u/Kindly_Signature3621

So idk how but people at my class have been catching up at the fact I'm asexual (I mean I don't hide it when people question my sexuality ever since I came out to my friends, so I guess it just spread) and now I'm releasing how much people ask about it.

I was usually okay with it cuz my closest friends already knew how asexuality worked cuz of a popular ace streamer in my country, aside for one of them who frequently asks about it since she doesn't know about him (that was fine for me tho since she seemed very supportive when I came out).

But today I had one of my classmates (who I'm not friends with) asking about it, though more provocatively instead of just curiously (like "you sure you don't wanna have a family?" or "you sure you ain't gonna change your mind later on?", instead of stuff like "do ace people kiss?"). I'm not sure if he knew I was ace, but I assume he knew (it's possible he just guessed due to me being very clearly sex-repulsed, but even then I think he'd have assumed I was gay, not ace).

This has also happened in online spaces, where people often react to me saying I'm asexual with XYZ questions ranging from "I don't really understand asexuality, could you explain it to me" to "I actually don't accept asexuality as a valid identity and I think you're just prudish/attention-seeking/childish"

I'm not really sure if I'm okay with people asking me about asexuality, given the types of questions I get. I think I'll start to shut people down if the conversation goes beyond saying what my sexuality is. Though I also feel some people are just genuinely curious and want to understand it better, and I honestly don't have any problem with that. Anyone has had any similar experiences, and if so, how do you handle this type of stuff?

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u/Kindly_Signature3621 — 24 days ago