Some people may identify as asexual for a period and then decide that they are in fact demisexual, or even sexual.
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Demisexual
//ˌdɛ.miːˈsɛk.ʃuː.əl//
Synonyms for "demisexual" (3 found)
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8 translations across 5 languages.
Georgian
2 entries- დემისექსუალური adj (sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed)
- დემისექსუალი noun (demisexual person)
Hindi
1 entries- अर्धलैंगिक adj (sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed)
Indonesian
1 entries- demiseksual noun (demisexual person)
Portuguese
2 entries- demissexual adj (sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed)
- demissexual noun (demisexual person)
Spanish
2 entries- demisexual adj (sexually attracted to people only after a strong emotional bond has been formed)
- demisexual noun (demisexual person)
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Some think of themselves as demisexual, only able to feel attraction when a very strong emotional bond already exists.
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In asexual / ace communities in the past few years, there has been an enormous increase in prominence of people identifying as gray-A and as demisexual, with ‘ace’ now sometimes being used as an umbrella term.
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Demisexuals experience sexual attraction as a consequence of romantic attraction but not independently of it.
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