Talk:Waking Life/@comment-40234613-20190722014629/@comment-24101790-20190722021251

The commenting system is a bit odd here. To comment in a thread, you have to click reply on the OP (so to respond to this comment, you'd click reply on the first comment in the thread; which is yours). Not that it's a huge point as the messages are right next to each other for easy access, but it's just for reference if you want to reply to someone's comment in the future and want it all interlaced.

I do feel like I understand the concept of asexuality after more research and interaction with people of different walks of life after writing this, but given the limited space I didn't really convey his state as well as I could have and should have distinguished more from an individual experience rather than a generalized statement. I understand that people who are asexual can be in fulfilling relationships that aren't predicated on sexual aspects, but with the man I was talking to, it seemed like a big sticking point was tied into a sense of dysmorphia or traumatic event (if I had to try and play the psychiatrist) that ended up interfering with any burgeoning relationships/friendships due to his inability to fully open up to his partners/friends about certain aspects. He isn't indicative of any group as a whole, but talking to him and getting some insight did influence me to write what I did while trying to understand his mindset/outlook. Unfortunately, in order to properly do that, I'd need to take more time to try and get into his headset and given my brief interaction with him, I don't feel like I could do that any justice given my conversation with him was at an understandably low point for a very brief time. Anyways, I have a Clin. Path. exam coming up in the next couple of days that I need to get back to. You enjoy the rest of your day/night.