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[–] krimsonbun@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 10 months ago

They can, it really depends. Asexuals can get nervous around crushes or just people they find attractive. It just depends on the person, asexual is a veeery broad spectrum and it's you who gets to chose if that label identifies you, nobody else has to validate if the term suits you.

[–] Seigest@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I do but I also am also autistic. So I'm awkward around everyone regardless.

[–] rockettaco37@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah... it makes social situations pretty difficult.

[–] kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 8 months ago

I personally don't but I would get awkward if someone was attracted to me

[–] Makeshift@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Personally, only because of social stigma.

I worry that paying attention/compliment to someone being aesthetically good looking will be taken as a sxual interest when it isn’t. I’m as sxually interested in them as I am a cute cat or a pretty flower, which I also smile at seeing.

So I’m a bit more hesitant to smile at the pretty human than I am smiling at the pretty kitty or pretty flower.