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Demisexual is a sexual orientation on the asexual spectrum defined as someone who does not experience sexual attraction until they have formed a deep emotional connection with someone.

Demisexual can be a sexual orientation on it's own or can combined with other orientations. For example, one could be demisexual and gay, meaning that when one does experience sexual attraction it's only towards people of the same gender.

The counterparts to demisexual are demiromantic, demiplatonic, and demialterous.

Demisexual subsets

Apressexual

Etymology

The prefix demi- means half or partial. The prefix is also used in words such as demigod.

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-'''Demisexual''' is a sexual orientation on the [[Asexual Spectrum|asexual spectrum]] defined as someone who does not experience sexual attraction until they have formed a deep emotional connection with someone.
+'''Demisexual''' is a sexual orientation on the [[Asexual Spectrum|asexual spectrum]] defined as someone who does not experience [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Sexual_Attraction sexual attraction] until they have formed a deep emotional connection with someone.
-Demisexual can be a sexual orientation on its own or can combined with other orientations. For example, one could be demisexual and gay, meaning that when one does experience sexual attraction it's only towards people of the same gender.
+Demisexual can be a sexual orientation on it's own or can combined with other orientations. For example, one could be demisexual and [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Special:Search?query=gay gay], meaning that when one does experience [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Sexual_Attraction sexual attraction] it's only towards people of the same [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Gender gender].
 The counterparts to demisexual are [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Demiromantic demiromantic], [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Demiplatonic demiplatonic], and [https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Demialterous demialterous].