Sex or Bubble Wrap: An Asexual Dilemma
One thing that allosexual people (a "normal" sexual individual) have a hard time understanding is what asexuals feel towards sex. It is (to my understanding) such a deep-seated yearning in them, that the idea that someone might not want it is simply... alien to them. As such, I'd like to present sex as I see it. Of course, the idea of sex is different for every asexual. Some asexuals are sex-repulsed (the idea of sex actively grosses them out), while others are just neutral towards it. Some have no sex drive at all, others can have quite strong sex drives. Some have sex with others for the sake of their partners, some have sex because it feels good, and some never have sex at all. I can't speak to how every asexual feels about sex, but I can give my own thoughts. I have a sex drive (possibly a strong one, though I have little basis for comparison), and I am sex-neutral (not sex-repulsed). For me, the idea of sex is kind of like the idea of bubble wrap. Everyone ...