Ettina Posted May 7, 2017 Share Posted May 7, 2017 I found this while looking for studies into fetishes and kinks. https://thingofthings.wordpress.com/2015/12/22/kink-and-romance-survey-demographics/ The relevant bits are quoted here: Do you experience romantic attraction? 94.1% Yes 5.1% No Crush Symptoms 85.5% fantasies about romantic things happening with them 75.8% persistent, involuntary, and intrusive thoughts 71.7% sifting through their behavior or speech for signs they return your affection 67.6% collecting information about them 54.8% when thinking about them brain feels sparkly or like fireworks 54.6% shyness or fear around them 54.1% remembering romantic events that happened with them 45.9% crippling fear of rejection 44.2% talking about them all the time 37.9% difficulty saying words around them 20% self-insertion of self and them into romantic movies or literature [The next questions were asked only of individuals who have experienced crush symptoms.] Percentage of Crushes Where Crush Symptoms Are Experienced 41.1% Every time you have a crush 29.7% About three-quarters of your crushes 16.2% About half of your crushes 3.3% About a quarter of your crushes 9.6% Only a few of your crushes Usual Duration of Crush Symptoms 4.8% For a few hours or a day 8.9% Ends before we start dating 7.9% Ends when we start dating 34.3% Less than six months into a relationship 15.2% Six months to a year into a relationship 7.3% More than a year 21.6% Never ends Longest Duration of Crush Symptoms 2.6% For a few hours or a day 4.2% Ends before we start dating 6.5% Ends when we start dating 21.5% Less than six months into a relationship 13.4% Six months to a year into a relationship 17.6% More than a year 34.2% Never ends Do you experience more symptoms or for a longer period if the person is more romantically desirable? 54.3% Yes 44% It doesn’t seem to matter 1.6% No, I experience them longer if the person is less romantically desirable About what percentage of your partners have been someone you originally experienced crush symptoms for? 34.5% All 15.2% About three-quarters 20.4% About half 10.9% About a quarter 19% Very few Desire For People One Experiences Crush Symptoms Towards To Return Affection 79.1% yes 18.1% no 2.5% I actively prefer they don’t Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulWolf Posted May 8, 2017 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Interesting... nice find. 20 hours ago, Ettina said: 85.5% fantasies about romantic things happening with them Would be nice if they asked more about what people consider to be "romantic things". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamwiseLovesLife Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 On 08/05/2017 at 3:53 PM, SoulWolf said: Interesting... nice find. Would be nice if they asked more about what people consider to be "romantic things". Yeah this one confuses me too.. I mean, them buying me ice-cream could be romantic? I just really like ice-cream.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonheart Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 Honestly, this just leaves me more confused than ever... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apathetic Echidna Posted September 17, 2017 Share Posted September 17, 2017 On 08/05/2017 at 3:48 AM, Ettina said: 67.6% collecting information about them don't most people do this to a certain extent for all the people they choose to interact with? Very interesting though! however a never ending crush sounds like a pain. A not particularly uncommon pain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted September 28, 2017 Share Posted September 28, 2017 On 07/05/2017 at 7:18 PM, Ettina said: I found this while looking for studies into fetishes and kinks. https://thingofthings.wordpress.com/2015/12/22/kink-and-romance-survey-demographics/ The relevant bits are quoted here: Do you experience romantic attraction? 94.1% Yes 5.1% No Presumably 0.8% Unsure. This is interesting since it shows aros as a much larger minority than any other survey I have seen. Wish this matched with my own experience. On 08/05/2017 at 3:53 PM, SoulWolf said: Would be nice if they asked more about what people consider to be "romantic things". As opposed to "romantic coded things". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aro_elise Posted October 10, 2017 Share Posted October 10, 2017 On 2017-05-12 at 4:21 AM, SamwiseLovesLife said: I mean, them buying me ice-cream could be romantic? I just really like ice-cream.. exactly! on my semi-anniversary with my ex, he got me a bouquet of lilies because he remembered they were my favourite. I certainly appreciated it but get this: after I told my mom i'm aro, she brought up the lilies, asking something to the effect of 'didn't I think that was sweet'? I said 'no more so than if they'd been from a friend'. she seemed genuinely surprised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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