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/u/AndroidwithAnxiety on I’m hurt by how the community views orchidsexual

I don't think you're in the wrong for feeling hurt - your experiences are what they are, and this is how they've made you feel. I will say... from my understanding (and please please correct me if I'm wrong) 'orchidsexual' is defined by someone who regularly/often - or always - feels sexual attraction, but is sex repulsed? AKA, a sex-repulsed allo? I know it's specifically the sex-repulsion that drew you to the label, but is there a reason you didn't want to call yourself a sex-repulsed greysexual? I know it's not as snappy and doesn't roll of the tongue as easily, but I can't help feeling maybe some of your feelings of rejection might be coming from a miscommunication about what people understand 'orchidsexual' to be ? Because I think the definition being used in the discussions on the posts you saw, was the 'sex-repulsed allo ' definition. That's certainly the definition I based my opinions on. And, well... yeah, th