{"id":4335,"date":"2026-04-13T16:30:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/?p=4335"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T16:30:17","slug":"after-30-years-of-self-discovery-woman-shares-her-truth-as-abrosexual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/?p=4335","title":{"rendered":"After 30 Years of Self-Discovery, Woman Shares Her Truth as Abrosexual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Woman comes out as abrosexual after 30-year journey<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>For some people, attraction fluctuates and evolves over time, and it doesn\u2019t always take a predictable course.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abrosexuality is the label given to this perplexing experience, which is more prevalent than most people think.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">believed that she was a lesbian. Let\u2019s examine what abrosexuality means and how one writer\u2019s three-decade odyssey helped make this word more widely known.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe id=\"instagram-embed-0\" class=\"instagram-media instagram-media-rendered\" src=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CD4b5-PBazg\/embed\/captioned\/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=658&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fmiddleagedclub.com&amp;rp=%2Farchives%2F93426%3Ffbclid%3DIwY2xjawRJ-OBleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFLVUxjUXNyTUpqY3RZY0hlc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHvgRo-RIcx8nbm_dpcGLDOBxIFOaU1eQR2cOSe3An7wnlQSmYFxyYsRJ9b4l_aem_kNvm7zQm4BDkMW#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A5542.199999988079%7D\" height=\"1242\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-instgrm-payload-id=\"instagram-media-payload-0\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After 30 years of wondering why her desire tended to change with the seasons, writer Emma Flint revealed her heartwarming experience of discovering she was abrosexual in a personal essay published by Metro UK in July 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flint, who was 32 when the piece was written, talks about how she thought she was a lesbian for years, then had times where she was attracted to guys, then no one, and then back to males.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She claimed to have been \u201cunsure of who I was\u201d for decades.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">as though I were at sea, I felt lost. The freelancer, who is based in Staffordshire, England, says, \u201cI also felt like a fraud because of how much I changed my identity when chatting with loved ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy identity changed, not that I was unable to make up my mind,\u201d I would feel more in line with bisexuality a few days or weeks after feeling like a lesbian one day. I had a fluid sexuality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything didn\u2019t make sense to her until she happened onto the phrase \u201cabrosexual\u201d in an internet forum.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She writes, \u201cI felt seen at last.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Abrosexuality: What is it?<br \/>\nAccording to Healthline, abrosexuality is a type of sexual fluidity and is a less well-known LGBTQ+ status.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA person who is abrosexual experiences frequent fluctuations in their sexual attraction: they may identify as \u201cgay,\u201d feel attracted to people of all genders, and then experience little to no sexual attraction at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-93431 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-565.png?resize=728%2C910&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-565.png?w=728&amp;ssl=1 728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-565.png?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"910\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-attachment-id=\"93431\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/middleagedclub.com\/archives\/93426\/image-23864\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-565.png?fit=728%2C910&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"728,910\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-565.png?fit=728%2C910&amp;ssl=1\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-565.png?w=728&amp;ssl=1 728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-565.png?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-565.png?resize=728%2C910&amp;ssl=1\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTerms like homosexuality, bisexuality, heterosexuality, and pansexuality refer to the genders of the people you\u2019re attracted to,\u201d the health and wellness company explains, expanding on the identification.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The term \u201cabrosexuality\u201d is distinct since it refers to the fact that your sexual attraction changes throughout time without defining a gender.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI love the person, rather than their gender so it doesn\u2019t matter if my sexuality fluctuates while I\u2019m with them,\u201d Flint says, sharing her own experience of her ever-changing attraction.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, some individuals still like to insist that I \u201cpick a lane\u201d so that my identity doesn\u2019t bother them, even after I\u2019ve explained this.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-93433 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-566.png?resize=728%2C910&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-566.png?w=728&amp;ssl=1 728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-566.png?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"910\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-attachment-id=\"93433\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/middleagedclub.com\/archives\/93426\/image-23865\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-566.png?fit=728%2C910&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"728,910\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-566.png?fit=728%2C910&amp;ssl=1\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-566.png?w=728&amp;ssl=1 728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-566.png?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-566.png?resize=728%2C910&amp;ssl=1\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want people to realize that an identity is not any less authentic just because you don\u2019t comprehend or understand it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">How does abrosexuality manifest itself?<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\nThe fact that abrosexuality doesn\u2019t fit into any one pattern is among the most crucial things to comprehend about it. Everybody sees it differently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Healthline provides several illustrations of how abrosexuality could manifest in order to provide a more comprehensive picture:<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Daily shifts: One day you may wake up feeling only attracted to women, and the next day you may feel exclusively attracted to males.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\nGradual shifts: You may initially find yourself drawn to persons of both genders, but after a few weeks or months you may realize that you are only attracted to one particular gender.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\nChanging levels of attraction: You may have a phase of little to no sexual interest at all, which is frequently called asexual sensations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, months later, you may find that your attraction has returned and that you feel more active, maybe toward various genders.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-93434 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-567.png?resize=728%2C910&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-567.png?w=728&amp;ssl=1 728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-567.png?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"910\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-attachment-id=\"93434\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/middleagedclub.com\/archives\/93426\/image-23866\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-567.png?fit=728%2C910&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"728,910\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-567.png?fit=728%2C910&amp;ssl=1\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-567.png?w=728&amp;ssl=1 728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-567.png?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-567.png?resize=728%2C910&amp;ssl=1\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\nLong-term evolution: After years of identifying as a straight man, you may discover that you\u2019re starting to be attracted to other males, which will add new dimensions to your identity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These are but a few samples of what could be. Being an abrosexual is a very personal and distinct identity because there is no \u201cone-size-fits-all\u201d experience.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGrowth and development is about us all learning new things about ourselves all the time,\u201d Flint writes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the long run, I hope that abrosexuality will not be viewed as a means of being \u201con trend,\u201d but rather as a normal identity that people may possess.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Flint\u2019s narrative serves as a reminder of the importance of representation and language in assisting individuals in understanding who they are, in addition to being a personal journey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simply because they haven\u2019t found the perfect word to express their experience, many people may spend their lives feeling \u201cbroken\u201d or \u201cout of place.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-93435 entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-568.png?resize=728%2C910&amp;ssl=1\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-568.png?w=728&amp;ssl=1 728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-568.png?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w\" alt=\"\" width=\"728\" height=\"910\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-attachment-id=\"93435\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/middleagedclub.com\/archives\/93426\/image-23867\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-568.png?fit=728%2C910&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"728,910\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-568.png?fit=728%2C910&amp;ssl=1\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-568.png?w=728&amp;ssl=1 728w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-568.png?resize=240%2C300&amp;ssl=1 240w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 728px) 100vw, 728px\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/middleagedclub.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-568.png?resize=728%2C910&amp;ssl=1\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How do you feel about each of these identities? To start the conversation, please share this story and let us know what you think!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Woman comes out as abrosexual after 30-year journey For some people, attraction fluctuates and evolves over time, and it doesn\u2019t always take a predictable course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-viral-article"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4335"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4335\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4337,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4335\/revisions\/4337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mindfulescapades.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}