I'm so grateful for everyone in the asexual community. You are amazing. There are so many amazing aces out here. I wish I could thank every one of you. This is my thank you to you. I love you all.
Now, I finally feel I can breathe and fly. Thank you.
—Songbird 💜♠️🂡
Discovering I'm asexual helped me be able to vocalize the true person I am and to cut out those who refuse to accept my true self.
Discovering I'm asexual helped me find the courage to stop following the crowd and to make my own trail.
No longer did I feel like I needed to be a faker or put up a front.
Discovering I'm asexual helped me discover my freedom.
Discovering I'm asexuality helped me find my voice.
I tried to fit in and play a character of what everyone else was being.
In the end, I was being a poser.
When I found out what asexuality was and that it fit me personally, I felt a wave of euphoria.
No longer did I feel I needed to act like somebody else or try to follow the crowd.
I'm so happy that I've been able to find out why I'm who I am. I had been searching for years, trying to discover why I wasn't interested in everything everyone else was. I was trying to understand why I just didn't feel like I belonged with everyone else.
oday is International Asexuality Day. This is my 10th year anniversary since I discovered I'm asexual. I discovered I'm asexual at 26. I'm turning 36 this year. I'm so grateful for this Asexual Decade, what I'm calling it. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/tygerson...
I'm so grateful for everyone in the asexual community. You are amazing. There are so many amazing aces out here. I wish I could thank every one of you. This is my thank you to you. I love you all.
Now, I finally feel I can breathe and fly. Thank you.
—Songbird 💜♠️🂡
Discovering I'm asexual helped me be able to vocalize the true person I am and to cut out those who refuse to accept my true self.
Discovering I'm asexual helped me find the courage to stop following the crowd and to make my own trail.
No longer did I feel like I needed to be a faker or put up a front.
Discovering I'm asexual helped me discover my freedom.
Discovering I'm asexuality helped me find my voice.
I tried to fit in and play a character of what everyone else was being.
In the end, I was being a poser.
When I found out what asexuality was and that it fit me personally, I felt a wave of euphoria.
No longer did I feel I needed to act like somebody else or try to follow the crowd.
I'm so happy that I've been able to find out why I'm who I am. I had been searching for years, trying to discover why I wasn't interested in everything everyone else was. I was trying to understand why I just didn't feel like I belonged with everyone else.
oday is International Asexuality Day. This is my 10th year anniversary since I discovered I'm asexual. I discovered I'm asexual at 26. I'm turning 36 this year. I'm so grateful for this Asexual Decade, what I'm calling it. 🧵
open.substack.com/pub/tygerson...
It’s been 10 years strong since I’ve found out I’m ace, and I’m so happy for it. It’s insane to think it’s been a decade. It’s been a great 10 years for me, since I’ve discovered I’m asexual. I’ve honestly never been happier.
Happy International Asexuality Day, Everyone!
Yeah, I am pretty immune to all that, I guess. I've never had anybody say they had a crush on me. I'm not the attractive kind, I guess. I can't imagine what it's like being a woman in our hypersexual culture. That sounds nightmarish, honestly.
Same. I didn't know I was ace until I was 26 years-old. It was because no one ever told me that I could be anything otherwise. They said if you weren't straight, then you were gay. I didn't feel the same way my other straight friends did. I never was into sex like them.
I made a video of myself sharing my thoughts on Keke Palmer coming out as asexual, calling out the people who seem irate at the possibility of a person discovering they're ace later in life after having been in relationships. It's my first true video. Take a listen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7VL...
I made a video of myself sharing my thoughts on Keke Palmer coming out as asexual, calling out the people who seem irate at the possibility of a person discovering they're ace later in life after having been in relationships. It's my first true video. Take a listen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7VL...
I just never really tried, because I just assumed that nobody would ever really want to date me, since I'm asexual. I just never thought anyone would ever want to be interested in me, since I just assumed "everyone wants sex". So, I just never bothered trying.
Question to my fellow asexuals: How do you date without feeling hopeless? Is trying to date even worth it? Can anyone relate?
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Do you ever feel like dating is hopeless? Do you ever feel like there's no point in trying to date?
I wish I could someone who would be okay with having a relationship where sex wasn't involved, but I sincerely don't know if that is even possible. I don't know.
I just feel like dating is a hopeless endeavor somedays, even as loneliness grips me. I feel like if I even tried dating, it would just end in disaster.
Part of me wants to try dating now, perhaps because I've never even been on a date. However, part of me wonders if it's even worth giving it a try, knowing the sexual expectations that come from that.
I used to avoid dating in the past, because I always just assumed that dating = sex. So, I just avoided dating to avoid having sex.
I've never been in a relationship before. Heck, I've never been on a date or even had a first kiss!
Question to my fellow asexuals: How do you date without feeling hopeless? Is trying to date even worth it? Can anyone relate?
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You say it's horseshit, but my experience says that it's true. Every person I've ever met has told me that the only way to truly find love in life is if you have sex, and that a relationship without sex is just a friendship. That's what they told me. So, I just don't try to date for that reason.
I know mine has been more than damaged. I haven't had a hug in ages. It's been years since I had a hug. I've never even had a first kiss. It's definitely a touch deprivation for me.
Same. Some days I just am like "Why bother trying"?