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| − | + | This model of the spectrum of asexuality and sexuality was created by the AVENite <span class="plainlinks">[http://asexuality.org/discussion/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=403 Rabger]</span> <small>(under the username ''~Forbidden Fury~'')</small>.<br/> | |
| − | This model of the spectrum of asexuality and sexuality was created by the AVENite [http://asexuality.org/discussion/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=403 Rabger] (under the username ''~Forbidden Fury~''). The model includes several new terms and definitions: | + | The model includes several new terms and definitions: |
| − | '''Primary sexual attraction'' | + | *'''Primary''' sexual attraction |
| + | : ''an instant attraction to people based on instantly available information such as their looks or smell which may or may not lead to arousal or sexual desire'' | ||
| − | '''Secondary sexual attraction'' | + | *'''Secondary''' sexual attraction |
| + | : ''an attraction that develops over time based on a person's relationship and emotional connection with another person'' | ||
| − | '''Primary sexual desire'' | + | *'''Primary''' sexual desire |
| + | : ''the desire to engage in sexual activity for the purposes of personal pleasure whether physical, emotional, or both'' | ||
| − | '''Secondary sexual desire'' | + | *'''Secondary''' sexual desire |
| + | : ''the desire to engage in sexual activity solely for the sake of the happiness of the other person involved, or for another ulterior motive such as the conception of children'' | ||
| + | : Most sexuals in romantic relationships feel both primary and secondary sexual desire. | ||
| − | + | In Rabger's model, asexuals are people who lack '''primary''' sexual desire. Some asexuals therefore experience attraction and/or secondary sexual desire, but some don't. | |
| − | A more detailed discussion of Rabger's model can be found [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=10791&b=1&st=0&p=0&#entry0 here]. | + | A more detailed discussion of Rabger's model can be found <span class="plainlinks">[http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=10791&b=1&st=0&p=0&#entry0 here]</span>. |
| − | The term [[ | + | The term "[[demisexual]]" tends to be used by adherents to Rabger's model of sexuality, referring to people who experience '''secondary''' sexual attraction but not '''primary''' sexual attraction. |
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*[[Nonlibidoism]] | *[[Nonlibidoism]] | ||
*[[Not interested|"Not interested" model]] | *[[Not interested|"Not interested" model]] | ||
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Revision as of 12:23, 9 August 2008
This model of the spectrum of asexuality and sexuality was created by the AVENite Rabger (under the username ~Forbidden Fury~).
The model includes several new terms and definitions:
- Primary sexual attraction
- an instant attraction to people based on instantly available information such as their looks or smell which may or may not lead to arousal or sexual desire
- Secondary sexual attraction
- an attraction that develops over time based on a person's relationship and emotional connection with another person
- Primary sexual desire
- the desire to engage in sexual activity for the purposes of personal pleasure whether physical, emotional, or both
- Secondary sexual desire
- the desire to engage in sexual activity solely for the sake of the happiness of the other person involved, or for another ulterior motive such as the conception of children
- Most sexuals in romantic relationships feel both primary and secondary sexual desire.
In Rabger's model, asexuals are people who lack primary sexual desire. Some asexuals therefore experience attraction and/or secondary sexual desire, but some don't.
A more detailed discussion of Rabger's model can be found here.
The term "demisexual" tends to be used by adherents to Rabger's model of sexuality, referring to people who experience secondary sexual attraction but not primary sexual attraction.
