submitted 3 months ago by Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone to c/asexual@lemmy.world

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I've recently met a man whose dating profile said that he's Graysexual. I tried Googling the term, but it's a bit confusing and I'm hoping to get a straightforward breakdown from the kind folks in this community.

From what I gather, it's a branch of asexuality that sometimes feels sexual attraction. That's a bit ambiguous, though.

I will ask the person directly once we've spoken more, but it will help to have a foundation of understanding beforehand. Thanks ahead of time!

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[-] CobblerScholar@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

These terms are pretty vague by design as there's no human out there that will always neatly fit in only one of those boxes. I consider myself a greysexual but mine is less random and more tied to emotional intimacy but not so much that I'd consider myself wholly demisexual

[-] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 months ago

Demisexual is needing an emotional connection before sexual attraction, right? Forgive my ignorance - this is all new to me. I'm in my mid 30s and grew up in an era of "Labels are for soup cans" so we didn't even attempt to put words to our sexuality. It's honestly very comforting, though, to find that others have a similar experience.

[-] Fosheze@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Yep, you got it pretty much. Dasically for somebody who is demisexual, sexual attraction is a secondary attraction and it requires being attracted to the person in other ways.

[-] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 months ago

TIL I'm demisexual. Thank you!

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