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Asexual vs Low sex-drive?

User Profile: DreamyPal
DreamyPal May 30th, 2024

Hello. I mean no offense to this question, just trying to figure things out and hopefully I can learn from experiences of others.

For anyone identified as asexual out there or anyone have an insight to this, how could one know they're asexual and not just having a low sex-drive?

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User Profile: AskTara
AskTara June 3rd, 2024

@DreamyPal hey!

Your insight is spot on. There is no certain way to know this. Asexuality often relies on self-identification, which makes it challenging to pinpoint it. An important distinguishing trait is the absence or minimal presence of physical attraction. It's also crucial to know that sexuality is fluid, meaning that one label might not represent the entirety of someone's experience. I encourage you to self-reflect and try to understand your desires and identity. Please know that It's completely okay not to have all the answers right away. Exploration and self-discovery are really ongoing processes. Take care & I hope you find peace within your idenitity soon :)  

User Profile: passionateCake661
passionateCake661 June 4th, 2024

Howdy, theres also a chance you can be asexual but not aromantic. Meaning it’s just the sexual aspect that’s a turn off but you still like to experience things that turn you on through touch etc. There’s really no way to know except through yourself.

User Profile: diplomaticPerson3739
diplomaticPerson3739 June 8th, 2024

As an aromantic and asexual, I'd agree that it completely depends on oneself, but one major thing would be that you'd have very less to zero sexual attraction to anyone but again there are large varieties of people under this, there are ones who are interested in having sex when they have intimate emotional connection, and some are either repulsed by it or just uninterested/indifferent to the idea of it. It doesn't change with time atleast personally I feel so. But its difficult certainly to differentiate between the two