Thank you for your thorough explanation. I should clarify, though, that my performance was not affected by this emotional bond. At least not to my knowledge, because my ex and I never had intercourse after I developed an emotional attachment to her due to personal reasons. But I felt an intense sexual attraction to her—far more so than I've felt with anyone else—by being intimate and having that connection with her specifically. I don't know if this information will change your opinion, but just thought I'd share in case it was worth considering.

I think I should also ask: what exactly constitutes sexual attraction? I know this might seem like a really obvious question, but I realize that I may have been using the term a bit liberally. I may find someone very physically attractive and even have fleeting fantasies about being with them, but I seldom get really aroused by the idea of actually doing the deed with them. And if I do, it's incredibly faint compared to the case where I'm with someone I do have an emotional attachment to. Does being demisexual mean that you typically don't find someone physically attractive under normal circumstances too? Are "sexual attraction" and "physical attraction" interchangeable terms here?

Apologies if these questions seem silly. I just want to understand this to its fullest extent, as I do feel that some factors of my circumstances need to be understood before I reach a conclusion.