(Vent/Rant) My friends don't think I'm actually Asexual for whatever reason
Ever since I came out as asexual to my friends in high school, they have always questioned it for whatever reason. It's always so hurtful, and it makes me feel isolated every time, since the majority of them are part of the LGBTQ+ community. I just zone out and disassociate whenever I'm told that I just "need to try having sex to see if I like it", or "I thought I was asexual too, but I was just ____", or "You probably just haven't found the one", etc. Like, why can't anyone just accept it as it is? They act like they're living in MY body and in MY mind and that they are prevented from having sex. They act like it's a disease to be cured, and it makes me feel like a freak. I hate having to explain my asexuality and giving all of the examples in the world for them to understand. Why is it so difficult for some people to just take it as it is, especially about what someone does in private? I'm just a person who doesn't want to have sex nor rarely interested in relationships because I personally can live without one.
My best friend even sent me a video of someone on a podcast talking about how they thought that they were asexual, but just needed to go to sex dungeons and shit. What the hell is that trying to insinuate??? I didn't even respond, because what can I respond with? It makes me so angry and sad. Everyone acts like I need to have sex, but why is it so important to them? Why is it not important to ME???? I'm just genuinely pissed and confused about why this keeps happening to me. It's difficult to find friends who understand because I'm a young college student and there's rarely anyone who is also asexual in my social circle