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SemillaMinoria said:
RightWing said:

could you explain what this love and affection is without sex

I was in love with the girl that I lost my virginity to so I know what it feels like to be in love with someone without sex. We were together for about a year before she seduced me. It feels exactly the same.

Fucking and making love feel different though.

maybe in your case there was anticipation of sex that you wouldn't have in an asexual relationship.
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RightWing said:
SemillaMinoria said:

I was in love with the girl that I lost my virginity to so I know what it feels like to be in love with someone without sex. We were together for about a year before she seduced me. It feels exactly the same.

Fucking and making love feel different though.

maybe in your case there was anticipation of sex that you wouldn't have in an asexual relationship.

Not at all. There was only regret and self loathing that I wasn't strong enough to remain chaste until marriage. The fact that I still go on about it shows how much it damaged me. My first ever grievance with the opposite sex was losing my virginity to my first love. In hindsight it was actually a great way to lose it compared to how a lot of other people lost theirs. The issue is that she was well aware that I wanted to save my virginity but she still seduced me anyway. I was protesting all the way to the point where she straddled me. God forgives but I don't forgive myself. The therapy is helping with that.
May 13, 2021 11:45 AM
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That would be a blessing for me as I myself find sex disgusting, and can't imagine ever having a relationship that would require it.
May 13, 2021 12:03 PM
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I wouldn't really know without having tried it out to see if it works, but my intuition says it's possible. I mean, I'm not gonna pretend like I have no needs but it's not the end of the world I suppose. I've dated someone with barely any physical intimacy, but that was due to the brevity and my social unintelligence rather than anyone being asexual.

Also would no-sex include things like relieving your partner with your hand—which is technically not intercourse? I've heard some asexual people who're in a relationship with a sexual partner do that, if they find sex particiularly icky.
May 13, 2021 7:45 PM

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Nah.
Oh yeah, I need more words.
Maybe if they're fine getting cucked?
But nah.
May 13, 2021 8:03 PM

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If I loved her yes but I wouldn't be happy about that lack of interest. Though I guess that also depends how far are we talking here in defining sex. Is there no interest in physical intimacy at all beyond hugs and maybe kisses?
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Probably yeah, since I don't really value sex much in a relationship, I'll let her decide whatever she wants:)


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well, that's the relationship Ive always wanted ;-; I kind of dont like the idea of seggs, makes me barf not that I have anything against it but just me in my own world, nah
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Well, I'm already in a healthy relationship, so no.

But this thread did make me read up on asexuality in Wikiepdia, and it seems the subject is quite lacking. There's barely any research done on the biology of it. It seems to me there's a huge psychological influence to it. Like perhaps past trauma, bad experience with sex, and/or perhaps other mental health issues at work here that lowers the libido (depression and anxiety is known to lower libidos, for example).

And like, would asexuals avoid physical intimacy alltogether, or just sex? And if it's only sex, and not physical intimacy, then what is causing the distinction? Is it biological? Psychological?
May 13, 2021 10:44 PM
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Yes, yes, yes. After the roller coaster these past few months were regarding my sex life, I'm quite over being intimate with people lmaoooo.
May 13, 2021 10:50 PM

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i've been in one, was fine

depends on whom i'm with
i can be quite sexual with people who respond well to that
but i don't need it

May 13, 2021 10:50 PM

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Yeah, I think I could do that. Lack of sex isn't a lack of intimacy, just intercourse itself isn't done. There are many cases as to how people weren't able to perform intercourse but were still intimate (due to ie injury, age, neurodegenerative disease like alzheimer's, muscular disorder like MS, low libido, too much preparation for busy people, trauma, etc.) so it's not like it's unheard of/tied to only sexual identity.

I remember this question about half a year back, and the majority would've said no. Seems the answers are flipped this time.
May 13, 2021 11:58 PM

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Then what's the point of the relationship? JFL at the guys here who okay with that. "Asexual gf" means she isn't attracted to you , but will keep you around cause you're useful while she gets dicked down by some other guy
May 14, 2021 12:06 AM
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"Asexual gf" means she isn't attracted to you
Or anyone else... cause ya know, that's kinda what asexuality means.

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Then what's the point of the relationship?
hmm idk, it's almost like a relationship is more than just sex.
And if your partner in that scenario was lying to you about being asexual, and was cheating on you, you just break up with them. Simple as that.
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I'm monogamous and like fucc, so no.
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-Linda- said:
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Then what's the point of the relationship?
hmm idk, it's almost like a relationship is more than just sex.
And if your partner in that scenario was lying to you, and was cheating on you, you just break up with them. Simple as that.
For a man? I don't see that , i'm sure that's one of the best parts. Sex is very important for a relationship , A deadbedroom takes a huge toll on many couples.

While it may sound simple to you. For your average guy , wasting time and probably money all for a sexless relationships and then having to take mental burden of getting cheated on , yeah , That's just awful
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Ikkun_ said:
-Linda- said:
hmm idk, it's almost like a relationship is more than just sex.
And if your partner in that scenario was lying to you, and was cheating on you, you just break up with them. Simple as that.
For a man? I don't see that , i'm sure that's one of the best parts. Sex is very important for a relationship , A deadbedroom takes a huge toll on many couples.

While it may sound simple to you. For your average guy , wasting time and probably money all for a sexless relationships and then having to take mental burden of getting cheated on , yeah , That's just awful
And by "for a man" you mean specifically you.
There are other men who might be okay with that sort of thing.
And again, if someone gets cheated on in a relationship, that's something that wasn't supposed to happen.
A successful asexual relationship would be both parties being okay with a sexless relationship, and no one cheating on anyone.
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I've never had any interest in sex (which is probably definitely why I detest fanservice, refuse to watch hentai and usually rate ecchi anime really low) so that wouldn't be a problem for me whatsoever

Granted I've never had much interest in romance either (although I do at least understand the appeal), but I would still personally prefer a romantic relationship over a sexual one
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Yeah, I would do that. Depends on the person I'm with as well
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I sometimes get horny I guess. But I also find a similar, sometimes more, sometimes less, amount of pleasure when imagining myself having some kind of psychological bonding than just pure sex. Would be nice if I can do/have both though but I don't mind if I didn't have sex with my partner (as I got quite decent amount of peculiar kinks that the significant other might find it disagreeable). Beating my meat has always been an alternative option if I ever get horny, lol
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Yep, why not. Psychological bonding for me is far more important than sex.
May 14, 2021 2:20 PM
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Fuck no. You know those poor fuckers that say sex is overrated because their partners don't put out? That is what this thread feels like.
May 14, 2021 3:31 PM

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Just having a parental figure is all I want. Not sexualised and not taken advantage of in my more vulnerable times, that is.
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Fuck no. You know those poor fuckers that say sex is overrated because their partners don't put out? That is what this thread feels like.

Feels like you're ascribing motivation to people engaging with these types of relationships.
Maybe both people from the very begining of the relationship are just generally disinterested in sex with no strings attached?
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Nope, I want to have kids one day and that kind of restricts it from happening...
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Fuck no. You know those poor fuckers that say sex is overrated because their partners don't put out? That is what this thread feels like.

Feels like you're ascribing motivation to people engaging with these types of relationships.
Maybe both people from the very begining of the relationship are just generally disinterested in sex with no strings attached?

Dude. A romantic relationship without sex is either a 50 years old marriage or a friendship that splits the bills.
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Wejami said:
-Linda- said:

Feels like you're ascribing motivation to people engaging with these types of relationships.
Maybe both people from the very begining of the relationship are just generally disinterested in sex with no strings attached?

Dude. A romantic relationship without sex is either a 50 years old marriage or a friendship that splits the bills.
First off, if the romantic aspect of your relationship isn't anything more special or different than a friendship, I'd say that's a problem. The feelings you have for your partner tend to be different than the ones you have for your friends.
And for some people, that part of the relationship is all they want really. Sex isn't important to everyone.
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Wejami said:

Dude. A romantic relationship without sex is either a 50 years old marriage or a friendship that splits the bills.
First off, if the romantic aspect of your relationship isn't anything more special or different than a friendship, I'd say that's a problem. The feelings you have for your partner tend to be different the ones you have for your friends.
And for some people, that part of the relationship is all they want really. Sex isn't important to everyone.
If you can't tell platonic friendships and romantic relationships apart that isn't on me. The base of romance is attraction. Attraction is what sets that love apart from other loves. Then comes companionship, shared lives or whatever. No interest in sex with someone means no attraction. Companionship or whatever the fuck you can have with your friends or family even. This isn't news to anyone.
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If you can't tell platonic friendships and romantic relationships apart that isn't on me.
Reread my critique of what you said, cause that's not even what I said.
So, let me rephrase this: There's a clear difference between the emotional (non sexual) aspect of a romantic relationship and the emotional aspect of a friendship? Agree? Yes? Okay we can move on from that.

Wejami said:
The base of romance is attraction.

And not all attraction is sexual or explicitly so.

Wejami said:
Attraction is what sets that love apart from other loves. Then comes companionship, shared lives or whatever. No interest in sex with someone means no attraction.

Generally speaking no attraction? Or maybe just no sexual attraction?
I mean, just because I'm romantically and emotionally into someone else doesn't necessitate the sexual component of that relationship.
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