disregardable@lemmy.zip 14 hours ago
That’s not abnormal for teen girls, though. A lot of girls need to meet the right person before they develop sexual libido, even into their 20s. Instead of speculating and looking at people, she should try talking to them, making plans, going out. Does not need to be romantic, just meeting different people and seeing what kind of people you get along well with. Although modern American society really doesn’t allow kids to do that until college now.
blarghly@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Hot take - the recent surge in aromantic and asexual people is more a result of increasing levels of anxiety in society, rather than being driven by inherent personality traits. While some people doubtless have greater or lesser innate sexual or romantic drives, the increase we are seeing, especially in young people, is due repression of sexual or romantic desires in their psyche due to social anxieties around being vulnerable and comminicative with others.