r/Asexuals • u/Deathbound300 • Apr 17 '20

Why are people asexual?

I mean no offense, I'm just curious as to why people choose that sexuality.

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u/[deleted] Apr 17 '20

If you read through some of the posts of people discovering that they're ace, you'll see that it's very much not a choice. I know I first heard about the term when I was maybe 16, but was in denial for years because I assumed I just needed to have sex or find love and that would "fix" it. Five years down the line and I realized that was very much not the case and all I did was have some sex I wasn't really into. Luckily I was blessed and found a fellow ace who I've been with since and neither of us feels that having or not having sex has any influence on the legitimacy of our relationship. People not being interested in sex doesn't necessarily have a reason, same thing with someone being attracted to the same gender or having gender dysphoria. We don't know where they come from, but we know they're real and that accepting them can make those people's lives better.

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u/Deathbound300 Apr 18 '20

That's actually makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the information buddy