Asexuals refer to a group of minorities that have quietly emerged in the overall atmosphere where sex is not only the ultimate pleasure in life but also a means of human reproduction. They are subverting traditional concepts and what they advertise is a sexless life. . They took the letter "A" (the first letter of the word asexual, asexal) as their symbol, and the amoeba (a single-celled animal that reproduces asexually) and the unicorn (a symbol of chastity in Western mythology). spiritual symbol. They defend their right to live a sexless life and accept it as normal life. These people have formed their own activity circles and are looking for like-minded people in private. In their view, a life without sex does not mean a life without feelings. Now, their view has gained support from some scientists.

Can you bear a sexless life?

Is no sex life harmful to health? While scientific research is still exploring, new groups of people who are satisfied with "sexless life" have emerged in the world. They firmly believe that this is healthy. International Herald Herald article In a society where sexual orientation is used to judge whether a person is normal, sex is not only In the overall atmosphere where sex is the ultimate happiness in life and the means of human reproduction, a group of minorities have quietly emerged. They are subverting traditional concepts and what they advertise is a sexless life.

They call themselves "asexuals" and use the letter "A" (asexual, the first letter of the word asexal) as their symbol, while the amoeba (a single-celled animal that reproduces asexually) and The unicorn (a symbol of chastity in Western mythology) is their spiritual symbol. They defend their right to live a sexless life and accept it as normal life. These people have formed their own activity circles and are looking for like-minded people in private. In their view, a life without sex does not mean a life without feelings. Now, their view has gained support from some scientists.

There was once a popular saying - "Men think about sex every six seconds", and there was also a cartoon - the word "sex" was written all over men's brains. Although it is just a joke, to some extent, sex is everywhere and it does occupy an important position in people's lives. Sexual impulse is even considered by some to be the most powerful driving force for human civilization. However, sex is not so important to everyone.

Experts point out that a considerable number of people have no interest in sex. At first, people thought that this group of people only accounted for a small proportion of the population and could be ignored. But in fact, there are many of them.

After analyzing a British survey of 18,000 people on their sexual habits, Anthony Bogaert, a psychologist at Brock University in Ontario, Canada, found that 1% agreed with this view: Sexually, I'm not interested in anyone. "New Scientist" magazine also recently reported on the "asexual phenomenon" emerging in the world, and predicted that one day they will promote the concept of "sexless sex" around the world.

“Asexual people boldly express their views in front of their parents, relatives and friends, and promote asexual life as a healthy sexual orientation like those who choose bisexuality or homosexuality”, "New Scientist" Journalist Sylvia Westphal pointed out, "They are essentially announcing to the world that they are not sexually deficient, let alone impotent. They have healthy sexual choices and should not be exploited by others. ignored".

Through the investigation of asexual people, researchers gradually found that it is difficult for most people to understand that these people have no desire to have sex, and asexual life will not cause any harm to them. Influence. Although some people (mostly single) take their asexual life to such an extent that they can't even be physically close to anyone. But there is also a large number of people who live very active and fulfilling social lives. They also talk about love and believe that the non-sexual love between them and their partners is the most indestructible and has no conditions.

Asexuality

Relationships, a charity organization on marriage and sexual health in the UK, said in a report that people who are healthy and have no sexual dysfunction, but have no sexual dysfunction, The number of British men seeking help after losing interest in life has soared by 40%. "They admit that they have no problem having sex, but they just don't want to do it," said Peter Bell, director of the agency. "British men have lost interest in sex life, ultimately because of too much work and financial pressure." Kerry Cooper, chairman of the British Association of Counseling and Psychotherapy, believes that in the face of the ongoing financial crisis, British men's working hours have changed from The traditional nine-to-five has become an extreme timeout, and sex has naturally become a luxury.

A survey conducted by the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex in the UK also showed that the financial crisis has affected the sex lives of many British couples. The number of divorces due to sexual disharmony has doubled in the past year. Ichiban. "Four out of every 10 couples in the UK are divorced, and among these four, at least one is due to 'asexuality'."

Asexual classification

" There are generally three types of asexuals. Some "asexual people" have lost their healthy sexual desire due to illness, and they "want to do it but can't"; the other part are people who only pursue "platonic love" of spiritual attachment and satisfaction. In the context of the economic crisis, the new "asexuals" are mostly office workers who have reduced sexual desire or even lost their sexual needs due to high work pressure and tight sleep time. The latter two are usually "can do but don't want to do it".

Causes of asexuality

Experts from Japan's Waseda University Women's Sexual Health Center pointed out that Japanese people are under great pressure during the economic crisis. Stress will cause changes in hormone levels in the body, leading to a chemical reaction. Let the testosterone that stimulates sexual desire "go off." "If sexual life is interrupted, people will become irritable and reject intimate contact. Soon, sexual desire will completely disappear."

In response to the economic crisis, modern people have reduced marital sex and eventually led to "asexual people" Li Yinhe, a well-known sexology expert, also pointed out that the increase in the pace of life and work pressure has led to more and more sexual problems to a certain extent, and has also caused the phenomenon of "asexuality" in marriage to show an upward trend. On the other hand, these problems may have always existed in the past, but now people dare to disclose and face them boldly, so they seem to have increased.

Modern sexual science research shows that sexual behavior is essentially a phenomenon that combines physiological, psychological and social factors. However, sexual desire is a vague concept, and it is still difficult to explain whether a sexless life is healthy or not. The more open a society is about sex, the weaker people's sexual desire becomes. In addition to the lifting of the repressive mechanism, this also includes the "generalization" of sex: people's understanding of the connotations of sex and love is broader than before, and there are more and more varieties of pleasurable sex.

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Social reaction

Asexual people

Asexuals believe that the problem now is that people who choose to live asexual lives have no place in this society and they must hide their identities, just like homosexuals in the past. Asexual people said: "They must hide themselves because we live in a society that highly respects normal sexual orientation. You can imagine if there is such a person around you, he (she) does not like to have sex, but He (she) has no obstacles in this regard. How would you treat this person? In fact, it is difficult for them to find someone to talk to."

Experts pointed out that regarding the concept of "asexuality". There is no very precise definition yet, but she also believes that people should pay attention to the emergence of this phenomenon. Although there is still no scientific basis for whether asexual life is healthy, both asexual people and relevant researchers agree that this phenomenon has its reasons. At present, the issue of asexuality has not attracted enough attention from the scientific community. The pharmaceutical industry is only concerned about those people who need sex but cannot get it. Sexual genetics is also just an attempt to unravel the biological mystery of homosexuality. Historian Hera Cook analyzed that the phenomenon of asexuality requires in-depth study. When sex was not used as a promotional tool for various products such as cars and washing machines, the "asexual people" did not feel too much discomfort. A man who has no sexual requirements will not feel any pressure unless his wife requires him to have children. But the situation is different now. Sex has become an important part of modern people's lives. Those who do not have any sexual requirements suddenly find themselves "out of date", so the pressure increases greatly. Some scientists pointed out that under such a social background, the scientific community should increase its research on asexual phenomena, and society as a whole should view this phenomenon correctly and prevent the "asexual people" from feeling that they are being discriminated against.

In an interview with reporters, Zhu Jiaming, vice president of the Guangdong Provincial Sex Society, said that whether asexuals are caused by psychological or physical reasons, they also need to find someone who cares about each other and learns from each other's strengths in life. Partners also have the right to experience the happiness of family. This is personal freedom. What is clear is that sexless marriage does not have a bad impact on society. Therefore, people should respect and tolerate it rather than avoid it. He also suggested that dating agencies and other institutions in Guangzhou should openly provide services in this area from the perspective of serving the society, so that more asexual people can get happy asexual marriages, which will make society more harmonious.

Dr. Zhang Bin, who has been engaged in sexual medicine research and treatment for many years, believes that the seemingly fashionable term "sexless marriage" includes a variety of social relationships. One definition of sexless marriage is that there are no physical health factors between the husband and wife, or there is no sexual life for more than three months due to separation of the two places. A sexless marriage in a broad sense includes in addition to organic physiological and external conditions disorders, The couple has not had sex for more than 3 months. He pointed out that it is extremely rare for a couple to actively choose to live a sexless life. If they have a relationship and healthy physiological conditions but are unwilling to have sex, they don’t have to choose marriage; unless there is an abnormal marriage between the two parties. motivation, otherwise choosing to live together can avoid unnecessary disputes over property and other matters. Dr. Zhang believes that most sexless marriages are passive choices out of helplessness. In addition to objective physiological obstacles, "heart disease" is actually the main cause of most sexless marriages. If one partner of the couple puts forward active sexual needs and makes one partner behave passively, the obstacle can usually be removed through treatment; but if the other partner has no sexual desire at all, Demand, such a sexless marriage might as well end in divorce.

There are generally three types of "asexuals". Some "asexual people" have lost their healthy sexual desire due to illness, and they "want to do it but can't"; the other part are people who only pursue "platonic love" of spiritual attachment and satisfaction. In the context of the economic crisis, the new "asexuals" are mostly office workers who have reduced sexual desire or even lost their sexual needs due to high work pressure and tight sleep time. The latter two are usually "can do but don't want to do it". In view of the fact that modern people have reduced marital sex under the economic crisis, which has ultimately led to the increase of "asexual people", Li Yinhe, a famous sexology expert, also pointed out: The pace of life

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