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Although certain factors can have an impact on shaping someone's identity, an asexual orientation is not chosen, and it is not exclusively determined based on someone's history. Īnother common myth is that people "become" asexual after either being sexually rejected or sexually abused. That does not necessarily mean they have an aversion to sex, although some asexuals do. Asexuals simply do not feel sexual attraction. Some asexuals may abstain, while others do have sex, whether it may be to please their partner or to have children. One of the most common myths is that asexuals are simply choosing to abstain from sex, which is not true. There are a lot of misunderstandings when it comes to asexuality. Asexual people do not experience sexual attraction, regardless of how close they are with someone, whereas demisexual people can and do experience sexual attraction, but only after a close bond is formed with another person.
The term 'asexual' comes from the negation prefix a-, meaning 'not' or 'without', with the word 'sexual'.