A growing body of research on asexuality - defined as the quality or characteristic of not
experiencing sexual attraction - has recently emerged in the psychological and sociological
literature. This literature has focused largely on understanding asexuality as both a
phenomenological and an individual experience. However less attention has been given to the
ways that asexual individuals experience navigate and negotiate relationships romance and
intimacy. The existing research on this topic suggests that asexual individuals who do pursue
romantic relationships tend to do so with non-asexual partners and often struggle to navigate
and negotiate intimacy in these relationships.
