What are Lithsexuality and Recipsexuality? | Aspec 101

[@5yphu5]

Thanks for this. Appreciate the visibility! Loved the little stumbles at 2:20 and 3:20, very authentic. Who needs jump cuts?

[@Isabelle-dg8qx]

I think im both idk how and im bi

[@acereporter266]

Thanks and welcome back! So I thought I was aegosexual until I saw this video, now I'm wondering if I'm Lith. (Easier to spell, AmIRight?) As a young woman, I was attracted to guys, guys were attracted to me, but they were never the same guy. That should have told me something that maybe I was only attracted to people not attracted to me, and that meant I didn't really want a relationship, I just wanted to fit in. But back then it only told me that I was unattractive, and attracted unattractive men.

[@ellanina801]

I think I’m sort of both depending on the other person. If I’m lithsexual, I don’t think I’m actually sexually attracted to someone, just “fond” of them or like daydreaming. Then when they’re attracted back I get bored. But then there are other times where I think someone is attracted to me, and I’m not really sexually attracted to them, just more like okay with it and maybe a little curious. I don’t really want a sexual relationship-it’s more just like an attraction in general. I’ve thought I was attracted to someone, then kissed them and been like completely repulsed by them-even just their smell.

[@edspace.]

This might be a strange question, but since orientations can be applied to sexual and romantic attractions (e.g. Lithsexual and Lithromantic) can they be applied to other forms of attraction such as sensual, platonic, aesthetic etc?

[@lyric5064]

Yes they can!

[@edspace.]

@@lyric5064 Thanks, this can help make things clearer.

[@KyleRayner12]

@@lyric5064 Follow-up question: are there different suffixes you use for those other forms, as when you use "-sexual" vs "-romantic"?

[@lyric5064]

@@KyleRayner12 I've heard people use terms such as bialterous, so I think it works like that

[@YawnyCatBird]

Yes, I’m reciprosexual/recipsexual.