Do you know someone who is asexual?

John Doe1 · 03-09-2011 4:10am #1

Apparently 1 percent of people are asexual. Have you over met anyone who could be?

Jesus Wept · 03-09-2011 4:17am

One guy, don't want to name names so let's just call him John Doe.

Tea_Bag · 03-09-2011 4:18am

that would be a cunt

later12 · 03-09-2011 4:35am

I always presumed 'asexual' related to our perceptions of others.

For example, in the way that you would find your best friend or family 'asexual'.

I can't imagine being asexual. I think it would be worse than losing my sight or hearing.

The Highwayman · 03-09-2011 4:57am

I'm a try-sexual......
Try anything once most things twice :pac::pac::pac::pac:

.................... gets out plastic mac

Esel · 03-09-2011 5:56am

A sexual what?

ElectraX · 03-09-2011 8:19am

Apparently Cliff Richard is! He's always rattling on about his chaste lifestyle!! I would have though Daniel O'Donnell was too,until he went and got himself a ready made family:p

Fozzydog3 · 03-09-2011 8:24am

wouldnt be surprised if i am never really up for anything more than the shift

Ghost Buster · 03-09-2011 8:49am

Yup. I know a girl aged 38 who has never had a boy friend, shows no interest in men what so ever despite several advances from men over the years. She isnt gay either as i know of a few girls who have made moves on her over the years to no avail.
She is a really attractive girl and a twin and her twin sister must have got the full share of lust going as she was a man eater and is now happily married.

tim_holsters · 03-09-2011 8:59am

Morrissey???

arybvtcw0eolkf · 03-09-2011 9:41am

later10 wrote: »

I always presumed 'asexual' related to our perceptions of others.

For example, in the way that you would find your best friend or family 'asexual'.

I can't imagine being asexual. I think it would be worse than losing my sight or hearing.

That's my understanding of it too.

I'd have said I'd be asexual when it comes to mates GF's and wives and I've a few female mates who I'd never think of in any sort of sexual way regardless how attractive they may be.

anto2 · 03-09-2011 9:59am

asexual == wanker .They prefer to play with themselves .:D

stupidusername · 03-09-2011 10:13am

I would've thought asexual as meaning like an animal without female or male reproductive organs. though I'd have to google if such a thing exists.

homerjay2005 · 03-09-2011 10:21am

yep i know a somebody like this.

would have thought its higher than 1% also.

the purple tin · 03-09-2011 10:26am

Esel wrote: »

A sexual what?

Tyrannasaurus.

stupidusername · 03-09-2011 10:31am

ah, here we go:

a·sex·u·al (-sksh-l)
adj.
1. Having no evident sex or sex organs; sexless.
2. Relating to, produced by, or involving reproduction that occurs without the union of male and female gametes, as in binary fission or budding.
3. Lacking interest in or desire for sex.

The King of Moo · 03-09-2011 10:38am

I know a guy who seems like that. He never seems to have had a girlfriend, and I've known people from all walks of his life who've never known of a girl (or guy) in his life.

Now that just might mean he's shy or not good with girls, but he never seemed to show any interest in girls when out, and would sometimes come out with a story of past love or a celebrity he fancied but it never sounded genuine at all, just an attempt to prove he likes girls.

Someone who swears by their gaydar is certain he's in the closet, but I've never got that impression from him.
He just has no air of sexuality or sexual interest about him, like a kid rather than someone in denial.

k4kate · 03-09-2011 10:41am

stupidusername wrote: »

ah, here we go:

a·sex·u·al (-sksh-l)
adj.
1. Having no evident sex or sex organs; sexless.
2. Relating to, produced by, or involving reproduction that occurs without the union of male and female gametes, as in binary fission or budding.
3. Lacking interest in or desire for sex.[/QUOTE]

every married woman in ireland

J K · 03-09-2011 10:47am

John Doe1 wrote: »

Do you know someone who is asexual?

Your wife?

FloatingVoter · 03-09-2011 10:50am

Catholic priests ....whoops, that was just a cover story.

actuallylike · 03-09-2011 10:54am

J K wrote: »

Your wife?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eehxiA_DW-M

wolf moon · 03-09-2011 10:59am

k4kate wrote: »

every married woman in ireland

You must be saying this as a husband, definitely not the guy in the pub

Saila · 03-09-2011 11:01am

The-Rigger wrote: »

One guy, don't want to name names so let's just call him John Doe.

nah, he died yesterday RIP

MichMich · 03-09-2011 11:01am

There was that young fella that went on Jeremy Kyle with his mother...he thought he was asexual...

antodeco · 03-09-2011 11:02am

I'm a sexual bastard!

Saila · 03-09-2011 11:08am

everyone knows a woman with lots of cats, so the answer is yes

Saila · 03-09-2011 11:13am

Ichangedmyusername wrote:

3. Lacking interest in or desire for sex.

does that include **** though? or even desires but for some reason cant bring themselves to have sex?

either way there is 50,000 of them over here

Noodleworm · 03-09-2011 11:19am

People often answer questions about it on Reddit, They say they can like people, get on with them, but just not want have sex with anyone. Think of when your a child and the idea of sex and having a boyfriend/girlfriend holds no appeal, its just someone who never leaves that state.
They can still masturbate as that doesn't require sexual thoughts, its just 'scratching an itch'.

k4kate · 03-09-2011 11:19am

wolf moon wrote: »

You must be saying this as a husband, definitely not the guy in the pub

Heyyyyyy I am a woman, I will have you know.
Talking about what my friends tell me

Mike 1972 · 03-09-2011 12:06pm

When I was a teenager most of my schoolmates had the stereotypical obsession with the opposite sex that all teenagers supposedly have however there were a few who never seemed to display much interest in the topic. Possibly they were gay (while there was no real evidence* for this its not something most people in smalltown Ireland back in the day would exactly be shouting from the rooftops) or shy (probably waiting for the time they could drink legally) or late starters or just the kind of people who had the good sense to keep their personal lives to themselves (and were probably getting more than the rest of us put together -jammy buggers).

Never really maintained contact with them so never did get to find out but I suspect theres a lot folks who dont really bother until their late teens/twenties.

* With one exception but very few people knew

OneArt · 03-09-2011 1:19pm

Saila wrote: »

does that include **** though? or even desires but for some reason cant bring themselves to have sex?

either way there is 50,000 of them over here

It also includes lack of sexual attraction. Some do have sex drive, they're just not attracted to anything in particular.

http://www.asexuality.org/home/

Morag · 03-09-2011 1:23pm

Yes I know several people who identify as Asexual.
For some it is just how they are and it never changes, other's go through periods of being asexual and just having no interest in sex and are not just sexually attracted to anyone.

Biggins · 03-09-2011 1:42pm

John Doe1 wrote: »

Apparently 1 percent of people are asexual. Have you over met anyone who could be?

Yes, I know of one person.
A friend I have to say and is one of the nicest persons I know also.

Kasabian · 03-09-2011 1:45pm

I am asexual since I met a couple of boardsie's.

tfitzgerald · 03-09-2011 1:47pm

My wife has a friend who has no interest in sex ir having anything to do with anything like that all she wants is her dogs

Links234 · 03-09-2011 1:47pm

I was considering myself to be asexual for a while. I'm not, I just have some pretty severe hangups about sex, which isn't really the same thing but for a while I did consider quite seriously that I was asexual.

I don't know anyone else who is asexual though

zimmermania · 03-09-2011 1:50pm

Kasabian wrote: »

I am asexual since I met a couple of boardsie's.

Like a guy once said "i never thought a platonic relationship could work until i got married".

paddyandy · 03-09-2011 1:53pm

John Doe1 wrote: »

Apparently 1 percent of people are asexual. Have you over met anyone who could be?

Interesting question but the Clowns are taking over this thread.So i'll end here.

Kanoe · 03-09-2011 2:20pm

Links234 wrote: »

I was considering myself to be asexual for a while. I'm not, I just have some pretty severe hangups about sex, which isn't really the same thing but for a while I did consider quite seriously that I was asexual.

I don't know anyone else who is asexual though

I was, considered myself asexual and was in practical terms for most of my twenties. I genuinely wasn't interested in sex but I think I was always one of those very deep people

and the physical never really came anywhere near close enough to satisfying my needs. It doesn't mean I don't crave intimacy but that there didn't seem to be anybody around who was capable of providing what I was looking for. I sorta made up for it in my thirties.

Reamer Fanny · 03-09-2011 2:29pm

Snails are asexual

Simon Adebisi · 03-09-2011 2:43pm

tfitzgerald wrote: »

My wife has a friend who has no interest in sex ir having anything to do with anything like that all she wants is her dogs

I think i might have heard a story about her, a jar of peanut butter and a surprise party.

punk77 · 03-09-2011 2:51pm

tfitzgerald wrote: »

My wife has a friend who has no interest in sex ir having anything to do with anything like that all she wants is her dogs

Surely then she's not Asexual but A sexual deviant.

Ason Unique · 03-09-2011 2:58pm

I know plenty asexual women.

Mike 1972 · 03-09-2011 3:06pm

Surely a lot of people who appear to be asexual may be just suffering from some kind of hormone deficiency ?

Kanoe · 03-09-2011 3:11pm

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Surely a lot of people who appear to be asexual may be just suffering from some kind of hormone deficiency ?

and or depression, although some people do the opposite and go hyper sexual. I know more than a few nymphos.

wolf moon · 03-09-2011 3:24pm

tfitzgerald wrote: »

no interest in sex..............all she wants is her dogs

It's obvious to me that she's not asexual.... She's just not into humans :rolleyes:

paddyandy · 03-09-2011 3:27pm

Mike 1972 wrote: »

Surely a lot of people who appear to be asexual may be just suffering from some kind of hormone deficiency ?

Suffering from it? I suffered from normal feelings being asexual would have spared me a lot.

tfitzgerald · 03-09-2011 3:34pm

Simon Adebisi wrote: »

I think i might have heard a story about her, a jar of peanut butter and a surprise party.

No no you are wrong she's not from patrickswell she just loves her dogs

John Doe1 · 03-09-2011 6:58pm

Kanoe wrote: »

and or depression, although some people do the opposite and go hyper sexual. I know more than a few nymphos.

To be honest when i had depression, i was thinking about sex a lot more maybe i was just feeling lonely or something.

My name is URL · 03-09-2011 7:03pm

There seems to be quite a bit of scepticism about asexuality here. Why is that? Shouldn't homosexuality be looked at in the same way?

stripysocks85 · 03-09-2011 7:05pm

My name is URL wrote: »

There seems to be quite a bit of scepticism about asexuality here. Why is that? Shouldn't homosexuality be looked at in the same way?

No, because with homosexuality, there is still the presence of desire and lust. I suppose maybe it has to do with hormones. Asexual people, maybe don't have the same level of hormones, as it is hormones that attracts us to others.

Do you know someone who is asexual?

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