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How long can I date without sex?

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Datingsucks · 04/12/2021 15:16

So I move slowly, it takes me a long time to see if I even like the person.
Let alone to move to more serious business.
I’m also pretty inexperienced so I also want to move carefully.
These times were definetly for me.

So, if anyone has any advices how to navigate this?

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Blossom64265 · 07/12/2021 21:07

@Yeswhatno

The label means ”special condition”.

A lot of asexuals/demis have described feeling weird or even broken because they don’t feel sexual attraction, or that it takes time to develop.

For a lot people it seem enough just to see a person. Only picture will do.
Demis/ace don’t have this experience.
Also many have ONS/casual/whatever, again, a lot of aces don’t do this.
And there are people who shame them for it.
(Prude,frigid,vanilla. Virgin shaming is really bad)

It’s good to keep open mind.
It just helps these people to understand themselves better.
The current society is so hypersexualised.

And that is exactly why I object to the labels. I suppose It’s fine if someone wants to seek it out. It’s not fine to suggest it might apply to another person. No one is allowed to apply a label to people who engage in casual sex. So it is not ok to apply a label to other sexual patterns.

I also find it really odd that people think just because someone doesn’t want to have sex before they are ready, that they have no sexual feelings or that they never have crushes. It’s entirely possible to have a crush on someone without being ready to jump into bed with them. It’s also possible for your body to want to do one thing and for your mind to know that it’s best to wait for any number of personal reasons. People are complicated.

BatshitCrazyWoman · 07/12/2021 21:34

@ArseInTheCoOpWindow

INFJ’s can’t do casual sex.

Your ‘E’ makes you more extroverted.

I'm INFJ and am perfectly able to have casual sex and enjoy it.
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