Attraction definitions: I experience the last 3.

  • Sexual Attraction: Sexual attraction is a feeling that sexual people get that causes them to desire sexual contact with a specific other person.
  • Romantic Attraction: Romantic attraction is a feeling that causes people to desire a romantic relationship with a specific other person.
  • Crushes: A crush is a romantic attraction to someone, a desire for a romantic relationship of some kind, a desire that is possibly temporary in nature, possibly never to be acted upon.
  • Squishes: A squish is an aromantic crush, a desire for a strong platonic relationship with someone; this envisioned relationship is usually more emotional intimate than a typical friendship.
  • Sensual Attraction: Some asexuals report a desire to do sensual (but not sexual) things with certain people, especially relating to tactile sensuality such as cuddling.
  • Aesthetic Attraction: Some asexuals report feeling an attraction to other people that is not connected to a desire to do anything with them, either sexually or romantically. They simply appreciate their appearance.
  • Click the source for a more detailed explanation.

A fabulous website with gender identities, sexual orientations, relationships and other definitions

Alright, let me see here (time to do some compiling).

[Disclaimer]::
This is how I think I am identifying in this moment and it is not rigid and is subject to change.

Right now:

I identify as a qenderqueer person who prefers singular-they neutral pronouns, and queer in terms of sexual and romantic attractions (gray-asexual-aromatic who has strong desires for sensual, but not sexual, relationships and primarily experiences aesthetic attraction) who is into poly/open (probably mostly platonic, but who knows?) relationships with people of multiple gender identities (primarily, but not exclusively, trans*masculine presenting peoples) and an autosexual relationship with myself.

Yeah… That took a lot of though and I finally feel like I am on the same page as my identities—for today, anyway.

Does anyone else feel like their identities are as ridiculously confusing as mine feel?

(Source: dyke-recovery)

genderqueer: Different types of attraction.

asexualeducation:

Sexual attraction: When one desires to have sexual relations with another specific person or persons. Sometimes it is felt along with other forms of attraction such as, romance, friendship.

“That guy is so damn sexy, I could take him to bed and shag him all night long.”

Romantic attraction: When one desires to have a romantic relationship with another specific person or persons. Many people who are asexual may experience romantic attraction even though they do not experience sexual attraction.

“Oh wow, that girl is so beautiful, I would really like to get to know her better and show her off. She’s the type of girl I would love to get into a romantic relationship with.”

Aesthetic attraction: When one sees another person or persons as attractive, nice looking, handsome or beautiful, but does not feel any desire to be in a romantic, sexual or sensual relationship with them.

“Oh my gosh, that man is quite attractive, I appreciate how handsome his face is and how lean is body looks. If I could, I would hang him up on a wall and look at him all day”

Sensual attraction: When ones sees another person or persons and desires to do sensual (but NOT sexual) things with them. Such sensual things may include, kissing, hugging, holding hands.

“Look at that woman, she is quite a sight for sore eyes. I would very much love to cuddle with her, kiss her forehead and perhaps hold her hand as we walked through the park.”

Squish: When ones sees another person or persons and desires an aromantic friendship with them.

“Look at how cool that boy is, I would love to get to know him more, I bet he’s a great person to hang out with and talk to.”

I’m currently only experiencing the aesthetic, squish, and slight sensual attractions. I feel rather content with my attractions at the moment—in a way that I never have before. 

(Source: )

fromonesurvivortoanother: slutrockerbitch: burnjoyfully: grrrlscoutcookie: Truth. Once you get over the stigmas tied to body odor, you actually learn that they are erotic and contain pheromones that are meant to attract others. That’s why you have body hair in places where your body is fragrant, to trap the scent. People who shave their pits, coat themselves with toxic deodorants and anti-perspirants, and wear perfumes or body sprays are missing out on a significant aspect of sexual relations with people. Learning someone’s smell is a very natural way of connecting with them. Have you ever missed someone you loved and was triggered by their smell on dirty clothes or a pillow case? It’s the same thing. Businesses don’t like that, though, because they can’t sell you a scent you produce naturally. They feed you ads that condition you to think that your body is gross, body odors especially, and that you need to mask them in order to impress potential fuck buddies or soul mates. That’s totally false, but the system has safeguarded itself against you realizing that for yourself by conditioning others to think that your body odor is offensive too, thereby forcing you to conform to their ideas about sexuality and purchase their unnatural and poisoning products. People always ask “how did people in the dark ages deal with body odor? They must have smelled terrible!” But the fact is that they didn’t care because they weren’t conditioned by capitalism to think their odors were bad. They lived in a more natural situation, and it didn’t bother them.  /rant  The only thing that would make this better is if the text on the piece of artwork said ‘anti-sexual’ rather than ‘asexual.’  People are asexual, and that is not a bad thing to be.  Capitalism is ANTI-sexual, which is.  There is a difference. SMELLS ARE AWESOME. that is all.

fromonesurvivortoanother:

slutrockerbitch:

burnjoyfully:

grrrlscoutcookie:

Truth. Once you get over the stigmas tied to body odor, you actually learn that they are erotic and contain pheromones that are meant to attract others. That’s why you have body hair in places where your body is fragrant, to trap the scent. People who shave their pits, coat themselves with toxic deodorants and anti-perspirants, and wear perfumes or body sprays are missing out on a significant aspect of sexual relations with people. Learning someone’s smell is a very natural way of connecting with them. Have you ever missed someone you loved and was triggered by their smell on dirty clothes or a pillow case? It’s the same thing. Businesses don’t like that, though, because they can’t sell you a scent you produce naturally. They feed you ads that condition you to think that your body is gross, body odors especially, and that you need to mask them in order to impress potential fuck buddies or soul mates. That’s totally false, but the system has safeguarded itself against you realizing that for yourself by conditioning others to think that your body odor is offensive too, thereby forcing you to conform to their ideas about sexuality and purchase their unnatural and poisoning products. People always ask “how did people in the dark ages deal with body odor? They must have smelled terrible!” But the fact is that they didn’t care because they weren’t conditioned by capitalism to think their odors were bad. They lived in a more natural situation, and it didn’t bother them. 

/rant 

The only thing that would make this better is if the text on the piece of artwork said ‘anti-sexual’ rather than ‘asexual.’  People are asexual, and that is not a bad thing to be.  Capitalism is ANTI-sexual, which is.  There is a difference.

SMELLS ARE AWESOME. that is all.