I got the same one as a gift! It’s a bit too big so I have to exchange for a smaller one it but I’m very excited :D December 25, 2020 at 12:05AM

I see their confusion, you gotta use freedom units, it’s approximately 11 toasters, three french fries, and five-eights a pack of ketchup December 25, 2020 at 12:04AM

Came here just to say that December 25, 2020 at 12:03AM

it's common to target that at incels. December 24, 2020 at 11:59PM

Yes, I had to see it written many times that you can enjoy masturbation and even fantasize about sex during it, and still be asexual. I had a lot of guilt and confusion for a long time, because I did not want to have sex with my partner but I did want to masturbate in private. I liked masturbating, and I did not like sex. Sex felt nice at best, although it took too long and went nowhere, and it hurt at worst. Masturbation always feels good, is quick and easy, and definitely goes somewhere with so much less muss and fuss. I tried so hard for a long time to carry that skill into sex and to explain it and "get help" for it. I found about asexuality and knew immediately I was asexual, as I had never experienced sexual attraction and had zero desire or need for sex. It still took a while for me to understand the masturbation thing was totally separate, it confused me for a while. December 24, 2020 at 11:58PM

True. December 24, 2020 at 11:58PM

Mostly it's weird for me to hear about it...I never know what to say. December 24, 2020 at 11:56PM

rip your account December 24, 2020 at 11:56PM

No problem! I'm sure you'll figure some of this out in time. :D December 24, 2020 at 11:55PM

I guess I’m thinking because I became more sexually open, it could mean I would want to be with others sexually because the repression is gone. I think I’m just confused because I sometimes I can’t tell if the repression made me not sexually attracted to people but I really don’t think that is the case. But you’re right, if I wasn’t sexually attracted to anyone before, there’s no reason why I would be now (even if I am no longer sexually repressed). I appreciate you taking the time to respond! December 24, 2020 at 11:50PM

Hey, this was on NPR’s Book Concierge this year. I’ve been meaning to pick it up December 24, 2020 at 11:47PM

Amazing! :) December 24, 2020 at 11:44PM

my friends were actually talking about how awful it is but the descriptions of it did not sit well with me at all lol December 24, 2020 at 11:42PM

Think I’m going to stick it out for a couple more years. I’ll be ready to make a change as my kids move out. I need a physical connection. A more physical life in general. I don’t want to spend the rest of my life without sex. December 24, 2020 at 11:41PM

Merry Christmas! December 24, 2020 at 11:40PM

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! December 24, 2020 at 11:37PM

Tall gang December 24, 2020 at 11:33PM

This is why I absolutely adore Whisper of the Heart. They both want to do better in their own craft and become better people because each of them inspires the other. Heck, they barely do anything classified as romantic other than ride a bike once December 24, 2020 at 11:33PM

...okay but surely, if anything, that would make you the oddity, right? December 24, 2020 at 11:31PM

It was really just a guess based on the words that look similar to English ones, like "Dutch". December 24, 2020 at 11:30PM

You were close. Here is my translation: You speak German? I can speak a little bit. I learned German in my high school. December 24, 2020 at 11:28PM

It frustates me to no end when people say things like intelligence, maturity, and sexuality are dependent on your age. December 24, 2020 at 11:26PM

If OP meant some instead of all, then it's on them to explicitly say that. Otherwise it can be taken to mean all, as evidenced by the comments from sex positive aces. December 24, 2020 at 11:20PM