Where Did This Come From?
The whole Sexual attraction ≠ Desire?
Sexual attraction = Physical attraction?
Because AVEN uses Sexual attraction and desire interchangeably as far as I can see, where it basically means the same thing.
I feel like people are genuinely confused and getting misinformation by just parroting what others say. Instead of what is actually on the AVEN site.
I have seen comments like this: " Asexual doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t like having sex. Many asexuals enjoy sex in general. It’s really down to not having any single individual ever stand out physically as attractive in any way."
It says under attraction that Asexuals can still have aesthetic attraction. So no, Sexual attraction isn't physical attraction, even according to AVEN.
Posted Jun 5, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC