😅 And I Am Asexual AND Alloromantic: How Do You Deal With Split Orientations? 🤔
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I work at an animal shelter. One of our awesome volunteers (a fellow ace!) got this for me 💜
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Came out as asexual to my girlfriend today
Just need to vent here with some people that will understand. I finally came out as ace to my girlfriend of 6 months and she was heartbroken- I broke up with her after hearing her initial reaction. I was hoping that we could stay together but I sort of knew that wouldn't work. She kept trying to tell me that I was probably just tired or that it was a phase even though I have had these similar feelings my entire life. It made me feel terrible but I understand how hard it must be to hear that kind of thing from someone you care about romantically. I just feel terrible about myself right now, I know this is who I am, but it just hurts so much. I am upset that I cannot be who everyone expects me to be.
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Just need to vent here with some people that will understand. I finally came out as ace to my girlfriend of 6 months and she was heartbroken- I broke up with her after hearing her initial reaction. I was hoping that we could stay together but I sort of knew that wouldn't work. She kept trying to tell me that I was probably just tired or that it was a phase even though I have had these similar feelings my entire life. It made me feel terrible but I understand how hard it must be to hear that kind of thing from someone you care about romantically. I just feel terrible about myself right now, I know this is who I am, but it just hurts so much. I am upset that I cannot be who everyone expects me to be.
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Came out as asexual to my girlfriend today
Just need to vent here with some people that will understand. I finally came out as ace to my girlfriend of 6 months and she was heartbroken- I...
Already posted it in r/asexuality for Mild Monday but seeing there's a subreddit dedicated to asexual memes I thought meh should probably repost it here
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The Matter of Representation
I struggled with my sexuality since I was a kid.
I always knew I liked boys and girls, but there was always a sort of... Layer separating me from my attraction. I never knew what it was.
I considered asexuality for a while, and my partner was more than understanding, but he also honestly told me that he didn't think it was the right fit for me. Ultimately, he turned out to be right.
And while I was already familiar with the label I'd eventually end up using, I'd never given it enough thought.
Then, one day, I read a comic. An older, Tumblr era MLM comic that my partner gave me. "This character reminds me so much of you!" And so I read.
And about halfway through that same character, the character I'd begun to project onto, came to a realization.
He couldn't feel any sexual attraction or drive without some emotional connection. Even with a previous partner, when he thought that their emotional connection weakened, he'd begun to lose that sexual urge.
Eventually, the characters put a label on it.
"Are you Demisexual?"
...
That was the one time I've ever felt like representation not only mattered, but was genuinely helpful.
Eventually, I brought this back to my partner. Explained that when they addressed it in the comic, I'd also felt understood. And since he'd read it too, he had no trouble understanding me.
And so now I know.
I know that I'm Demisexual, and Demiromantic.
And I could've lived my whole life without these labels, true...
But I'm still glad that just reading a webcomic put an end to my questioning.
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I struggled with my sexuality since I was a kid.
I always knew I liked boys and girls, but there was always a sort of... Layer separating me from my attraction. I never knew what it was.
I considered asexuality for a while, and my partner was more than understanding, but he also honestly told me that he didn't think it was the right fit for me. Ultimately, he turned out to be right.
And while I was already familiar with the label I'd eventually end up using, I'd never given it enough thought.
Then, one day, I read a comic. An older, Tumblr era MLM comic that my partner gave me. "This character reminds me so much of you!" And so I read.
And about halfway through that same character, the character I'd begun to project onto, came to a realization.
He couldn't feel any sexual attraction or drive without some emotional connection. Even with a previous partner, when he thought that their emotional connection weakened, he'd begun to lose that sexual urge.
Eventually, the characters put a label on it.
"Are you Demisexual?"
...
That was the one time I've ever felt like representation not only mattered, but was genuinely helpful.
Eventually, I brought this back to my partner. Explained that when they addressed it in the comic, I'd also felt understood. And since he'd read it too, he had no trouble understanding me.
And so now I know.
I know that I'm Demisexual, and Demiromantic.
And I could've lived my whole life without these labels, true...
But I'm still glad that just reading a webcomic put an end to my questioning.
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The Matter of Representation
I struggled with my sexuality since I was a kid. I always knew I liked boys and girls, but there was always a sort of... Layer separating me from...
How did I not know this? I just wanted to learn how to build traps T^T
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I don’t think he knows that I am Ace but look at what my Grandpa wore at my birthday.
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