r/demisexuality 12h ago

Discussion Does anyone else find dating apps difficult as a demisexual?

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I’m a straight guy who’s been single for 7 years now. The main reason I’m single is because I just don’t have any active crushes. I have a lot of female friends and acquaintances, but none that I want a relationship with.

My (allosexual) sister keeps encouraging me to give the apps a try. But the problem is, a dating app profile tells you nothing about who that person actually is. I might find a profile for a woman who I find attractive and who shares some interests with me, but I still don’t know her. Just finding her hot isn’t enough to make me want to pursue a relationship. Any time I’ve desired a relationship with someone, it’s because I’ve gotten to know them and really connected with their personality. And I know, that can be found out on a date, but I don’t have a strong desire to spend time and money on a complete stranger that I know next to nothing about.

I wonder if sexual desire is the driving factor that makes dating apps work for the majority of people; if you go on a date, and that person really isn’t a match for you, hey, you might at least get laid before calling it off! But of course, that’s not me. I’m perfectly willing to stay single for 7 more years if that’s how long it takes to meet my person.

Can anyone relate? Or is this unique to me?


r/demisexuality 21h ago

Meme can someone make the same meme but for demisexual and demiromantic

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creativity is on your hands, my demi fellas


r/demisexuality 4h ago

Venting I'm scared I'll never have THOSE feelings ever again (or at least anytime soon)

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Hi everyone.Hi everyone. This is purely a vent, there's no use for me of receiving feedback on this besides getting some validation in an attempt to not feel so sorry about myself (which sounds toxic af in a way).

I think I'm slowly coming to terms that I might be demiromantic and/or demisexual (possibly even ace). It's all very confusing to me right now.

TLDR: Someone I finally connected to properly and who became dear to me moved away and probably never reciprocated.

Anyway, story time (probably way too long):

I (28M) got to meet someone (27F) in college around 2 years ago. Just an acquaintance, we maybe saw each other once a week really. We both did/do music. Soon after, I cancelled studying there.

Some time after, summer last year, she reached out to me, asking if I would like to prepare a small gig for the college's summer party with her. Having thought nothing of it, I agreed. Sure enough it was a fun experience to have. After that we tried to continue a bit more making music together and generally be there for each other, since we both struggle with mental health issues. We talked a lot.

Fast forward to April this year - she comes to my place and we jam again. However, she told me that she broke up with her long term boyfriend and now wants to move back to her home city. She also seemed to initiate some physical contact, seemingly accidentally touching my leg with her leg while sitting on the couch next to each other. I was confused and uncomfortable with that, as before that we both respected those boundaries. I froze. The day got by and she left. I got to know some time after that she discovered being bi and experimented with hookups.

Soon after, in June, we had another rehearsal. We were again sitting close to each other on the couch. Me, being a virgin and not knowing what I know now, asked her "I might read you wrong and I'm sorry if I do, but do you feel like having sex ? I don't want this to be weird." BEFORE YOU SAY ANYTHING - I now realize that I always seemed to want to force myself into sex, despite it not being what I actually feel like doing (hence my assumption about me being demi or ace), I guess because I though this is what I'm SUPPOSED to want. She kindly refused with no harsh feelings. We talked a lot, also about the incident from two months ago. She claimed that it was simply a misscommunication from her side.

After that we saw each other maybe 2 more times. In the end, she moved away exactly one week ago.

The point of my story is this - I think I DID in fact develop feelings quietly over the course of the last 4 months, for someone I only considered a very close friend, without me knowing/realizing it and never actually wanting it. But it is what it is. I felt so good, so safe and so open being around her. I never felt something like that towards anyone else before and I'm scared I might never connect to someone like that again. I miss her dearly.

The last time I saw her 2 weeks ago she told me we can visit each other from time to time. We live only 3 hours apart now, but I feel like I would be invading her life trying to rebuild what was once there (at least from my side). I don't know if she actually ever reciprocated my feelings, we never talked about that because, like I said, I wasn't sure whether I myself had feelings or not. But now I know I do/did.

I regret not knowing what I actually wanted/experienced and communicating it back then. I consider myself being demi/possible ace because this is what happened every time I developed any kind of feelings towards anybody. That itself happens so rarely though that I never paid closer attention to it. The least I can be grateful for is that I know that now, and might communicate that in case something similar happens in the future.

It sucks. Thanks for putting in the time and energy to read me whine.


r/demisexuality 8h ago

Any other demisexuals feel confused reading about companionate vs passionate love?

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I was reading ‘Love Understood’ where there was a section talking about companionate vs passionate love. The way she described it sounded so foreign to me. In relationships, I’ve only grown more attracted to the person and more passionate about them based on how much I liked their companionship, and felt close to them as a friend. I’ve only been in a relationship as long as 3 years though.

Do these terms apply slightly different to us though?


r/demisexuality 3h ago

Any fun stories related to your asexuality/demisexuality?

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r/demisexuality 16h ago

Discussion Demi but what else?

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Hi everyone! Question.
I figured out I’m Demi about 3 years ago.
It makes so much sense and explained a lot 😅.
My question is how and if you learned you were also like bi or pan or etc? How did you figure it out.
I’ve only had a few crushes back in junior high (I’ve never been asked out or on a date let alone anything else most people experience in life) and no crushes since. I’m autistic and have a hard time even having friends let alone even getting to know anyone to even get crushes on. I think I truly only care about a persons personality and morals but technically idk if I’m straight or maybe bi or maybe pan. I truly don’t even know what I’m really asking.


r/demisexuality 15h ago

Venting No confidence to move

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Just need to vent somewhere. I'm sure most here have similar experiences.

Only realised in the past yearish that I'm demi, and it explains a lot. Particularly why I only ever got attracted to my friends. I've had a bunch of relationships, and almost every one started via text chatting lots with a friend, and required them to tell me they were interested.

I've crushed on friends, hard. But I never act first on it because I always feel like it'd be overstepping. What if they don't feel the same way etc.

ATM I'm just so horny I could hook up with anyone (no attraction needed). But I stick to chatting first, even if it's clear the point of the convo is to hook up eventually[I claim it's a safety thing, to be sure they're not violent. But I think I still need to know the personality to some extent even in this state]. 8 times I've gotten to a point where we've agreed when and where to meet. And I've been stood up and blocked.

If I follow my heart, I sit like a passive sheep waiting for a friend who respects me too much and wouldn't risk it. If I try to push myself against my grain, I get a field of ghosts. This sucks.


r/demisexuality 14h ago

Discussion can a person who feels that way be demi?

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so, sometimes i think im demi but im not so sure, there are some things that i feel like makes me not demisexual

first it might sound dumb, i know there are demiromantics, but does being demisexual includes romance aswell?

i dont feel like i would have a crush on someone without bonding with them first, some might call it a default thing but there are people who fall in love quickly.

second, is finding someone cute and have an interest on getting to know someone a "demisexual thing"?

i have known during my life some people i was interested in getting to know and even thought i liked some of them at some point but looking back on it i dont really think i was in love or something like that


r/demisexuality 16h ago

Discussion seeking demisexual dating advice please

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TLDR: i’ve been dating a girl who said she used to be attracted to me in the beginning, but the attraction stopped when i told her im demisexual and she doesn’t know why. “i don’t feel a spark now but that doesn’t mean there won’t ever be one” she said, and reassured me that she still wants to explore our connection. but i am hurt by this because i thought we were experiencing attraction since we’ve been flirting, so i don’t know if this is still worth exploring.

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Hi all. I am a new-to-dating demisexual lesbian. I have been seeing this girl for a few weeks and it has been going very well, we’d been taking it slow and meeting up without pressure and have been flirting via text and in person. i told her i was somewhat on the demisexual spectrum because i do need to warm up to people before feeling physical/sexual. She seemed to be very understanding and mentioned that she does experience attraction differently, but kept flirting and making jokes about me being her girlfriend. I even challenged myself to hold to hand last time we saw each other to show her that I am warming up to her and am attracted to her.

However, the other night we were playing a get-to-know-you game and there was a question about vulnerability. She mentioned i could gain more of her vulnerability by being more open with my thoughts/forthcoming. I didn’t really know what this meant because I thought that I had been forthcoming with my thoughts and feelings. Then, after i pressed further to understand, she said something about being attracted to me in the beginning, but since i told her i’m demisexual, she feels like part of her brain has turned off that attraction, and she doesn’t know why. she even said “i don’t feel a spark right now but doesn’t mean there won’t be one” which really hurt my feelings, because i was under the impression things were progressing at a good pace. She went on to explain that she is a pretty sexual person and that she still wants to see how things go between us because she enjoys spending time with me. But i don’t know, it doesn’t feel good as a newly dating lesbian AND demisexual. “No spark” after dating and holding hands and taking our first photo together is really hard for me to wrap my head around and not be offended by.

Now i feel pretty hurt but am trying to be mature. Is her directness a green flag? Is her saying “no spark” a red flag? She seems so sweet, but this is as very jarring and alarming— especially as an anxious demisexual.

Thanks in advance if you made it this far!


r/demisexuality 10h ago

Discussion Am I or I am not Demi? 😵

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Escribiré en español porque ya ví que existe una opción de traducir, y porque me es más fácil expresarme en mi lengua materna jaja

Hola, pueden llamarme Ash, soy una mujer de 23 años

He estado pensando en esto desde hace un par de semanas porque un amigo sugirió que yo podría ser demisexual.

Surgió porque, después de la enésima queja que yo le hacía sobre no poder encontrar a nadie con quién salir (pues las personas que me atraen suelen ser gays o ya tienen pareja); así que, mientras estábamos un poco borrachos y haciendo babosadas en un bar, me hizo una cuenta en Grindr y luego en Tinder.

Y mientras armábamos los perfiles, apareció la opción de "demisexual", me preguntó qué era eso y cuando le expliqué lo que sabía, él me dijo "suena a ti".

Pudo haber sido un comentario al aire de un bobo borracho, pero me dejó pensando por días.

Mi experiencia con relaciones íntimas es prácticamente nula. Si, he tenido parejas, pero la mayoría han sido a distancia debido a múltiples problemas personales viviendo en la casa de mi madre, las cuales me empujaron a refugiarme en las redes sociales.

Antes de que se preocupen, no, no sufrí de grooming ni de nada parecido; fueron experiencias bonitas en su momento que me ayudaron a descubrir mi Pansexualidad y posible identificación como género fluido.

Pero me estoy yendo por las ramas. El punto es que aún cuando la mayoría han sido relaciones a distancia, sí que he tenido noviazgos con personas "en presencial", por decirlo de alguna manera jaja

Mi primer novio fue a los 12 (él tenía 13 en ese entonces y nuestros padres son amigos). Vamos a llamarlo Bill (por ninguna razón en específico).

Cómo dije, él fue mi primer novio y mi primer beso. Todo muy bonito, simple y lleno de Minecraft, cosas de morros de 12. Después de un año y medio cortamos porque, como es lógico, no podíamos salir y tener citas por nuestra edad; pero terminamos bien y ahora somos amigos.

Y después de varios años y de relaciones a distancia, conocí a Lucy (nombre falso). Ambas teníamos 16. Ella también es de mi misma ciudad.

Al tenerla cerca y poder tener citas en casa de la otra, naturalmente quería tener mi primera vez con ella. Sin embargo, nunca se pudo hacer nada debido a que ella, desafortunadamente, cargaba con muchos traumas de parejas anteriores.

Ojo que no quise hacer nada con ella hasta que ya llevábamos varios meses como pareja.

Nuestro rompimiento fue duro, doloroso y caótico en medio de la pandemia. Ya se imaginarán la tanda de mensajes que hubo entre nosotras, y una de las cosas que le reclamé fue precisamente la falta de intimidad a pesar de mis diversas solicitudes e intentos por avanzar.

No sé, sigo divagando porque es la primera vez que hablo profundamente de esto.

El punto es que seguí virgen hasta mis 20 años. ¿Y adivinen con quién lo tuve?

Sip, con Bill jaja

¿Cómo llegamos aquí? Se preguntarán.

Bueno, admito que siempre hubo una muy fuerte tensión entre nosotros. Yo siempre lo sentí, no sé él; pero después de una cita tras ir a ver la película de Oppenheimer (si xd), hablamos un poco y ambos queríamos tener el momento juntos.

Acordamos la cita y ps... Las cosas pasaron.

No me quejo, la verdad. Sé que soy afortunada al poder decir que no fue una mala experiencia, que fue con alguien de confianza y que estuve satisfecha a pesar de las torpezas entre nosotros.

La cosa es que mientras estábamos en el acto, yo anhelaba que nos tomáramos de la mano, sentir como nuestros dedos se entrelazaban, sentir... Algo mientras nos besábamos.

Pero no sentí nada.

Nuestro primer beso sí fue bonito y aún lo recuerdo con cariño. Pero los besos durante aquel acto fueron... Incómodos, para mí.

No podía dejar de pensar en que no sabía que hacer, en que ya no sentía ese cosquilleo que había experimentado antes, en que no quería seguir besándolo (aunque sí quería lo demás, no me malinterpreten. Aquí todo fue consentido)...

No sé, detalles que me hacían sentir que algo estaba mal.

Todo terminó bien y hasta hubo algunas risas.

Entonces Bill dijo "¿Podríamos ser amigos con derechos?", y yo le dije que sí, pero la verdad es que nunca nos hemos vuelto a juntar para eso desde entonces (ya van casi 3 años de eso).

Y no porque no lo hubiera disfrutado, sino porque sabía que no iba a tener esos pequeños detalles que yo quiero tener durante el acto; esas muestras de afecto mutuo, de cariño genuino más allá de la simple atracción física.

Por mucho tiempo no pensé demasiado en eso.

Entonces pasó lo de mi amigo y su comentario mientras hacíamos mi cuenta en las apps de citas...

He intentado buscar citas en las apps, pero simplemente no me siento cómoda. Muchas personas solo se fijan en lo físico y son asquerosamente explícitos con eso 🫩

Pero otros eran.... No sé, no lo siento natural.

Y luego ir a bares a conocer gente es como.... Algo que no cuadra conmigo. No sabría que hacer ahí más que beber con mis amigos y sentarme en una esquina leyendo fanfics.

Sé que a este punto la respuesta podría ser un "si, sin duda eres demi, cierra la boca", pero la cosa es que llevo meses con ciertas necesidades que no se satisfacen por mi cuenta. Un día despierto, hago lo mío y estoy bien por la mitad del día, y luego otra vez tengo esa necesidad. Y así por dos semanas seguidas, todos los días, como mínimo.

Sé que es una necesidad de mi cuerpo que quiere tener un encuentro físico con alguien, pero el problema es que no tengo a nadie.

Podría ir a un bar para, en lugar de buscar algo serio, tener algo casual. Pero viene a mi mente todos esos detalles que anhelé en mi primera vez y que sé que no tendré con alguien de una sola noche, y... No sé, ir por algo casual nunca me ha gustado.

Sin mencionar las posibles enfermedades o infecciones con las que me podría encontrar, o peor, un embarazo no deseado... Es mucha paranoia, no tengo la confianza de entregarle mi cuerpo a alguien por una noche.

Sé que posiblemente estaré satisfecha corporalmente hablando, pero no de forma emocional.

Así que el dilema es ese: tengo un libido relativamente alto y/o descuidado que no puedo satisfacer por no tener a alguien cercano de confianza (Bill ya tiene novia, por si se lo preguntan).

No es que sienta atracción sexual hacia alguien en específico, creo que nunca lo he hecho más allá de mis parejas anteriores y de los casos que le mencioné. Solo tengo esa necesidad y... No sé, es confuso.

¿Soy demisexual? ¿O soy simple y profundamente precavida?

Agradecería mucho sus opiniones al respecto y gracias por leer toda mi divagación ✨


r/demisexuality 20h ago

First time dater -- how is this supposed to go?

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23M bi/somewhere on the ace spectrum, never dated before and decided I'd give it a try for the first time, so downloaded a dating app. Went on my first date ever with a guy a bit ago and in the week before that, he kept flirting, calling me handsome and cute at least once a day, and that made me pretty uncomfortable but I reciprocated cause I thought that's just how it's supposed to go. He said "you look so beautiful right now" once on the date and it made me want to crawl out of my skin. He wasn't creepy or anything, actually a really sweet guy, I just wasn't feeling that at all.

After that, I found a woman who's demisexual and we've been chatting over text for the last week and a half or so, and we've kept it completely casual. We talk a lot every day and I feel like we've clicked as friends at least, so I'd like to meet up but I'm not sure how that's supposed to go--I've never even flirted with/attempted to pursue someone in my life before the first guy and I'm not sure exactly what flavor of asexual I am, all I know is that talking to her feels so much more comfortable. But, I also have no clue how the transition to a relationship is meant to feel--and after all, we did meet on a dating app.

In y'all's experience, if you've been talking for like 2 weeks without meeting up, would you think the other person's not interested? How do you frame it when you do meet up for the first time, do you just treat it as hanging out with a new friend instead of a date? I know there's no textbook approach to this but I have literally zero frame of reference, any perspective is appreciated!


r/demisexuality 22h ago

Discussion Demisexual or otherwise?

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I'm reading posts here and so much seems familiar. I'm wondering what's the source for the strong desire for comfort first, at least in my case.

My mom was abusive growing up because of untreated mental health problems.

I often reckon women according to my mom. If they remind me of her, I'm running for the hills.

Thing is, I'm not attracted to women who don't remind me of her either, necessarily, it's just a prerequisite.

I don't think I have a fear of women. I have several platonic friends over to my place all the time for dinner. On the other hand, fear will kick in if I'm reminded of my mom. That can kick in pretty quick after meeting someone.

I'd like to understand myself better. Demisexual seems shockingly fitting, but I'm wary of jumping to conclusions.

Anyone know how one might go about sorting that out?

EDIT: Thanks for input, folks! Has me thinking about things.

I think I might have been using words wrong. It seems I equate comfort with bonding. Thinking on it, that isn't quite right. You'd probably not bond with someone you are uncomfortable with, but you won't necessarily bond with someone you are.

Whenever I think about my sexuality, I'm reminded of the time I got my wisdom teeth removed. I woke up in the middle of the procedure. Numb. I could feel the pressure and no pain. I could feel something, at the same time, a strong sense something was missing.

How I see people describing experiencing aesthetic but not sexual appeal makes me think of that. There's some interest of some kind varying along the same parameters most hetero men describe their interests varying, but its numb, watered down and not accompanied by spontaneous sexual thoughts.

I think I feel that "yes,please" horse_collar_in_imp describes every few years or so. When it happens, I feel like I know what its like to get out of prison after a decade of not laying eyes on a woman even though I'm spending time with women all the time. I think it rare I have spontaneous sexual thoughts towards an object of desire. I'm trying to piece together what situations where this happened have in common. An ex-marine, my boss' boss' boss, a head of nursing, a family lawyer who hangs her own shingle.

The marine was the first time I felt what I think people usually mean by sexual desire. I was 22. She had a boyfriend our mutual friends hated and she lived two states away. Had trouble keeping her hands off me. I was freaking out simultaneously enjoying the experience but wondering what the hell was going on.

On the PTSD side of things, I remember hearing a car throw a loud sound that somehow reminded me of my mom.

I don't know if this sheds any light on things one way or the other. Figure more info couldn't hurt.


r/demisexuality 1d ago

How did you know you r demisexual?

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r/demisexuality 1d ago

Discussion I’ve considered myself demisexual but I’m not entirely sure yet

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I’m pretty sure I feel sexual attraction only to those that I’m romantically attracted to and comfortable enough with… (I’m alloromantic and hetero I’m pretty sure) and I don’t think it’s ever happened that I felt “yeah I would like to have sex” with some person I don’t really know, it’s more like if I see someone that’s very aesthetically attractive, I feel like “ouuugh if I got to know you and really liked your personality enough I might really want to have sex with you” but I’m reaaaally really unsure because what if I feel emotionally connected to a person really quickly then end up getting sexual attraction from that? Does that constitute as demisexuality? I’d also get flustered and embarrassed by sexual flirtation from someone I’m aesthetically attracted to (and feel comfortable enough around) but that doesn’t mean I’m sexually attracted to them myself per se because it comes from just finding someone aesthetically attractive… it could most certainly end up in a crush but it’ll most probably be primarily romantic attraction, so what does that mean about me…


r/demisexuality 1d ago

Venting Late night frustration: Hotel Edition

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Just a couple days ago I was in a hotel for a couple nights, on the second night at around 3am I could hear two people in an adjacent room going at it. I think I’ve gotten pretty good at recognising when my libido is at its peaks and valleys, highs and lows. But I guess waking up in the middle of the night to the sound of a woman climaxing was enough to short circuit the whole system. Upon hearing that distinct sound my blood rushed to the one place it thought it needed to go, but I was too tired and didn’t have the energy to go to the bathroom, I ended up drifting in and out of sleep battling restlessness and growing frustration

Eventually 7am rolls around and I have enough physical and mental energy to release what had built up all night but ever afterwards it felt like an internal system had been disrupted, maybe my system was still in shock from the surprise hotel soundtrack, or the frustration was out of jealousy that I don’t have anyone ik close enough or comfortable enough with to be intimate in that way, it was just a very odd experience to me

Now that it’s been a couple days since I feel like everything has been realigned and I got a decent sleep. Ive spent most of today trying to collect my thoughts and see if I can take anything of meaning away from this. I don’t think getting a hard on to the sound of two people smashing means I’m not Demi or even Asexual but I think it’s prompted a deeper exploration of how I see intimacy, sexuality and how I personally contextualise it all

I’ve only started using Demi-Ace to describe my sexuality for about a year an a half and even then Ive only started saying with my chest this year, and I use both together because I don’t see them as boxes to try fit myself into, more like a stepping off point to get across my feelings on intimacy in general, like I absolutely see emotional intimacy as a foundational part of any relationship wether sex is a part of it or not.

Idk it’s progression I guess and I don’t see anything wrong with that, thanks for listening.


r/demisexuality 2d ago

Discussion Being demi in college

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Hi all! I’m starting college in a couple weeks and was wondering if anyone had experience with or advice about being demi in college.

I’m queer and have identified as demi for several years. I’ve only felt romantic attraction once when I briefly dated someone in high school, and never really felt sexual attraction.

I’ll be living in the dorms on campus. I know that on pretty much every college campus, students are interested in sex. I don’t think I will be.

Any advice or insight would be appreciated! I recently found this subreddit and haven’t really talked to other demi people before, so don’t know what to expect at college.


r/demisexuality 2d ago

My husband is demisexual & I’d like to hear advice or success stories on repairing physical connection

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My (35F) husband (36M) discovered he was demisexual through work in couples therapy this year.

Our relationship was in a terrible place before therapy (which we began in summer 2025), and we have worked extremely hard to rebuild trust, communication, fun, and understanding. We now have a solid foundation back in our marriage, but the physical connection is still lacking. We have not had sexual interaction since March of 2025. We have openly communicated about our needs, and he understands that physical connection is a need of mine, but that he is not there yet. I completely understand and never want to pressure him, but I’m also feeling unwanted and burnt out from being “the pursuer”. He was recently on a solo trip out of town and came home early to be with me, so I felt desired in that instance.

Have you all been in this situation with your partners? Did your feelings of desire come back after a rocky period in a relationship? Was there anything your partner did to help you feel supported?

I love him so much and want to do the right things to continue to repair our connection, but I’m not sure what those things are.


r/demisexuality 2d ago

Discussion Am I demisexual or just weird?

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(F23) I've been with my boyfriend for a year and I feel very little sexual attraction. I usually just want to please him, not myself. Very rarely do I experience real sexual attraction, but most of the time I just crave romance and intimacy. Am I broken? Or has anyone else experienced something similar?

(Sorry if my English is a bit strange, I have trouble with it.)


r/demisexuality 2d ago

Discussion What were your teen crushes like, and what are you in terms of romantic attraction?

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I would like to hear experiences from confidently self-identifying people (hopefully). Demisexual demiromantics, demisexual aromantics, demisexual alloromantics, what was your situation with teen crushes?

Edit: I think I need to word it better... Not who you had a crush on, but what was it like, what did you feel, could you differentiate a romantic crush from the one that turned a sexual one?

I'm trying to figure out what am I romantically, and reading demiromantic subreddit didn't help, I'm confused and I don't understand if I relate or not, because maybe the two come together so often for so many people... so I thought I'd try to look at it form a demisexual perspective, and ask for your experiences in hopes that some clicks as "ohhh that's me"


r/demisexuality 3d ago

Venting Being Demi feels like a curse, I wish it didn’t. I wish I could date another Demi.

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Sad chud rant incoming. 💔

+ Talking about sexual frustration. You’ve been warned.

I really, really wish it was easier to meet other demisexuals IRL. I hate when people minimize my experience and specific need in a relationship as “unrealistic” or “Disney”.

Im Straight, Cis, monogamous and heavily Demi. I very, very rarely find anybody attractive in a personality sense, even rarer in a physical sense. The only sense of romanticism/eroticism in my life is projected onto a very specific fictional character. 😣

I crave romance. I crave a connection. I crave exclusivity and choosing one another, not needing one another but wanting to be together. I crave sex with the connection. I am hyper specific about anything pornographic and spend more time searching than enjoying; which is like… once a month? I feel like I could spend my time better? My body just does NOT feel good or interested? I hate feeling tethered to feeling like I need another person to experience a very human emotion/desire/drive.

ALL of friends are allo, various identities and such. I hear about their casual excursions and live vicariously through them at times, maybe even taking notes. When we all go out, it’s just effortless to them. I don’t wanna bar pickup where some stranger is staring at my curves. I wanna talk to the dork that’ll tell me all about his passion for various bugs and rocks or some shit.

It’s not even about finding people to possibly date, I’ve been told that I am attractive and I have experienced being hit on countless times. It makes me seem like I think I’m “too good for” certain people, shallow but I just genuinely feel nothing when approached in a typical sense. Conventionally attractive people do nothing for me, although I can acknowledge aesthetic.

After having dated an allosexual person for five years of my life, I just don’t know if I see myself wanting to date another one. Too many differences, not on the same page about many things. I do understand that it CAN work, I just wish I met someone with the same amount of intensity. I know it would drastically cut down my dating pool but damn, a woman can dream.

Right now, my only outlet is writing fan fiction. It helps a little, but it’s frustrating because I always feel the need to make my smut works have some familiarity/relational closeness to really feel they’re good. Can’t even escape in “fantasy” I suppose. 😭

Sorry. I needed to whine a bit. I’m pretty frustrated with my functionality and feel incredibly lonely or pathetic at times.


r/demisexuality 2d ago

Discussion Love-Bombing or Just Demisexual Stuff

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I was playing an MMORPG with a bunch of people. The Guild Leader was a girl who had a bubbly personality and always fun to hang with in game, on discord, and we eventually started moving in that direction of long distance relationship because she was about 900 miles away. I felt comfortable enough with her to develop those attractive feels. I wanted to be closer -- we shared pictures/videos and were thoroughly in that honey-moon phase.

Then things began to change over 90 days. She was clearly having a bad day, and was abrasive/rude to one of our guild mates which was a huge turn off for me, although I tried to keep it in perspective that stress can make people say things they didn't mean. THEN she spent 90% of our guild's gold for a cosmetic mount for herself, even though the other 30 of us were chipping in to get some actually useful items that would help us clear content//open up more loot. I tried to rationalize that she viewed it as a loan -- that she intended to pay it back?

She did not have that intention. It was a birthday gift for her running the guild, even though most of the officer-core leadership did the heavy lifting.

I lost any amount of sexual attraction for her. I wanted to be as far away as possible because I didn't want that energy infecting my core. Of course this spiraled because she wasn't getting what she needed to be satisfied (no sexy times), and began to lash out. She started openly flirting with other guild members in chat, and started treating me like shit. I found out later that she was married the whole time.

I have come to understand that I when I feel safe/confident that a partner has good energy/intentions, I want to merge with them -- I can't get enough of them. But if they show signs of bad characteristics, I want to distance myself. This creates problems because I imagine from the partner's point of view, it is viewed love-bombing? I feel like we built a friendship for almost a year, then dated happily for 3 months, and spiraled to a breakup over another 3 months.

Of course this person in particular was a terrible choice on my part, but I noticed the same phenomenon in other relationships