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⌈ Secret Post #2823 ⌋

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Comments

Re: What's the difference between asexual romance and really close friendship?

[darkmanifest]

Dunno about you, but I wouldn't, say, cuddle in bed with or kiss/make out with a friend no matter how close we were, and I was under the impression that asexual romances often involved things like that, romantic intimacy without sex. (I mean, I guess there's platonic buddies out there who do things like that, but I figured they were really uncommon.)

Re: What's the difference between asexual romance and really close friendship?

[(Anonymous)]

This

Re: What's the difference between asexual romance and really close friendship?

[nightscale]

+1

I could probably cuddle/snuggle with some of my really close friends, but making out or kissing? Nope, that ain't happening.

Re: What's the difference between asexual romance and really close friendship?

[(Anonymous)]

Okay, but how is making out not sexual?

Re: What's the difference between asexual romance and really close friendship?

[darkmanifest]

Same way cuddling isn't? Intimate =/= sexual. You can get pleasure from kissing without it being sexual pleasure (hence why even sexual people can kiss for hours without it leading to sex). I figure romantic asexuals just feel that way 24/7.

Re: What's the difference between asexual romance and really close friendship?

[(Anonymous)]

mte.

Like... making out just for the sensation of lips pressed against one another and swallowing someone else's saliva? Okay...

Sure, I've made out with people I don't want to have sex with, but if I'm enjoying it, it's going to have nice feelings that fall into the "sexual" zone. Even if they aren't "omg fuck me now" variety.

Re: What's the difference between asexual romance and really close friendship?

[(Anonymous)]

I don't think cuddling is romantic at all. I cuddle with my mom, my cat, and yes, my friends. I cuddle with my close female friends while watching movies, and have spooned in bed with female friends. Not sexual, but also not romantic.

Actually, I think a lot of that is purely cultural. When I was in Korea, it was really normal for female friends to hold hands while walking down the streets. And in some countries, kissing friends is a lot more normal. Maybe not making out, granted, but I don't think any of that is inherently romantic.

Re: What's the difference between asexual romance and really close friendship?

[darkmanifest]

I mentioned that I imagined friends did that stuff, too, though I felt it was uncommon, in most of the West, anyway. I don't think it's inherently romantic, where the lines between platonic intimacy and romantic intimacy are drawn depend on the person, and like you said, culture, but I do think they're pretty distinct and come up before the point when people hit "banging commences" territory.