allo I'll really only speak from my own personal experience on this one. For me, sex is an important part of a committed, romantic relationship (with one important caveat which I'll get to below). It's always been an expression of intimacy. When you're romantically involved with someone, sex goes beyond being purely physical and takes on deeper meaning. It becomes an expression of trust. When I love someone, I want to share myself with them, my passions, my hopes, my fears, experiences, and also my body. Sex can feel like the ultimate expression of being physically close with someone you love. You want to hold their hand, you want to cuddle up with them on the couch, you want to hold them close to you. For me, sexual intimacy is in many ways, an extension of that, the next level. Here's the caveat, I felt different about this when I started dating an ace. I still desire sex, it's still a want or urge that I have. A desire for sex isn't something I can t...