Demisexuality is a sexual orientation that involves people experiencing sexual attraction towards other people they are closely intimate with. Simply put, demisexuals are sexually attracted to others after an emotional bond has been established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This emotional intimacy isn\u2019t necessarily romance<\/a> or love. For some, it may just be friendship – could even be a platonic friendship. This means that they don\u2019t have to love a person to be sexually attracted<\/a> to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Descriptive sexual orientation helps explain who we are attracted to, and demisexuals experience attraction towards a particular set of people. Many of us indeed experience an emotional connection with people we aren\u2019t having sex with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Still, demisexuals make it a rule only to get intimate with people they bond with. It isn\u2019t about sex for demisexuals but the need<\/a> to be sexually attracted to a selected few.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is practical to be sexually attracted to a person without wanting to sleep with them. It is also possible to have sex<\/a> with a person you are not particularly attracted to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Demisexuality isn\u2019t about having a sex partner, but rather being sexually attracted to a person. In this case, the right person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s not irregular for a demisexual to take their time before sleeping with a romantically involved person. However, this practice is independent of a person\u2019s sexual orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Heterosexual men who are sexually attracted to women may not necessarily be attracted to all the women they come in contact with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The same rule applies to demisexuals that aren\u2019t attracted to the people they\u2019ve established an emotional bond with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This question has been thrown at people in the graysexual, demisexual, and asexual communities. Sexual attraction is usually accompanied by the need to have sex with a sexually attracted person. Still, an asexual person can experience little or no sexual attraction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Graysexuality can be considered the \u201cmidpoint\u201d between asexual and allosexual \u2014 graysexual people rarely experience sexual attraction or experience it with reduced intensity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some individuals argue that demisexuality does not fit under the asexual umbrella since it only refers to the circumstances under which you feel sexual attraction. It doesn\u2019t necessarily address how often or how strongly sexual attraction is experienced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A person who tends to feel intense sexual attraction toward nearly all of their close friends and partners \u2014 but not toward acquaintances or strangers \u2014 might assume they are demisexual and not in anyway asexual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n People who are only rarely sexually attracted to a few close friends or partners, but not intensely, might identify strongly with asexuality or graysexuality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the other hand, some people still maintain that demisexuality can be grouped under the asexual banner. This is because demisexuality describes a situation where sexual attraction is experienced in limited circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n At the end of the day, it doesn\u2019t particularly matter what anyone else thinks about where this orientation falls on the asexual-allosexual spectrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019re allowed to identify however you\u2019d like, and you\u2019re welcome to choose multiple labels to describe your sexual and romantic orientation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Most sexual orientation tags \u2014 such as bisexual, homosexual, or pansexual \u2014 addresses the gender\/s of the individuals we feel an attraction for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Demisexuality is different because it focuses on the nature of the individuals we are attracted to. Different people relate to demisexuality differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A demisexual may relate to the following scenarios or feelings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n To explain further, it is believed that not all demisexuals are the same, and you might relate differently to the above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Demisexuals only have sexual attraction after an emotional bond has been formed. An intense sexual attraction may be formed, but only with a person they are close to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Similarly, gray sexuals might discover that when they experience sexual attraction, it may not necessarily be with people they are emotionally close to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nevertheless, a person can equally identify as graysexual and demisexual or asexual and demisexual. It also okay to switch between orientations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Because of the fluidity in orientation and sexuality, you may decide to switch over time. There are no rules against going from being graysexual to being allosexual to being asexual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A 2015 Asexual Census showed that more than 80% of its respondents identified with another orientation first before identifying as asexual. This further explains how flexible sexuality can be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, demisexuals can experience an extensive array of attraction that may include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Many people – especially demisexuals- do not want to be in relationships<\/a>, and they are totally fine with this decision. Emotionally bonding with a person doesn\u2019t mean wanting or having a romantic relationship with the individual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, a demisexual might connect emotionally with a person enough to be sexually attracted to them and not enough to want a romantic relationship with the person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Demisexuals may or may not desire a partnership or romantic relationship. They might also choose not to have sex<\/a> if they decide they could handle a relationship. To some, sex might be necessary for a relationship, while to others, it isn\u2019t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some demisexuals may feel the bond they share with a potential partner isn\u2019t strong enough to feel any sexual attraction. Some may choose to avoid sex until they are comfortable enough with their partners, while others may decide not to give up the cookies at any point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s not uncommon for some demisexual people to have sex and still feel no sexual attraction towards the person they are sleeping with. Every demisexual is indeed different!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Being a demisexual doesn\u2019t focus on your capacity to enjoy sex, but to be attracted to someone sexually. A demisexual person can be attracted to a person without wanting to sleep with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Some of the reasons people have sex<\/a> include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Demisexuals – like any group of people – can decide to have sex with anyone they aren\u2019t sexually attracted to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The terms used to describe some sexual emotion include the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Graysexual and asexual people can masturbate<\/a>, and this includes demisexuals who also identify as graysexual and asexual. This practice can be enjoyable, and since everyone is unique, what one demisexual individual enjoys might be different from others.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDemisexuality and orientation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Demisexuality and graysexual?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Demisexuality and relationship<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Demisexuality and sex<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Demisexuality and masturbation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n