Dear Readers,
Typically, if you have feelings for someone, you hope that this person reciprocates these feelings. Whether you have emotional, intellectual, romantic, aesthetic, or sexual attraction, the hope is that they feel the same. I think most people fear their feelings will not be reciprocated and would do anything to change that.
But there is a group of people that don´t need their attention or feeling reciprocated!
What is lithosexualism?
Lithosexuals may not want or need their attraction reciprocated. They may feel uncomfortable, or their attraction will fade once they learn their feelings are reciprocated.
What are the misconceptions about lithosexualism?
One of the most common misconceptions about lithosexuals is probably that they can´t form relationships at all. Lithosexuals can form relationships that look just a bit different from what a traditional relationship would look like. The thought of being or being in a relationship can be overwhelming for some lithosexuals though.
Another misconception is that lithosexualism and aromaticism are the same, but lithosexuals feel romantic attraction, they just may not need or want the attraction to be reciprocated.
This label can not only be found on the ace spectrum but is also valid for allosexuals.
Are you lithosexual? How do you navigate dating life? Do you have a relationship and what does that look like?
Yours, Ace
(Sources: https://orientation.fandom.com/wiki/Lithosexual, https://taimi.com/wiki/lithosexual-what-is-it-what-does-it-mean, https://www.identiversity.org/terms/lithsexual#:~:text=Glossary%20Lithsexual%20%2F%20Lithosexual-,Lithsexual%20%2F%20Lithosexual,Learn%20More, https://www.verywellmind.com/what-it-means-to-be-lithromantic-7567805#:~:text=A%20widely%20held%20misconception%20is,desire%20for%20reciprocated%20romantic%20affection.)
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