yeah, I just thought that it could come off as wrong since in the original sentence you quoted it said "homosexual", and ppl (not anyone here in particular) sometimes make gross comments January 23, 2021 at 11:58PM

Right but even then the qualifier for a Demi experiencing the emotional bond required for sexual attraction doesn’t have to be romantic in nature at all. What the “bond” looks like precisely is going to vary from person to person, the unifying factor is simply that sexual attraction isn’t possible at all without it under any circumstances. January 23, 2021 at 11:45PM

Yeah, I was thinking "romantic feelings" rather than romantic attraction. January 23, 2021 at 11:44PM

This is the first I've heard of gray. January 23, 2021 at 11:43PM

Right, yeah, I get you. I guess was thinking romantic feelngs" rather than romantic attraction. January 23, 2021 at 11:42PM

Noice January 23, 2021 at 11:42PM

Right? Like as if we don’t get enough crap from non-ace exclusionists. This is wild. January 23, 2021 at 11:41PM

Yeah it’s unfortunately a very useful prefix, context clues help a lot, but because poly(sexual/romantic) and poly(amorous) are used in very similar contexts it helps to differentiate them specifically from each other in shorthand. January 23, 2021 at 11:40PM

I also see people using "polyam" but only occasionally. Poly is also a prefix/abbreviation used by Polynesian peoples. January 23, 2021 at 11:39PM

Some people use demisexual/romantic as a qualifier since it doesn’t always paint the full picture, so you could say you’re asexual demiheteroromantic, but you can also call yourself whatever you feel most comfortable with. January 23, 2021 at 11:38PM

sad asexual vegan noises * January 23, 2021 at 11:37PM

I think a more accurate description could be “_____ attraction only possible after an emotional connection established” So while many people are sexually attracted to potential partners, but don’t think about or act on that until they establish an emotional connection, a Demisexual person doesn’t experience any sexual attraction at all until that connection is made (and the connection won’t necessarily be romantic attraction) Hope that helps a bit! I’m asexual but I’ve been part of the aspec community for around 9 years or so now so feel free to ask further questions! January 23, 2021 at 11:36PM

All of the above is perfectly valid January 23, 2021 at 11:34PM

Romantically and sexually? Gray would probably fit best January 23, 2021 at 11:33PM

Every celibate person in the world: January 23, 2021 at 11:33PM

No, not sure where you're getting that January 23, 2021 at 11:33PM

This! In practice they would look similar from the outside perspective, but the different words describe different ways of how they experience attraction. January 23, 2021 at 11:32PM

I was so happy when I was reading that, I still am. Although I'm not demi, I'm really happy that he made our community a little bit more visible Here's his profile January 23, 2021 at 11:32PM

I’ve seen a lot of people say “poly” for the orientation and “polyam” to say they’re polyamorous. January 23, 2021 at 11:31PM

I haven't died yet. January 23, 2021 at 11:30PM

From the bottom of my heart I suggest you to visit psychologist. I've managed to solve that myself but it was a long hard path and answers are very counter-intuitive. Or watch videos about treating OCD on youtube, I found some of them helpful. You have only obsessions, not compulsions as far as I understand so it'll be much easier to treat. January 23, 2021 at 11:29PM

From what I've gathered, most people can feel a romantic attraction (meeting someone and feeling a desire to be romantic with them) without an emotional bond. For demiro people the bond has to come first January 23, 2021 at 11:27PM

Makes sense. But at some point I stop caring and find that a lable like Blurple is probably just as useful since most people don't know any of this anyway I don't really talk about my sexuality with anyone since I don't really care about sexuality and have no sex life I have a hard time figuring out the practicality of labels in my own life. That's not to say that I think these terms are completely worthless. I just become very apathetic real fast when I try to figure out which shade of "A" I am. January 23, 2021 at 11:27PM