# Does being asexual tend to correlate with certain personality traits or not? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 16, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-asexual-tend-to-correlate-with-certain-personality-traits-or-not/746283 "2016-02-16T18:11:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-asexual-tend-to-correlate-with-certain-personality-traits-or-not/746283/1 "2016-02-16T18:11:04Z")
Re people who are asexual I get the mental picture of someone who is kind of even tempered with not to many highs or lows. Maybe even a little bit passive or neutral in their day to personality. I do not know any “out” self identified asexual people although I’m sure I know some who do not wish to advertise their sexuality or lack thereof. Does being asexual tend to correlate with certain personality traits or not ? ---
**Author:** ![monstro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-asexual-tend-to-correlate-with-certain-personality-traits-or-not/746283/2 "2016-02-16T21:24:54Z")
I am pretty even tempered, I think. But it’s strange. To some people, I cross across as intense and very serious. To others, I’m unflappable, not really caring about anything. I don’t think anyone would describe me as effervesant, fun-loving, grouchy, or moody, though. I don’t know anyone except for me who is asexual. It’s not something I want to build a social circle around. But I don’t know if your generalization is an accurate one. I imagine that asexuals run the emotional gamut just like any other group. It’s just that instead of passion for sex, they might be passionate towards special interests, hobbies, or non-sexual romantic love. ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-asexual-tend-to-correlate-with-certain-personality-traits-or-not/746283/3 "2016-02-16T23:36:03Z")
It would be interesting to see a study investigating psychological traits of asexuals, like degree of blunted affect (if any), openness to experience, risk taking behavior, gregariousness, etc. I wonder how asexual drug use compares to the general population. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2016, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-asexual-tend-to-correlate-with-certain-personality-traits-or-not/746283/4 "2016-02-16T23:48:54Z")
Well, a close relative of mine identifies as asexual. She’s cheerful, optimistic, a bit of a dreamer, very loving (in a nonsexual way). She has a very bubbly personality, especially when it comes to something she’s a fan of. She’s kind of quiet, but if you mention any of her interests, she’ll go on about them as long as you like. I doubt there’s any strong correlation between personality and asexuality other than a disinterest in sex. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2016, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-being-asexual-tend-to-correlate-with-certain-personality-traits-or-not/746283/5 "2016-02-17T03:22:06Z")
I’m beginning to explore the idea that I may be asexual. I fall somewhere between \*\*monstro \*\*and **RC** ’s relative on the personality scale. So…no? I guess?