US EditionDear Abby: Student fears sexuality could be at odds with family’s beliefs
- Closeted in the Midwest, a college student has concealed being asexual from family for two years and is considering coming out to a select circle of fellow students on her college campus.
- Overhearing family talk has left her frustrated as her parents and older siblings discuss dating, while a planned road trip to visit someone she met on a dating app who lives nine hours away adds pressure, and her choice conflicts with the family's conservative-leaning religious beliefs.
- Dear Abby advised the writer to postpone any family announcement until comfortable, said there is no need for a large public coming-out, and noted 'Asexuality isn't a sin' with online resources and asexual dating sites available.
- She fears a potential partner may reject her for her asexuality and hesitation to commit, and she is anxious her parents might find out before she's ready; Dear Abby noted relationships with women she dates should be easier if they are also asexual.
- A friend called Cindy is six months pregnant and proposed names like `Chlamydia`, `Bidet` and `Chalet`, but after the writer stressed bullying risks, Cindy dropped `Chlamydia` and now favors `Cliche`; Dear Abby suggested Greek names: Kalista, Lydia, Olympia or Andromeda.
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DEAR ABBY: Student fears sexuality could be at odds with family’s beliefs
DEAR ABBY: For the past two years, I have been trying to conceal from my family (with modest success) that I'm asexual. I overhear conversations my parents have been having with my older siblings on the subject of dating, and I'm becoming increasingly frustrated that my experiences have been so different from theirs. I have never dated the same person twice, as three of my brothers have.
Dear Abby: I’m terrified to come out as asexual to my conservative-leaning family
DEAR ABBY: For the past two years, I have been trying to conceal from my family (with modest success) that I’m asexual. I overhear conversations my parents have been having with my older siblings on the subject of dating, and I’m becoming increasingly frustrated that my experiences have been so different from theirs. I have never dated the same person twice, as three of my brothers have.
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Dear Abby: Student fears sexuality could be at odds with family's beliefs
I have never dated the same person twice, as three of my brothers have.
Dear Abby: Student fears sexuality could be at odds with family’s beliefs
DEAR ABBY: For the past two years, I have been trying to conceal from my family (with modest success) that I’m asexual. I overhear conversations my parents have been having with my older siblings on the subject of dating, and I’m becoming increasingly frustrated that my experiences have been so different from theirs. I have never dated the same person twice, as three of my brothers have.
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