I shall make a profile on [popular dating app]. Sexual orientation... OK there are 2 sexes... wait, is the color gray a sex?

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[–]bastetkat 5 insightful - 5 fun5 insightful - 4 fun6 insightful - 5 fun -  (5 children)

So I decided to look some of these up and I-

• Reciprosexual is a sexual orientation on the asexual spectrum meaning someone who does not experience sexual attraction unless they know that the other person is sexually attracted to them first.

• Akiosexual/akioromantic, meaning someone who can feel sexual or romantic attraction but doesn't want those feelings to be returned by whoever they're attracted to.

• Aceflux is a gray asexuality and it describes someone whose experience of sexual attraction varies over time. Someone who is aceflux, for example, may feel very strongly asexual one day, but less strongly asexual another day.

[–]8bitgay 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

• Reciprosexual is a sexual orientation on the asexual spectrum meaning someone who does not experience sexual attraction unless they know that the other person is sexually attracted to them first.

I mean, I can relate to that. Am I a special-orientation now?

As much as we criticize these neo-genders / neo-orientations here, it's amazing that many of us would probably fit their definitions, since they're basically treating basic personality traits as new genders and orientations.

[–]les4leshomonormative 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

This reminds me of "demisexual" being basically a way to turn "prude" into a sexuality. Insecurity and shyness is not a sexuality!!!

[–]justasking918273Ally 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I don't think this has to do with prudishness but probably that emotional factors are more important than how "hot" someone is, however, this is neither weird nor a separate orientation. I guess for most people out there it's a mix of both factors anyway. I'd say this label is a result of a society where you're expected to immediately want to fuck everyone just because they're remotely "hot".

[–]les4leshomonormative 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I know we're not that welcoming of radical feminist ideas in this sub but, effects of pornography on culture lmao. Kids think if they're not a deviant there's something wrong with them and they have to start making up new sexualities to explain it

[–]justasking918273Ally 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I was also thinking of things like "you need to have sex after X dates" and stuff like that which will certainly make people feel weird or wrong when they just don't have those feelings at this point. Some people move faster, some move slower, some are primarily attracted by factors relating to sex appeal, others are more attracted by emotional factors. It's all okay in my opinion.

I agree that nowadays many of those labels are (ab)used by the "uwu crowd" and others who desperately want to be special but I always assumed those labels were initially created because people felt weird or alienated by certain things and expectations and were trying to find out what's wrong with them and find others who are feeling the same way. In many cases, however, there was nothing wrong with them, what was "wrong" were the expectations to do certain things and be a certain way.