Dating as asexual is hard because it is incredibly difficult for allosexual people to understand a sexual identity that does not center sex. Dating, for us, involves nuances that the vast majority of allosexual people simply do not have to think about on the level that people on the asexuality spectrum do.

Can you date as an asexual?

Asexual people still date, even if theyre not that into sex. Asexuals (or “aces”) still date, though ― and they sometimes even date non-aces. Like any sexual orientation, asexuality exists on spectrum, and individual experiences vary from person to person.