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		<title>Comment on Writhing in the Throes of Unrequited Like by Phoeba</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Phoeba]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Jun 2013 09:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just stumbled across the concept of asexuality (which I knew but somehow never connected with actual people) and aromanticism, and I really can relate to this post and most of the comments. I don`t get how people see a difference, I don`t even know if there is one, but aromantic seems fairly fitting. 
But I have to ask - as I understand it, most people identify via attraction (romantic, aesthetic, sexual, platonic..) - and I`m having trouble understanding what those terms mean.I know the dictionary definition, I simply don`t know whether I actually get it. Can somebody please help me out?

I liked your pun. Very much. :)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just stumbled across the concept of asexuality (which I knew but somehow never connected with actual people) and aromanticism, and I really can relate to this post and most of the comments. I don`t get how people see a difference, I don`t even know if there is one, but aromantic seems fairly fitting.<br />
But I have to ask &#8211; as I understand it, most people identify via attraction (romantic, aesthetic, sexual, platonic..) &#8211; and I`m having trouble understanding what those terms mean.I know the dictionary definition, I simply don`t know whether I actually get it. Can somebody please help me out?</p>
<p>I liked your pun. Very much. <img src='http://s0.wp.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Comment on It&#8217;s Not About You by It Turns Out Asexual People Have Problems, Too &#124; The Asexual Agenda</title>
		<link>http://writingfromfactorx.wordpress.com/2011/02/12/its-not-about-you/#comment-1658</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[It Turns Out Asexual People Have Problems, Too &#124; The Asexual Agenda]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 03:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] way, and if I do date, I have to figure out how to either connect to other asexual people (difficult) or negotiate expectations that romantic relationships be sexual relationships, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] way, and if I do date, I have to figure out how to either connect to other asexual people (difficult) or negotiate expectations that romantic relationships be sexual relationships, [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Comment on Writhing in the Throes of Unrequited Like by It Turns Out Asexual People Have Problems, Too &#124; The Asexual Agenda</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[It Turns Out Asexual People Have Problems, Too &#124; The Asexual Agenda]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 03:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] The thing is, this is actually a phrase I find really insulting and fairly hurtful to hear. For one thing, it&#8217;s telling me I don&#8217;t have any issues that stem from my own love life. Which&#8230; often, isn&#8217;t actually true. Long distance relationships, for example, have their own stresses, and sometimes I want to vent about that. And god knows I&#8217;ve written enough about my frustration and confusion with romantic relationships and the expectations thereof over at Writing From Factor X. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] The thing is, this is actually a phrase I find really insulting and fairly hurtful to hear. For one thing, it&#8217;s telling me I don&#8217;t have any issues that stem from my own love life. Which&#8230; often, isn&#8217;t actually true. Long distance relationships, for example, have their own stresses, and sometimes I want to vent about that. And god knows I&#8217;ve written enough about my frustration and confusion with romantic relationships and the expectations thereof over at Writing From Factor X. [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Comment on If You Can See The Invisible Elephant, Please Describe It by It&#8217;s Complicated, Let Me Draw You This Graph: Asexuality and Reductionism &#124; The Asexual Agenda</title>
		<link>http://writingfromfactorx.wordpress.com/2011/04/02/if-you-can-see-the-invisible-elephant-please-describe-it/#comment-1649</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Complicated, Let Me Draw You This Graph: Asexuality and Reductionism &#124; The Asexual Agenda]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 May 2013 16:14:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[&#8230;] a group of people who come up with complicated ideas about sex, and then try to explain them with metaphors, charts, graphs, and occasionally even Bayesian models. I really do think it&#8217;s a cultural [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[&#8230;] a group of people who come up with complicated ideas about sex, and then try to explain them with metaphors, charts, graphs, and occasionally even Bayesian models. I really do think it&#8217;s a cultural [&#8230;]</p>
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		<title>Comment on If You Can See The Invisible Elephant, Please Describe It by Kelly Marie</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kelly Marie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 15:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Semi-detailed sexual stuff below:


I didn&#039;t have time to read all the comments above, but I did want to throw my two cents in the pot.  First of all, great post, I will be reposting it.  It&#039;s important that some asexual viewpoints get out there and people get more familiar with the fact that asexual people are all around and that there&#039;s nothing &quot;wrong&quot; with you.

Now, I&#039;m sexual.  And frequently get asked by my other sexual friends about my sexuality.  Because I am really sexual.  Initially when I started having sex it was about curiosity, romance, and a desire to have my boyfriend put his dick inside me.  I thought that sounded motivating/sexy/hot/something I wanted/like it would feel good.  And it was all those things.  

When I got to college, I started having a lot a lot of mostly one night stands.  At first I was doing it because I was out drunk at a party and I wanted it.  Then it became a way of solidifying my self-esteem.  I liked to think that I was a Conqueror.  Of virgins, of popular guys, of the cool dudes, of dudes that wouldn&#039;t have looked twice at me in high school.  I was one-upping all my high school bullies.  And of course I was still doing it because it made my body feel good.  I desired it. 

Then I started to realize that some of the sexual encounters that were the most satisfying were the ones with virgins or relative newbies whom I could teach new things to.  I relished the teacher role.

Then someone once asked me straight up, why do you have sex with so many people.  And I realized it was because I pretty much wanted to have sex with everyone.  Everyone that I couldn&#039;t get to know in a more meaningful way than a one night stand. So mostly I didn&#039;t want to have sex with my girl friends and I didn&#039;t want to have sex with most of my boy friends (though I did both that occasionally).  And I didn&#039;t want to have sex with my family members, and I didn&#039;t want to have sex with people I knew really well.  I wanted to have sex with everyone I thought was beautiful and I wanted to know more about.  Which in reality is Everyone.  Every human being is unique and beautiful and I wanted to see how they &quot;ticked.&quot;  What are their quirks?  I wanted to possess intimate knowledge of everyone.  And sex was a quick way to get to know something intimate about a lot of men.

But then I realized that the knowledge gained from a one or two or 5 night stand is not very accurate or satisfying in the long run.  I don&#039;t regret all those one night stands and i still feel like I gained a kind of knowledge and education from every sexual encounter.  But I was in a rut. I needed to have different kind of relations with people.

So I got me a boyfriend, and we only had sex with each other. And I learned some things about him.  New knowledge, kiinds of knowledge I had never learned about anyone before.  And that&#039;s super cool.

after that brief monogamous 5 months, I came back to my mother&#039;s house, started OKCupid dating and soon after met my partner of over 8 months.  We are polyamorous and open, and I have a handful of other sexual partners.  I still wanna have sex with pretty much everyone I don&#039;t know enough about, and still want to have sex with many people that I do know plenty about.  It mainly has to do with curiousity and a desire to have their genitals and hands and mouths touch my genitals and hands and mouths.  It&#039;s a feeling in my gut.  That is driven perhaps by a biological desire to have a baby.  And also still driven (though to a much lesser extent than in college) to possess knowledge of a large variety of the human race. 

I enjoy sex.  All kinds of sex.  Anal, oral, vaginal, manual, tantric (currently in the baby stages of this)
And I love kissing passionately.

So I have sex because I enjoy it and I desire people because I WANT TO KNOW ALL THE THINGS.
If I didn&#039;t want to KNOW ALL THE THINGS, then I would probably still want to have sex with my beautiful vibrator Ina.

I have been masturbating to orgasm since I was 3 years old.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Semi-detailed sexual stuff below:</p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t have time to read all the comments above, but I did want to throw my two cents in the pot.  First of all, great post, I will be reposting it.  It&#8217;s important that some asexual viewpoints get out there and people get more familiar with the fact that asexual people are all around and that there&#8217;s nothing &#8220;wrong&#8221; with you.</p>
<p>Now, I&#8217;m sexual.  And frequently get asked by my other sexual friends about my sexuality.  Because I am really sexual.  Initially when I started having sex it was about curiosity, romance, and a desire to have my boyfriend put his dick inside me.  I thought that sounded motivating/sexy/hot/something I wanted/like it would feel good.  And it was all those things.  </p>
<p>When I got to college, I started having a lot a lot of mostly one night stands.  At first I was doing it because I was out drunk at a party and I wanted it.  Then it became a way of solidifying my self-esteem.  I liked to think that I was a Conqueror.  Of virgins, of popular guys, of the cool dudes, of dudes that wouldn&#8217;t have looked twice at me in high school.  I was one-upping all my high school bullies.  And of course I was still doing it because it made my body feel good.  I desired it. </p>
<p>Then I started to realize that some of the sexual encounters that were the most satisfying were the ones with virgins or relative newbies whom I could teach new things to.  I relished the teacher role.</p>
<p>Then someone once asked me straight up, why do you have sex with so many people.  And I realized it was because I pretty much wanted to have sex with everyone.  Everyone that I couldn&#8217;t get to know in a more meaningful way than a one night stand. So mostly I didn&#8217;t want to have sex with my girl friends and I didn&#8217;t want to have sex with most of my boy friends (though I did both that occasionally).  And I didn&#8217;t want to have sex with my family members, and I didn&#8217;t want to have sex with people I knew really well.  I wanted to have sex with everyone I thought was beautiful and I wanted to know more about.  Which in reality is Everyone.  Every human being is unique and beautiful and I wanted to see how they &#8220;ticked.&#8221;  What are their quirks?  I wanted to possess intimate knowledge of everyone.  And sex was a quick way to get to know something intimate about a lot of men.</p>
<p>But then I realized that the knowledge gained from a one or two or 5 night stand is not very accurate or satisfying in the long run.  I don&#8217;t regret all those one night stands and i still feel like I gained a kind of knowledge and education from every sexual encounter.  But I was in a rut. I needed to have different kind of relations with people.</p>
<p>So I got me a boyfriend, and we only had sex with each other. And I learned some things about him.  New knowledge, kiinds of knowledge I had never learned about anyone before.  And that&#8217;s super cool.</p>
<p>after that brief monogamous 5 months, I came back to my mother&#8217;s house, started OKCupid dating and soon after met my partner of over 8 months.  We are polyamorous and open, and I have a handful of other sexual partners.  I still wanna have sex with pretty much everyone I don&#8217;t know enough about, and still want to have sex with many people that I do know plenty about.  It mainly has to do with curiousity and a desire to have their genitals and hands and mouths touch my genitals and hands and mouths.  It&#8217;s a feeling in my gut.  That is driven perhaps by a biological desire to have a baby.  And also still driven (though to a much lesser extent than in college) to possess knowledge of a large variety of the human race. </p>
<p>I enjoy sex.  All kinds of sex.  Anal, oral, vaginal, manual, tantric (currently in the baby stages of this)<br />
And I love kissing passionately.</p>
<p>So I have sex because I enjoy it and I desire people because I WANT TO KNOW ALL THE THINGS.<br />
If I didn&#8217;t want to KNOW ALL THE THINGS, then I would probably still want to have sex with my beautiful vibrator Ina.</p>
<p>I have been masturbating to orgasm since I was 3 years old.</p>
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		<title>Comment on If You Can See The Invisible Elephant, Please Describe It by Vashra Araeshkigal</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Vashra Araeshkigal]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 May 2013 03:42:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m just a bored mundane who stumbled onto this article. FWIW, if you feel like emailing me questions about my elephant, I&#039;d be happy to answer....araeshkigal@yahoo.com]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m just a bored mundane who stumbled onto this article. FWIW, if you feel like emailing me questions about my elephant, I&#8217;d be happy to <a href="mailto:answer....araeshkigal@yahoo.com">answer&#8230;.araeshkigal@yahoo.com</a></p>
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		<title>Comment on My Thoughts on the Word &#8220;Zucchini&#8221; by I need to accept that I am a aromantic asexual... - Page 2 - Empty Closets - A safe online community for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender people coming out</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[I need to accept that I am a aromantic asexual... - Page 2 - Empty Closets - A safe online community for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender people coming out]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 03:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] even aromantics can find themselves drawn to certain genders.  have you never heard of squishes? zucchinis? queerplatonic relationships?  if you haven&#039;t, i&#039;m not that surprised because these words are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comment on What Is This Thing You Call&#8230; Love? by How Important is Terminology? &#124; The Asexual Agenda</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[How Important is Terminology? &#124; The Asexual Agenda]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[How Important is Terminology? &#124; The Asexual Agenda]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[How Important is Terminology? &#124; The Asexual Agenda]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:01:37 +0000</pubDate>
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