Voted A-sexual, because before the belt I didn't have any real attraction to the other person, just wanted sex.
But now that its been off limits for almost 4 years, I have started to feel an actual attraction towards others and have a desire for a relationship now, it's not just a shallow craving anymore, if that makes any sense. So it's affected my sexuality for sure.
Sexual identity
Sin Definitely don't need to have feelings for anyone else to be hypersexual. It's much more fun being self indulgent, people suck.
Also worth pointing out, you can be hypersexual and asexual at the same time, as strange as most allos find that the 2 aren't contradictory.
Asexuality is... a complicated thing. Few notes on that matter:
- We often distinguish between sexual and romantic attraction. Plenty of asexuals are still alloromantic and like affection and cuddling and all that, they are just not all that much into more than that. Others are aromantic and do not really get this whole dating thing at all. And who is to say that there is not the opposite as well, and there are people who are aromantic allosexuals, who are more attracted to making love than to feeling it.
- Especially among alloromantic asexuals, there is a clear distinction between sex-favorable, sex-indifferent and sex-repulsed asexuals. Asexual just means that you do not really get a desire for having sex with a person just by being around them. But sex-favorable asexuals might still have sex with a partner to bring them closer together or satisfy physical needs, sex-indifferent asexuals might not be too keen on that but are happy to have sex if their partner wants it, and sex-repulsed asexuals will prefer to avoid any jiggery and especially any pokery.
- There is also the separate dimension of sex-positive / sex-neutral / sex-negative, That is not really tied to the asexual community (it is older than the asexual label, for one) and more about societal attitudes towards sexuality than about someone's personal interest in sex. Generally, sex positivity is about not judging people for their sexuality and promoting open discourse about sexual matters, whereas sex-negative would refer to the belief that people should keep that stuff to themselves, especially if it deviates from the norm.
Sasha Hopefully, this isn't too personal, but I wondered if you would mind elaborating on how your feelings have changed.
Do you think you are experiencing attraction the same way allosexuals do now? Is it more romantic? etc.
I ask because I am active in the asexual community and your experience is an unusual one for us and I always want to understand more.
Most allosexuals find that kind of weird. The thing to understand is that for ace people, libido and attraction are often totally separate. A metaphor that gets used to explain it is hunger, some people get hungry and want a specific kind of food, while others just want something to fill their stomachs.
youdontknowme If this keeps up, we might need to do an entire breakout thread on the topic
youdontknowme And who is to say that there is not the opposite as well, and there are people who are aromantic allosexuals, who are more attracted to making love than to feeling it.
I think you just described every man who hasn't seen his woman for more than a week! lol
pestulens Asexual may not accurately describe me, but being as fluid as these spectrums are I’m not sure.
Before my chastity I had what I’d self assess as a very strong drive, I just wanted sex and orgasms. So physical or romantic attraction wasn’t even a factor in it, just the satisfaction of the desire.
Once I realized how self destructive this behavior was, and agreed to the chastity belt I’ve developed much more interest in romantic and personal relationships, I want to know people now and find myself much more into that aspect.
I value friendships, and personal connections over sexual pleasure now and I’m beyond excited with this change.
Sasha Thanks, that makes a lot of sense.
I sometimes get lost in the technical language, but it should always take a back seat to what actually makes you happy. It sounds like you found that regardless of what it is called.