I don’t plan on telling my parents about my demisexuality mainly because they’ll think I was trying to be ‘different’ instead of, you know, actually BEING demisexual. I know for a fact that my dad doesn’t think there can be relationships without sex so It’s impossible to talk to him about asexuality. I could not imagine attempting to explain demisexuality.

I can barely explain it to other friends without getting weird looks.

I think what it boils down to is the refusal to listen and understand. To them I’m just cut and dry ‘straight’ when I have never been that at all. I learned I was biromantic in high school, and figured out I was demisexual within the past year because i couldn’t understand myself and did not take the time to. Instead I just told myself there was something wrong with me. I still sometimes tend to wonder if there is something wrong with me, but finding groups that educate on asexuality and it’s many forms helped me to keep those thoughts away more and more.

why did I write this? Idk, I guess I’m just getting some thoughts outta my head