This is what it’s like to celebrate Valentine’s Day while asexual: ‘It’s like being vegan on National Cheese Day’

Pretty much everyone knows when Valentine’s Day is – February 14th – and that day is not short of loved-up couples having dinner together and eating as much chocolate as they can, if everyone’s stomachs can cope after Christmas.

However, less is known about how asexual individuals celebrate Valentine’s Day. In fact, a 2019 survey revealed that 73 per cent of people are unable to even describe asexuality.

As asexuals are given barely any, or stereotypical, coverage in the national press and popular culture, many misconceptions about asexuality, relationships and love have circulated the web.

“Asexuals have no empathy”, “asexuals are incapable of loving and being loved” and “asexuals are attention seekers” are just some of the myths that asexuals have to deal with on a daily basis.

But love is

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