all hail the ace kalimba June 26, 2021 at 12:06AM

As a sex repulsed asexual that absolutely loves actual cereal, I feel really weird about the idea of Tony the tiger coming to life and asking me to eat his cereal now. (Great post though.) June 26, 2021 at 12:06AM

yeah, I barely used it and after this shit im getting rid of it. June 26, 2021 at 12:06AM

If you're old enough to question, you're old enough to start labeling. I knew I was asexual at 11/12, though I didn't learn the actual word until I was 16/17. I'm 29 now, and that hasn't changed. But it doesn't even matter how you might feel or identify in the future. You're not a mindreader. You won't be 15 forever, but you still tell people you're 15 because you're 15 now and that's what matters. Same thing with gender and sexuality labels. If you feel ace now , ofc you're allowed to identify as ace. June 26, 2021 at 12:05AM

are you- are you seriously asking why a minority orientation would want to not be told they dont exist and be not excluded from the community for gender and sexual minorities? do REALLY need to ask that? cuse the answers pretty obvious! asexuals shouldnt have to be their own isolated queer community because the larger queer community has many people who are aphobic because they are ignorant. Bigotry is not okay PERIOD and it should never be something any group of innocent people should have to just put up with and ignore it. asexuals are queer therefore lgbt+ there is no discussion and its incredibly hurtful that ignorance is this common June 26, 2021 at 12:05AM

This implies that there's an asexual mansion with every cereal brand in existence June 26, 2021 at 12:04AM

I haven't been keeping up with anime that much since I've been just too busy lately, so I don't actually know of much newer series. Still, I thought I might share some anime I like. "Owari no Seraph" - one of my favorites, which I am currently re-watching. It's about a post-apocalyptic world where humans fight with vampires for their freedom after humanity has been largely destroyed by a virus. The story largely focuses on two boys from one orphanage. I cried a lot while watching it. "Sakasama no Patema" - a movie about Patema, a princess of an underground world, who one day discovers a way to the outside world. "Madoka Magica" - this one is a classic. It's a story about the dark side of being a magical girl. Just in case you haven't watched it, I highly recommend it (as long as you enjoy horror/psychological thrillers). "Kaiba" - this one is... Really strange. It's definitely not for everyone, but personally, I r...

I was leaning towards aegosexual anyway but that definition definitely made it stick for me June 25, 2021 at 11:57PM

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It forsure is. It might also be because I have some friends who are upperclassmen, but I'd say that 30% of my friends that are 15-16 are already sexually active. June 25, 2021 at 11:56PM

Hey man, firstly just want to say you're not a loser. What you went through sucks and I know the feeling myself of having a crush for so long to be let down after years. I always think about all the people on this planet and the chances that your crush you have in highschool is "the one" is pretty low. You will scoff at that statement at the beginning but once you try and let yourself heal it you'll realise there is some sort of truth to it. In regards to aco and aro: Ace - no sexual attraction Aro - no romantic attraction Do some research into both of them and if you find you relate to them and that's how you want to identify yourself then that's all that matters, these can change in the future which is completely okay and makes you still valid. Sometimes depression can impact both of those things but sometimes you can be both and have depression independent to one another! In regards to your dad, you do not have to say anything if you don't want to...

"Nope, still didn't like it the second, third, [insert number here] times." Gee it's almost like no matter how many times I "give it another shot" it's not gonna change. June 25, 2021 at 11:53PM

I second this, this is actually predatory behavior. June 25, 2021 at 11:52PM

I relate a lot on the "dressing hot" part. Like,, after realizing I was ace, *plus* having a partner, it was like "wow dressing for myself instead of for others and with the goal of being attractive is so much more fun??" and was a Huge boost to my confidence June 25, 2021 at 11:51PM

Thank you! June 25, 2021 at 11:50PM

Aw i like this! You did good! June 25, 2021 at 11:48PM

I get sleep paralysis that will drift into hyper realistic dreaming that has erotic components. I always wake up annoyed. Could have been flying on Mars but noooooo. Stupid hind brain. June 25, 2021 at 11:47PM

Isn't that too young to have sex??? Or am I just a prude????? June 25, 2021 at 11:47PM

as someone who was in a relationship with a hypersexual allo, i can speak from experience. so when i told him im ace, he said it was fine and that it didnt change anything. in fact, he said the relationship would be better that way. he also said (in a completely inoffensive way) i might “grow out of it”, but if i wouldnt it would be fine. i told him i dont know if i will but i kinda hope i do. i think i also told him something about how at my age (16) i would know whether or not i would grow out of it because during the teen years people tend to be at their highest points of their sex drives. he could have just been talking about how my anxiety disorders greatly impact relationships and that ive said that my ocd could contribute to me being ace (im a germophobe with severe ocd). so if thats what he was talking about its a completely different situation. anyway, my point is, if he was talking purely about asexuality and not the fact that the ocd may cause it, then that was just like t...

Unfortunately a very common experience. June 25, 2021 at 11:47PM

My reaction exactly. My friends keep telling me about it and I'm always like "bro..?" June 25, 2021 at 11:46PM

I'm 15 and ace, so... Also. I'm a 15 year old, and I see everyone else around me starting to have sex w h a t June 25, 2021 at 11:44PM