Honestly, at first, I just thought I was a late bloomer and assumed I would eventually start to like the opposite sex. I thought my "squishes" (which, to me, sounds kind of stupid, but that's the most widely used term) were all crushes. And I found out they weren't. They were barely even "squishes" because of how low intensity they were. And then, when I realized I didn't like the opposite sex, I started to think I might be gay. But that was also false. So I kind of ignored everything and told everyone I was straight until I found out that aromanticism and asexuality existed. Otherwise, I would probably think I was either straight or bi right now.