GF of 3 yrs (30/F) just told me (31/M) she's asexual. Struggling to figure out where to go from here.

Really, though? What do you think these words mean?

Libido is sexual desire. ACE websites and organizations characterize asexuality as the absent sexual interest or desire.

What do you think happens when your libido is gone? Libido is sexual desire. Without a libido there is no desire for sex. Additionally, without a libido you cannot feel sexual attracted as some these examples to consider:

How about a felon who is chemically castrated? One 57 year old man being treated for prostate cancer? Another thirty year old woman living with the aftermath of a car crash and paraplegia? Someone experiencing antidepressant induced impotence? One young woman clinically anxious and is severely emotionally distressed over sex? These are all very real people in my life who do not feel attracted to others.

Not to mention the woman is attracted to her boyfriend, but unable to enjoy having sex because she cannot orgasm. Maybe there are better options besides casually sitting on your butt without making the slightest effort to understand yourself, what you want out of a relationship, and why you feel a certain way. There can certainly be an underlying health problem that plays a role in being this way.

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