The concept of it always struck me as ableist when described to me.

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It's nonsense.

I mean, it's not nonsense, it's just that "I'm attracted to people who think the way I like" is actually pretty common.

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  • [–] 26 points 20 hours ago

    I'm fairly certain there's people out there who get horny watching someone being smart just because everything's a fetish to someone out there but I'm also fairly certain near 100% of people who'd describe themselves as being sapiosexual just have some sort of authority or money fetish

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  • [–] 17 points 19 hours ago*

    I mean I think it's a thing. So many people have so many different ways to describe their sexuality I don't think it's useful to gatekeep them, it's better to just accept all labels by default and only narrow them down if you have a specific reason for doing so.

    The ableism instinct I also get, but think that applying it in such a personalized way is unhelpful. Imagine calling gay men misogynist for not being attracted to women. Individualized application of discriminatory terms like that is a form of liberalism.

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  • [–] 23 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

    Dude at my job was 100% serious and said there should be a term for men who want to date their girlfriends for more than just their appearance

    It was in relation to her wanting to get a breast reduction but was afraid hed find her less attractive and he was really bragging to us about it

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  • [–] 22 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

    How am I supposed to cum if my partner doesn't yell the quadratic formula at me?

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  • [–] 38 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (4 children)

    It's called having a type. Having a type isn't necessarily a sexuality, it's just the collection of things that attract you in a person, and sometimes all the people you're attracted to have a thing in common.

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  • [–] 19 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

    I agree with having a type. To rescue a kernel of a concept, I do think getting excited about a hobby or special interest is attractive to others. My exhibit A are the TikTok memes of people getting smitten when their partners excitedly yap. I can see why people call it being Sapio because (afaik) there isn't a name for this idea yet.

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  • [–] 18 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

    This is literally what my partner says. She loves it when I gush about things I'm really interested and love, and I love it when she does. Idk, there's something really attractive about peeople being earnest and competent.

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  • [–] 13 points 20 hours ago (1 child)

    It's when you're a redditor and want to date another redditor.

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  • [–] 33 points 23 hours ago (5 children)

    No, it just means "I am attracted to conventionally attractive women who wear glasses".

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  • [–] 22 points 23 hours ago* (3 children)

    The Ready Player One guy is a sapiosexual

    Tap for cringe

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