Ace Of Hugs Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 Honestly, I'm not sure if this is the right forum for me, because I tend not to fit into simple categories, and that's made it very difficult to actually identify with any one group. Basically, this is known: I'm a 50-year old touch-starved male (both by birth and gender preference) of Italian-American descent. This is probable, but undiagnosed due to familial obligations: I have wrestled with mild anxiety and bipolar disorder my entire life, as well as some sensory sensitivities. And I strongly suspect I'm on the spectrum somewhere. This is where it gets confusing: I'm pretty sure asexual. I'm not so much averse to sexual intercourse, as apathetic about it. It's just not something I look for. I call myself quoiromantic, because I just can't understand what "romantic attraction" means. I just can't wrap my brain around the concept. On the other hand, as my name suggests, I rather enjoy affectionate physical contact, in particular hugs. And to make things even more difficult to categorize, I find the idea of bare skin-to-skin contact very appealing. However, my preference is to receive said contact from people of my gender, which would make me "homosensual", I guess. I also have certain aesthetic preferences regarding just what kind of male I want to hug and be hugged by, so that would be "homoaesthetic"? It's all very difficult to explain, and gives me a headache.... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misanthropy Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 10 hours ago, Ace Of Hugs said: Honestly, I'm not sure if this is the right forum for me, because I tend not to fit into simple categories, and that's made it very difficult to actually identify with any one group. Basically, this is known: I'm a 50-year old touch-starved male (both by birth and gender preference) of Italian-American descent. This is probable, but undiagnosed due to familial obligations: I have wrestled with mild anxiety and bipolar disorder my entire life, as well as some sensory sensitivities. And I strongly suspect I'm on the spectrum somewhere. This is where it gets confusing: I'm pretty sure asexual. I'm not so much averse to sexual intercourse, as apathetic about it. It's just not something I look for. I call myself quoiromantic, because I just can't understand what "romantic attraction" means. I just can't wrap my brain around the concept. On the other hand, as my name suggests, I rather enjoy affectionate physical contact, in particular hugs. And to make things even more difficult to categorize, I find the idea of bare skin-to-skin contact very appealing. However, my preference is to receive said contact from people of my gender, which would make me "homosensual", I guess. I also have certain aesthetic preferences regarding just what kind of male I want to hug and be hugged by, so that would be "homoaesthetic"? It's all very difficult to explain, and gives me a headache.... Hello and welcome!It sounds like you could be considered sex indifferent asexual.As for the rest- attraction is rather complex , don't worry too much about it. Take things at your own pace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Of Hugs Posted July 25, 2019 Author Share Posted July 25, 2019 7 hours ago, greyromantic kittay said: Hello and welcome!It sounds like you could be considered sex indifferent asexual.As for the rest- attraction is rather complex , don't worry too much about it. Take things at your own pace. I suppose? I'm pretty introverted, so I've tended to only have 1-2 close friends at any one time. And I've never felt the inclination to have sex with any of tem (Hug them, yes, especially when I was younger. But we covered that. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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