What some don’t realize is that many asexual people are still interested in romantic relationships—and that that doesn’t discredit their identity. Firstly, not all aces are averse to sex I still want to have romantic relationships people tend to equate being asexual to having zero interest in romantic relationships
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And while there are some strictly platonic beings, a lot of asexual people still want to be in romantic relationships like anyone else
For sexual people, sex is generally an intense source of intimacy.
Lots of asexual people date, and do so for a variety of reasons