Talk:Nebula Violette/@comment-27064645-20160108213103/@comment-4010415-20160108232240

I don't think the people who claim to be but aren't are lying, necessarily. There's a problem where a lot of people don't quite understand what asexuality is, and it's difficult to explain. Then, there's also the fact that demisexuality exists, which is in the asexuality spectrum. I could be remembering completely wrongly (especially since I've been up for 24 hours, but somebody won't let me go to sleep yet), but I think demisexuality is where you're only sexually attracted to someone you're romantically in love with.

Normally, people are sexually attracted to anyone they find visually appealing, regardless of any lack of romantic love. Or, at least, that's my understanding of it, from an outsider's perspective.