I had a partner for roughly a year and a half, which for what it's worth, it included having sex a bunch. Was it enjoyable? Barely. I enjoy my own company way better. Did I think I was sexually attracted to him? Yeah. Was I? No. Turns out I'm demisexual, and after a two year friend (and my breakup), I found out what sexual attraction is supposed to feel like. I'm tired of how little we're being taught about what sexual or romantic attraction. I thought wanting x and y to be my friend was a crush. I thought feeling comfortable around someone meant I liked them romantically. Can you blame me? When people hypersexualize babies for so little as stare at a person of the opposite sex, we're just teaching them and nearby children that liking how a person looks means you have a crush on them. I suffered for years bc I thought my emotions were those worthy of a relationship, while all they were was the comfort that I'm "normal". "This is what it's...