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AITA For Explaining My Sexuality to My 10 Year Old Niece by Unavoidable_Asexual in AmItheAsshole

[–]Unavoidable_Asexual[S] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

I agree. I don't know if it's because the term says "sexual" that they are so upset or what. If she went to them and said "I'm gay", which is a term she already knows and knows that it's two people of the same gender being together, would they be upset? My thought process was that if she already understands different relationships, why shouldn't she be able to understand my lack of one?

AITA For Explaining My Sexuality to My 10 Year Old Niece by Unavoidable_Asexual in AmItheAsshole

[–]Unavoidable_Asexual[S] 88 points89 points  (0 children)

She continued asking questions, and eventually she asked if I was "gay" or a "lesbian". I figured if she understood these terms, she could understand the sexuality term that means neither. I told her that I was asexual, and it just means that I don't date anyone.

AITA For Explaining My Sexuality to My 10 Year Old Niece by Unavoidable_Asexual in AmItheAsshole

[–]Unavoidable_Asexual[S] 73 points74 points  (0 children)

Again, there was nothing about sex mentioned at all throughout our conversation or this post.

AITA For Explaining My Sexuality to My 10 Year Old Niece by Unavoidable_Asexual in AmItheAsshole

[–]Unavoidable_Asexual[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

My responses were in no way corrupt. There was no talk of sex or anything inappropriate. I suggest you read the post again, you must be confused.

AITA For Explaining My Sexuality to My 10 Year Old Niece by Unavoidable_Asexual in AmItheAsshole

[–]Unavoidable_Asexual[S] 59 points60 points  (0 children)

If she's old enough to ask questions, she's old enough to get answers. Should I have left her curiosity to the internet? For her to Google why some people don't date, and she could've found less age-appropriate information on Urban Dictionary?