I’m in my early 30’s and I’ve literally always been curious about this. I’ve never in my life had the ability to feel sexual pleasure. I’ve never been on any meds or had any sort of traumatic experiences…it’s just the way I’ve always been even if I try. I’m old enough to say that I’m way beyond simply being a “late bloomer”. It’s just something I’ll never experience.

But it often feels like I’m missing a minor sense like taste or smell or something. Everyone has always raved about the taste of dessert, but I’ve never been able to understand or experience it. Can you describe it in detail it for me? Not just the mental part, but the physical part as well?

Thank you.

Sincerely, An Outsider

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    Per some of the comments above - add urgency, being in / not being in control, exertion are all part of it.

    Finishing a half marathon

    Attending a concert with 20k other people and singing one of my favourite songs at the top of my lungs

    The 30 to 40 seconds after my first experience scuba diving

    Surfing, believe it or not. - the feeling of being picked up and pushed forward at the same time, then being in control / out of control and elated at the same time

    Dancing in darkness to uplifting music, sometimes even exercising in the dark

    Riding downhill trails in the dark (wirh headlight of course)