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Rise of the Fraysexuals: How Sexual Interest Fades in Some Long-Term Relationships
Those with this orientation find strangers more alluring than people they know well – and their sexuality is often misunderstood as an attachment disorder
TL;DR
- Fraysexuality is an orientation where attraction is strongest towards strangers.
- It is characterized by attraction to the unrealized potential of people one does not know well.
- Attraction tends to diminish as a relationship deepens.
- Fraysexuals may experience shame and confusion and are sometimes pathologized as having attachment or intimacy disorders.
- Feelings of love can remain even when sexual attraction fades.
- Fraysexuality is a recognized orientation with its own flag.