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Can I be attracted to a gender but not in a sexual way? Like I want to be with them but not have sex with them?

Profile: GoldenDragonEyes60
GoldenDragonEyes60 on Apr 30, 2015
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That's a perfectly normal feeling that many people experience in life. It's alright to want closeness with someone without feeling the need for a sexual bond.
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Profile: usefulPassion85
usefulPassion85 on Nov 7, 2016
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Absolutely. Sexual orientation and romantic orientation are not always the same. For example, you might identify as male, be sexually attracted only to females, but be romantically attracted to all genders. If you want to claim a label for that, you would be a heterosexual, panromantic male in this particular example.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Aug 5, 2015
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Yes! There are several different types of attraction. Sexual attraction, in which you feel you want to partake in sexual activities with a particular person, is just one type, and not everyone experiences it. There's also a romantic version of it, a platonic version (like a friend crush), an aesthetic version (where you really admire someone's appearance), and more. If these terms don't quite explain what you're feeling, there may be other attraction types that explain it better, or maybe it's time to make up a new word! Just remember it's the language that hasn't caught up to you, yet. There's nothing wrong, invalid, or broken about you or how you feel.
Profile: novastardust
novastardust on Feb 27, 2018
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Absolutely! This would be classified as romantic attraction. People sometimes find it helpful to identify with a romantic orientation label that's different from the one they use for their sexuality (ex: biromantic asexual). You might want to look into that if you feel like you're attracted to a gender romantically but not sexually :).
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yes you can for example im a panromantic asexual meaning i cam fall in love with people but not in a sexual way
Profile: maxh
maxh on May 23, 2015
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Yes! Romantic attraction often correlates with sexual attraction, but not always. The genders one feels sexually attracted to sometimes have no overlap with the genders one feels romantically attracted to.
Profile: Aayla
Aayla on Jul 17, 2018
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Yes. Sexual orientation and romantic orientation don't always coincide: one may have romantic feelings for someone even without being attracted to them in a sexual way, or viceversa. A man that is sexually attracted to both men and women but only falls in love with women, for example, would identify as a heteroromantic bisexual. There can be many different combinations, and you can identify as hetero/homo/bi...romantic and hetero/homo/bi...sexual according to what you feel.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jan 13, 2015
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Of course you can! That is called romantic attraction, and is something different from sexual orientation altogether. For example, I identify as an asexual panromantic, which means I don't really want to have sex no matter what, but I'm able to form a romantic relationship with people regardless of gender. As you can see, the two are entirely separate. Hope I helped!
Profile: trisjlistens
trisjlistens on Jul 28, 2015
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Yes, of course that's perfectly fine. And I also think that is a good kind of attraction for you are using your heart and not your mind or your desires. :)
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Oct 31, 2015
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Yes, of course. You could be asexual if you find yourself not having any sexual feeling for anyone, but let's say you are attracted to both females and males, and not sexually but just romantically, you are most likely biromantic
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