Newly realised I’m asexual and feeling a little confused and guilty

I (F23) and my partner (F25) have been together just over a year. I recently realised I’m asexual. I’ve never been overly interested in sex and sometimes even kissing, and although I care deeply for my girlfriend and love spending time together, the physical stuff just doesn’t come naturally or often for me.

My girlfriend is sexual, though she’s very understanding. We’ve had honest talks and she says she doesn’t need sex often and reassures me that I’m enough — and I believe her, I really do. I just sometimes feel guilty that I can’t give her what she might want more of. I want to want it more — I just don’t.

At the start of our relationship I was very physical and affectionate, but that faded with time — same in my past relationship. I now realise I might have been masking or misinterpreting my feelings. I’d love to hear from anyone else who’s felt this way. Is it normal to still want to be affectionate emotionally, but feel little to no physical desire? Does anyone else feel like they’re not “enough” for their partner?

I guess I’m just trying to find my place and feel less alone in this. Thank you in advance 💜

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Okay, I'm confused

I just recently started thinking about the fact that I may be asexual. And even after reading some other posts I'm still a little confused 😅 I've never been sexually attracted to anyone but I am Biromantic. I mean I am intimate with myself, but even then I still don't feel anything. Is that normal?



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Is my partner really asexual?

So basically: My partner (M19) and I (F19) have been together for 2 years now. In the beginning we were intimate a lot and it was something he always mentioned he enjoyed a lot (although it was always about HIS kinks and stuff, otherwise he wouldn't enjoy it really). Well we almost broke up once because he thought he was gay and therefore he "tried to be intimate with a guy. That really hurt me a lot and we had some issues after that. Sex became less and less frequent until we recently had a talk again. Basically it's about him not feeling sexually attracted to me (which was a talk initiated by me). He has a great problem distinguishing between what's fantasy and what he wants irl. He told me he basically only finds trans women with dick attractive. I told him then that's what he should be dating instead of making me feel unattractive and like a piece of shit. He claims to not know if that's what he really wants and still loves me very much and thinks iam attractive. My first thought was: that boy definitely watched too much porn. Well now he wants an asexual relationship (and monogamous, which is the only option for me, really) and idk how to feel about that considering the fact he basically is aroused by trans women and porn but iam bot enough?? idk what this is but it really doesn't sound much like asexuality to me.

Edit: I have no problem with asexuality at all. I don't quite enjoy sex as much myself. I just have a weird feeling about this.

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Whats yalls opinion on young asexuals?

Im asexual and I discovered it a few months ago, but im 15. I think its fine, but what are yalls thoughts?

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Whats yalls opinion on young asexuals?

I discovered I was asexual a few months ago, and im 15. I mean I think its fine but what do yall think about it??

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I forgot my ring today so I completed my work outfit with my brACElet instead 😎
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SEX IS A CONSPIRACY MADE UP BY THE GOVERNMENT!!!!
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How's this? Does it make sense? A minute isn't very long. 😅

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What sites should I use to find a queerplatonic partner?

I am looking for a queerplatonic relationship but I have Aceapp and it’s an outdated looking site and there aren’t my really people in my area when I use it.

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I saw that were sharing our ace jewelry
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I just got some fidget spinner rings and I made sure I got a black one! Multipurpose!
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What's your favorite thing to do in bed (besides sleep)?

I used to watch a lot of anime and play video games in bed. In college I'd even do homework in bed when I was having a rough day. Now all I do in bed is read books or look at my phone. I rarely ever go in my bedroom outside of bedtime.

I know they recommend not using your bed for anything other than sleep and adult activities, but I kind of miss doing other stuff. What are your favorite "other" activities?

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Será que ahora soy asexual?

Hola, me he estado preguntando porque no tengo ganas de tener pareja por primera vez en mi vida, hay días que me gustaría pero no me motiva lo suficiente. Tuve un matrimonio cruel y un hijito de 9 años al que amo. Mi última pareja fue hace un año y medio y lo amaba como nunca había amado antes, él fue inmaduro a pesar de ser de mi misma edad (37 años y también con una hija de la misma edad que mi hijo) y no pude seguir a su lado pues yo necesitaba apoyo más que desgaste emocional de un hombre inmaduro (con problemas de alcoholismo), quedé muy mal física y emocionalmente, llegué a pesar 42 kg (10kg menos que mi peso normal) sin ánimos de nada no podía ni lavarme los dientes ni bañarme. Hoy estoy más fuerte que nunca, me siento muy bien conmigo misma por mi decisión y por mi evolución, he madurado mucho y amo y doy gracias por cada día que vivo y por mi familia. Pero no me siento con ganas de volver a querer tener un hombre en mi vida pues todos han sido desleales, egoístas y crueles en mayor o menor medida. A veces me planteo bajar una app de citas para ver si vuelvo a sentir ganas al menos de tener sexo. Busco compartir y leer sus experiencias y consejos. Gracias!

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The egg cracked and with it came a lesbian
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Is it weird I saw Moulin Rouge Live with my sister?

Im 9 years older than her but we are both adults. I had a blast! Great music and dancing, cute outfits. Ive known about Moulin Rouge, but this was first time for both of us seeing it. After she stayed she wasn't sure if it was weird to see it together. There was alot of lingerie and butts. I didnt think so, and I told her most of the actors were wearing body suits under so theres no skin showing.

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Ah, screw it, I feel left out, here's mine.
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It's frustrating to be ace and have libido

Honestly, I can't convince myself that i'm asexual, but i'm completely sure that i'm not straight, bi, or something else.

I'm turning 26 in some days, and I felt sexually attracted for only 2 people (C and T) in my entire life, but I feel the urge to have sex in most days, it's like "yeah, i want to have sex, but not with anyone". Actually, if it were something simple and easy, like "let's have sex and never see each other again in our lives," I think I would do it just to "kill" that libido, but even casual sex isn't that simple, so I feel like it's not worth it. If it's to meet someone, talk, go on dates, then it should be for something worthwhile (like a friendship or a relationship), not just for sex.

About the girls that I felt sexually attracted: C is hard to explain, but I'm 100% sure i'll never have anything with her; About a year ago I almost get into a relationship with T but she suddently started to treat me not well, so today we barelly know each other. Besides them, sometimes I feel kind of a "weak attraction" for other girls, but i think it's not even sexual attraction, it may just be another kind of attraction that i can't name, once it's weak and i don't think it's worthy approaching someone just for sex, I ocasionally "forget" that attraction

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Aroace and autistic I feel so grossed out by how hypersexual and hyper romantic tiktok is


I’m aroace and also super autistic lols, and honestly? TikTok is starting to feel like one big sensory/emotional overload. I’ll be scrolling through looking for something chill cooking videos, cats, whatever and suddenly I’m hit with a video like “I want my bf/gf to do insert extremely graphic sexual act 🥵💦” or some super intense thirst trap with captions that basically read like softcore fanfic.

And the comments are full of people saying “omg this is so real” or “relationship goals,” and I just… want to melt into the floor. I don’t comment, I don’t interact, I just quietly scroll and feel completely grossed out. Because the internet makes it feel like everyone wants romance and sex, and if you don’t, you’re either repressed or broken. But I’m not. I’m just aroace and autistic, and my brain is like “absolutely not” every time this kind of content pops up.

I think what gets to me is how normalized it is. Not just talking about sex, but performing your sexual desires for strangers as if it’s the most relatable thing ever. And for people like me? It’s not. It’s alienating. It’s uncomfortable. And it’s not “immature” to feel that way, it’s a valid reaction from someone whose brain and body just… don’t connect to that stuff.

So I’m wondering:
• Anyone else here feel this way?
• Are you also aroace, autistic, neurodivergent, or just over it?
• How do you deal with constantly being exposed to sexual/romantic content you don’t relate to and don’t want?

I’ve mostly just been quietly powering through, but honestly? I’m tired of feeling gross in silence. I want to know if others are feeling this too.


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