Can asexuality be a choice?

According to the Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN), “An asexual is someone who does not experience sexual attraction.” Unlike a person who is celibate, asexuality is not a choice. It’s a sexual orientation, an inborn trait or lack of desire.

What Allosexual feels like?

Signs you could identify as allosexual. You experience sexual desire for (some of) them. You fantasize about sex with other people. You enjoy sex with other people. You might want a romantic relationship/s that includes sex.

Is being asexual just the way someone is?

It’s just the way someone is. Asexuality isn’t genetic, the result of trauma, or caused by anything else. It’s often assumed that asexual people will feel sexual attraction when they meet the “right” person — this is untrue. Many asexual people desire romantic relationships — and many asexual people are in happy, healthy romantic relationships.

Is being asexual the same thing as experiencing sexual dysfunction?

It should go without saying, but being asexual isn’t the same thing as experiencing: 1 fear of intimacy 2 loss of libido 3 sexual repression 4 sexual aversion 5 sexual dysfunction

Can an asexual person have a romantic relationship?

An asexual person might not experience sexual attraction, but they might still experience romantic attraction. An asexual person could be romantically attracted to people of the same gender, people of another gender, or people of multiple genders. Many asexual people want — and have — romantic relationships.

Can asexuality be caused by a trauma?

Anyone can develop one or more of these conditions, regardless of their sexual orientation. As with homosexuality or bisexuality, there’s no underlying “cause” of asexuality. It’s just the way someone is. Asexuality isn’t genetic, the result of trauma, or caused by anything else.