Department of Sociology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, V8W 2Y2, Canada.
Arch Sex Behav. 2024 May;53(5):1899-1914. doi: 10.1007/s10508-024-02846-0. Epub 2024 Mar 27.
Asexuality studies are an emerging field in North America and Europe which lack large-scale, qualitative studies. Much existing research focuses on defining and categorizing asexuality, with researchers calling for more focus on the romantic and sexual relationships of asexual people. Drawing from an online survey with 349 participants, this paper describes the perceptions and experiences that asexual people have with dating and relationships. Participants answered 16 open-ended and 9 close-ended questions. After rounds of coding, three themes were selected for examination. These were dating, romantic and/or sexual relationships, and platonic relationships. These results showcase the challenges asexuals face with dating while also demonstrating how asexual people actively dismantle understandings of romantic, sexual, and platonic relationships through their own experiences and perspectives. Overall, this study provides greater legitimacy to the fluidity of asexuality and asexual relationships.
无性恋研究在北美和欧洲是一个新兴领域，缺乏大规模的定性研究。现有的许多研究都集中在定义和分类无性恋上，研究人员呼吁更多地关注无性恋者的浪漫和性关系。本研究通过一项有 349 名参与者的在线调查，描述了无性恋者对约会和关系的看法和体验。参与者回答了 16 个开放式和 9 个封闭式问题。经过几轮编码，选择了三个主题进行检查。这些主题是约会、浪漫和/或性关系以及柏拉图式关系。这些结果展示了无性恋者在约会中面临的挑战，同时也展示了无性恋者如何通过自己的经验和观点积极地打破对浪漫、性和柏拉图式关系的理解。总的来说，这项研究为无性恋和无性关系的流动性提供了更大的合法性。
