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    Note: I'm not asexual, although my sex drive has definitely weakend considerably in my late 20s. Perhaps because of this, I certainly understand the need for the article below.

    Quote Originally Posted by www.theguardian.co.uk

    Among the asexuals

    In a society obsessed with sex, it's hard if you have no sexual desire at all. Some are searching for a new form of intimacy

    "OK," writes Annette, in an introductory email: "I am 47 but look younger, probably because I take good care of myself and also do not have the stress of a husband and kids." At first glance it reads like the "describe yourself" section of a dating site, which is ironic, considering that Annette is one of several people responding to my search for case studies on a forum for people who are asexual. That is, people who have little to no interest in sex. "I live in a dull suburb in Minnesota and right now I'm eating lunch (and typing) at the law firm where I work as a paralegal. My job makes me happy to be asexual, as I see all the divorce cases and what really goes on. Yeah, really – the crap that is going on in the suburbs: her husband left her for his boyfriend, stuff like that."

    Annette writes in the breathless, self-assured style of any typical, busy American too pushed for time to mince their words. Life as an asexual person in the suburbs has thrown her some curveballs, like the woman at her local church group who prayed she would find a husband, chanting: "Saint Anne! Saint Anne! Find her a man!" Or the time a relative, apparently perplexed by Annette's perpetual singledom, secretly signed her up to a dating agency. She's still getting newsletters from the company years later.

    It's estimated that 1% of the world's population is asexual, although research is limited. Annette and others like her have never and probably will never experience sexual attraction. She has been single her whole life, something she repeatedly says that she is more than happy about.

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    Easy to understand. I'm 25 and practically have zero sex drive nowadays.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Baron Samedi View Post
    Easy to understand. I'm 25 and practically have zero sex drive nowadays.
    I didn't really have much of one until my late 20s. I think it's quite common.

    I wasn't asexual in my early 20s but I didn't want to do it. I did it when my man wanted it.

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    I might have the opposite problem.

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    Quote Originally Posted by safinator View Post
    I might have the opposite problem.
    Me too and I'm 60, so don't give up the ship because of your age.
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    Quote Originally Posted by AcadianDriftwood View Post
    I didn't really have much of one until my late 20s. I think it's quite common.

    I wasn't asexual in my early 20s but I didn't want to do it. I did it when my man wanted it.
    Damn, for some reason I find it really funny that because the 1st poster was a guy and somehow from your name I assumed you are male too. Then I read your post and it ended with "when my man wanted it". I was like ok.... and then chuggled when I saw you are a girl

    Being asexual is something extremely strange to me. I have a huge sex drive, almost becoming a problem sometimes (women can't keep up and nurturing it other ways gets too exhausting ).

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    You either like it or not, you either feel the need or not. This is so subjective and really interesting at the same time.

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    Since i'm 19 i can't think of any reason to give up the ship

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    I can't leave the ship. When I'm not having sex I'm looking at porn maniatically. They say depressive persons have very high sex drives so that might be the reason. I haven't had a dyagnosis though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bozkurt_Karabash View Post
    They say depressive persons have very high sex drives so that might be the reason. I haven't had a dyagnosis though.
    And that is why depressive people search for some cheer up

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