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Can I know my sexual orientation without having any romantic or sexual experiences?

Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on May 17, 2015
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I think that it is up to you. Who do you think you are? Experimenting can help aid the process, but you don't necessarily need to have experiences before knowing what your sexual orientation is.
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Profile: wiseraven91
wiseraven91 on Nov 28, 2016
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Often times, yes. sexual orientation is an intimate part of someones self, that they are typically able to accept and understand without romantic/sexual experiences but this will guide them in their pursuit of these experiences in life.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Aug 6, 2018
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Yes you can, sexual orientation is about sexual and romantic attraction, whether you can feel sexual or/and romantic attraction to a certain gender.
Profile: BeeboIsQueen
BeeboIsQueen on Mar 12, 2019
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Sexual orientation can be a very hard thing to discover for most people. People seem to think that once you say it, that's you. The truth is, your 'label' can change as you grow more comfortable with yourself. We are discovering more and more each day about ourselves and we can learn new aspects of our sexuality that we didn't even acknowledge before. Just know that labels are not needed, as you do not need to define yourself to anyone. If you want to discover your sexuality, don't rush it. If you feel the need to label things, then you can define yourself as the Q in LGBTQ+ (queer or questioning). You may even want to look up different sexualities and what they mean. You may never experience sexual attraction, you might even be on the asexual spectrum. Whatever you may be, don't rush it, putting a label on things doesn't do a whole lot for you.
Profile: NiceCrow
NiceCrow on Jul 7, 2015
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Yes, you can . By the way you feel about someone and the thought you have with them or just attraction, you can definitely know.
Profile: SupportiveSliceOfPie
SupportiveSliceOfPie on Feb 1, 2016
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Of course! Not as well as you would if you did have experience, but you can definitely still know. For more information, you should google sexual orientations and try to find what you feel suits you best.
Profile: creativeDay52
creativeDay52 on Feb 16, 2016
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Your sexual orientation is assigned at birth. You will naturally be inclined to one or both genders without being with one and experience will only confirm what you always knew
Profile: SnoOnTheBluff
SnoOnTheBluff on Aug 30, 2016
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Of course you can. Its how your brain is wired. Thats what love is ... a mixture of lovely chemicals in your brain. You've no choice in the matter.
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jan 9, 2017
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Of course you can. Sexual orientation is dependant on how you *feel*. You don't need experiences to back up a feeling that you have. Your sexuality is who you really are and you can know that without experiences (although it may help).
Profile: Anonymous
Anonymous on Jun 5, 2017
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It is possible to know or have an inclination of your sexual orientation without having any romantic or sexual experiences. Sexuality can be fluid, and if you do have a future romantic or sexual experience that makes you question your sexual orientation, that is perfectly fine, too.
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