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Dear Papabear,

I've been a long time lurker of this site, and I'm very glad that there is an advice column specifically for Furries. It's difficult explaining certain problems to people who are not part of the fandom, so I am very grateful :)

My question is a sexuality issue. But before we get to it, I must provide some background.

Since I was about 12, I realized that I was aroused by the feel of plush and fur. It sort of evolved from there to getting aroused by mild “fat fur” artwork. I would watch a cartoon, and anytime there was a furry character with a stuffed stomach, I would get aroused. This continued well into the present day, and the arousal evolved so that I now feel arousal from related sources (furry vore, overfed feral animals and in extremely few cases, humans who would overeat, etc.)

The strange thing is, even though I would get aroused, the thought of having sex with these characters in unappealing. I may be mildly interested in very few sexual situations in general but the desire to have sex is not there. I've been reading about asexuality and I seem to fit that bill. Here comes my concern:

You see, I've been masturbating to these various sources of arousal for all these years. It averages out to at least 5-8 times a week. I know when I was 12, I would “have sex” with the pillow or plush, but it wasn't a desire to sexually penetrate the object. It was just stimulation.

My question is, did my masturbation to those paraphilia kill my sex drive? Did I somehow cause myself to be asexual by too much stimulation from fantasy media? I accept my asexuality and I do not feel ashamed of it, but I am curious as to why I'm this way.

My mom suggested that I just haven’t grown up and/or I’m too shy and introverted when it comes to girls and socializing. Another theory is that I'm just simply this way because that's the way it is. Although, if there's any truth to my concerns, it would be rather disappointing to know that I did this to myself, and that I could've had a different sexual insight, if that makes any sense.

Thank you so much for any information you can provide. Once more, I'm extremely grateful that a service like this in the fandom exists :)

Anonymous

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Dear Anonymous,

This is one of the more complicated letters I’ve received about sexuality. An asexual person, as you know, is someone who is uninterested in sex, yet you are sexually stimulated by your interest in plushies, fur, and feeding. Yes, you aren’t interested in actual intercourse with people (or things), but there is still arousal nevertheless; therefore, you are not completely asexual.

You ask whether your fetish killed your sex drive. For that to be true, there would have to have been a desire for coitus in the first place, but you do not indicate ever having an interest in indulging in sexual intercourse with another person. So, no, your fetish didn’t put an end to what never existed.

I would go with the hypothesis that you are the way you are because that’s the way it is. We are all wired differently when it comes to sexuality, and most of us fall somewhere among the fifty shades of grey.

There is nothing wrong with your particular brand of sexuality; it is just one of many variants that are out there. As I always say (and Wiccans say), if you aren’t hurting anyone, do what you want to do.

The only problem I can foresee here has to do with the possibility, in the future, of you finding someone you really love and want to be with for the rest of your life and that she (or he) wants to have sex with you but you aren’t interested. You could, perhaps, find an asexual partner or, a bit more difficult, find someone who enjoys the same the same things you do. Even shy and introverted people can find love, so this is something you should consider. And the first step to finding love is to accept yourself as yourself, remembering, too, that your sexuality is only one aspect of a much larger you.

As Papabear always says, time to be more of a bear. Relax, don’t obsess, and don’t work too hard.

Hope that helps!

Hugs,

Papabear

The Real Tuesday Weld’s (the band that brought us Bath Time in Clerkenwell) now channelling old Fleischer cartoons.

Submitted by Fred Patten, Furry’s favorite historian and reviewer. A Wilder West, by Ted R. Blasingame Raleigh, NC, Lulu.com, August 2014, trade paperback $13.99 (258 pages).  “The range of low granite mountains baked in the prairie’s summer sun, heat waves shimmering into water mirages wherever there were flat places. A ghostly dust devil stirred up […]

im a good artist... i cant draw the face and those little details that really give a drawing its "appeal" and makes it look great... can anyone give me the link to a tempate i can print out or photoshop the outlines or offer and sketching advice?

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Author: Hey Papabear! You might remember me from a bit back (about a month or so). And thanks for your help, I made like 3 furiends!!!! So my question now is this: I am bisexual, and on my gay side I like furry. I need to tell my parents this, but they are very, very […]

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submitted by Terwin94
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Learn to podcast with special guest Potoroo, the host of Fuzzy Notes and chair of Camp Feral. Con panel on podcasting turned podcast, this episode is recorded in spectacular Algonquin Provincial Park during Camp Feral 2014!

Metadata and Credits WagzTail Season 3 Episode 54.5

Runtime: 1hr 20m

Cast: Potoroo, Levi, Wolfin

Editor: Wolfin

Format: 92kbps ABR split-stereo MP3 Copyright: © 2015 WagzTail.com. Some Rights Reserved. This podcast is released by WagzTail.com as CC BY-ND 3.0. If distributed with a facility that has an existing agreement in place with a Professional Rights Organisation (PRO), file a cue sheet for 30:00 to Fabien Renoult (BMI) 1.67%, Josquin des Pres (BMI) 1.67%, WagzTail.com 96.67%. Rights have been acquired to all content for national and international broadcast and web release with no royalties due.

Podcast image by Wolfin, taken at Feral. Podcasting 101 - Learn to podcast with special guest Potoroo, the host of Fuzzy Notes and chair of Camp Feral. Con panel on podcasting turned podcast, this episode is recorded in spectacular Algonquin Provincial Park during Camp Feral 2014!

I just wanted to let you guys know that I think that the furry community is awesome and kind- I believe that you guys are some of the nicest people I have encountered and it never hesitates to put me in a good mood.

I have been struggling with my father being in the hosptial,as he had a brain aneurism, and have coped and made it through all of this because of the love and acceptance this community resonates.

I understand this is kind of soppy but I love you guys- we're all a big family here and I am proud to be a new member.

thank you for helping me get through these rough times.

edit: so many hugs, i feel so loved :3

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Writer and artist Ian Jay refers to his on-line black & white comic Crossed Wires as an “anthro cyberpunk hacker romance action” story.  We’d be hard-pressed to find a better description! Visit his official Crossed Wires page to see what he means. While you’re at it, take a look at his on-line store. There you will find (among other things) collections of Ian’s previous anthropomorphic comics, including Epiphany and Megahertz.

image c. 2015 by Ian Jay

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For me it's a morbidly obese man in his 40s-50s, it's getting old.

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