10 types of sexual orientations, the existence of which you may not have suspected

The term "traditional sexual orientation", which is often used in colloquial language, has not been used in sexology for a long time. American biologist and sexologist Alfred Kinsey at the beginning of the 20th century developed a scale for determining sexuality, using which it was possible to determine which orientation a person belongs to. But this system is no longer relevant and now we will tell you why.

In the scale of the scientist from the United States there were only three positions: heterosexuals, homosexuals and bisexuals and a markup from 0 to 6, which determines how strong sexual preferences are. Kinsey is considered one of the founders of modern sexology, but he was mistaken, since not only his scale, but also a whole notebook will not be enough to describe the sexual orientations known today. We have selected 10 of the most unusual types of them, which you probably did not know about.

Asexuals are people who are not sexually attracted to anyone. Relatively recently, such people were considered patients of psychiatrists, but now asexuality is quite a normal phenomenon that hardly anyone would think of condemning.

Immediately it is worth saying that asexuality is not such a rarity in the modern world. Scientists believe that about 1% of the world's population is not interested in sex at all. There is also information that this figure is underestimated. One of the most famous asexuals in modern history was the famous fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld.

People who are unable to experience real romantic affection are called aromantics by sexologists of the 21st century. Such people do not give flowers, do not read poems under the moon and do not invite you to romantic dinners. To hear a declaration of love from such a person is an incredible success, but the "I love" pulled out of the aromanticist almost by force does not mean that he can not love strongly and sincerely.

Such people, despite their external equanimity, are capable of strong feelings and they make excellent family men, loyal partners and caring parents.

Pansexuals are able to experience sexual attraction to a person, regardless of his gender. For them, gender and even biological sex are not important. All that matters is the very personality of a person,his inner world. It is easy to guess that there are much more women among pansexuals than men.

Now it is fashionable to declare your pansexuality in show business. Among the representatives of this orientation are singer Miley Cyrus, "The Hunger Games" star Josh Hutcherson and actress Shailene Woodley.

For sapiosexuals, the main thing in a partner is his intelligence. An intelligent person is able to arouse their excitement simply in the process of communication. It should be noted that many of our contemporaries, answering the question about the most sexual quality of a partner, call it a high level of intelligence and a broad outlook.

People with this sexual orientation can experience attraction only after they get to know a person well. Not only are they not capable of casual sexual relations, but they can't even fall in love at first sight. Above all, they value comfort and a strong emotional connection.

It is easier for demiosexuals to build strong relationships than others, since they do not make hasty decisions and always think well with their heads. But, on the other hand, such discrimination can scare off a potential partner — not everyone in our fast-paced age will want to wait until the demiosexual feels a strong emotional connection and is ready for a close relationship.

The sexual mood of these people depends entirely on the sexual mood of the partner. A recipsexual is ready to support the other half if she is excited and ready for sex, but she will also instantly cool down if she feels that the desire is present only for him.

On the one hand, such people can be envied, because they are unfamiliar with the suffering from unrequited love or dependence on another person. Their attitude to the partner depends on how the partner treats them and this phenomenon can be compared to a reflection in a mirror.

Unlike recipsexuals, litosexuals, on the contrary, experience desire only where there is no reciprocity. As soon as the object of lust begins to show reciprocal interest in such a person, he immediately loses all interest in the relationship. Often, litosexuals choose unattainable persons as sexual objects, for example, famous actors or even movie characters. Litromantics are not averse to fantasizing about relationships that will never happen.

Homosexuals are people with very low sexual desire. But they differ from asexuals in that they do not directly state about the lack of desire to have sex. Such people do not exclude the possibility of intimacy and sometimes willingly have sex.

A common type of sexual orientation these days, whose representatives prefer virtual sex to ordinary sex. Scientists-sexologists say with alarm that the number of such people is growing from year to year and soon they will make up the majority among earthlings. Digital-sexuals satisfy their sexual desires through digital technologies, choosing virtual characters or real people as objects, but in a digital image.

People who are sexually attracted to inanimate objects are considered objectosexuals. It sounds strange, but every year more and more people declare their belonging to this sexual orientation. The most sensational case of attraction to objects can be called the wedding of Erica La Tour Eiffel and the Eiffel Tower. There are a lot of people who are in love with objects in the world and their preferences may be somewhat unusual.

Do not forget about such an interesting phenomenon as incels. This is not a sexual orientation, but rather a special model of sexual behavior. Every year there are more and more young people who can be attributed to this category.