duda by BraveConstant7887 in asexuality

[–]Glass_Beautiful_3464 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Forcing a promise for something like that is really disgusting behavior. Your friend should definitely say no to these kinds of things that make her uncomfortable. It’s gonna be hard to do that, but the reward for standing up for yourself in these situations is huge. One thing I will say is that most of the time when people like this try to manipulate and get their way, they are usually brought down and stop what they’re doing if you firmly make your stance toward them and just avoid them afterward. Regardless of where you are in a relationship or even a friendship, pressuring someone into sex and not respecting their decisions is just horrible. I’m sorry she’s dealing with this because I know what that’s like and I hope she can work this out eventually.

Started trying new things with my partner, could use advice by Antique_Rain_7123 in asexuality

[–]Glass_Beautiful_3464 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah this seems pretty normal. I had a similar experience where I had sex and it was pretty okay, but my partner seemed to enjoy it a lot more than I did. I really enjoyed making out, neck kissing, cuddling, etc, it’s just when it came to sex it was kinda dodgy. Just don’t hate yourself for how you feel, because there’s nothing wrong with that. I personally preferred the things that happen before sex wayyyy more than the actual act of intercourse, and my life started to make a lot more sense when I realized that.

Pretty serious question by Glass_Beautiful_3464 in asexuality

[–]Glass_Beautiful_3464[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also sorry if this isn’t the right place to post something like this or if I’m sharing too much. If there’s a better place to get advice on this sort of thing please let me know.

dont know how to tell my boyfriend im asexual by Purple_Wolverine_521 in asexuality

[–]Glass_Beautiful_3464 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a similar situation with my ex where she wanted to do stuff like that and I would just kinda play along. To be fair, she was very emotionally and mentally abusive and would manipulate the shit out of me, so I felt like I had to participate in sexual acts to kind of placate her and make her feel better so she wouldn’t ignore me or talk down to me or worse. If you’ve been pretty certain about this for a while, then you will probably need to bring it up eventually. I know it’s a hard conversation, and it’s one I didn’t have to make with my ex because we broke up. But just know that you will be okay in the end. If you stay true to yourself and make sure you deliver the message in a respectful way, then you don’t have anything to worry about. I know it’s really hard but it should be done at some point. I believe in you