>>126942>some ppl actually think this is a virtuous actWho the hell… Yeah no, it's just awful.
>dating ppl you're not physically attracted toYeah, that and not figuring out your sexuality beforehand.
I've never been physically attracted to anyone, but when I started dating, I thought that desire would develop over time and I'd come to like sex if I just tried it. My boyfriend was very handsome and I really liked his appearance in an aesthetic sense. I didn't really want to have sex with him though. I thought, maybe that's normal for women, I just need to try harder, I just need to read more on how to have sex, I just need to practise, I just need to fantasise about him specifically and figure out how to get aroused at the sight of him, etc..
I thought the problem was that I just didn't love him enough, got really insecure about it and then we broke up.
Took me way too long to figure out that I'm asexual.
I wish I could've just told him because I really did like him.
I wish I'd figured myself out sooner or just asked him to wait when he asked me out. Or at least confided in him regarding my insecurities around sex and attraction. But I was afraid of hurting him by telling him something like that so… Yeah, I felt awful. I didn't do it on purpose but I could've hurt him really deeply. I'm glad he moved on quickly at least and started fucking around before we even broke up properly. Not really cheating because it was an open relationship sorta deal.
That relationship ended almost two decades ago when there wasn't much information on asexuality in my language (there still isn't). Even at LGBTQ+ awareness things now, it's rarely brought up. At least knowing about the concept would've been helpful…