The Truth About My Current Love Life… (demisexuality, dating, and just generally oversharing)

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I'm Molly, a typical sushi, makeup, and fashion loving millennial girl who just so happens to be blind! I was diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa at just 4 years old and began public speaking at age 5. I started just doing motivational speaking, but now I make videos and even model! Even though I can’t see, I know that there are bright spots in everything we face. Let’s find them together. 💕

[MollyBurkeOfficial]

So, how's your love life going?! :)
HAPPY VALENTINES DAY! <3

[Mickeystwin]

I'm asexual. I felt that way for my entire life. I never dated until I met my spouse in my 20s. I was complete before I met him. I'm still a complete person without him. We love each other. We want to and will spend our lives together, but we don't need each other. At the end of the day, being single is better than being in a relationship that isn't fulfilling.

[drakerz]

Welcome to the Ace community Molly! Cheers to being single, feeling complete and not needing a partner! Your life is clearly filled with love this valentine's day!

[af]

Love this! I'm single in my 40's and also very content. Society paints people like me as tragic or pathetic, and I reject that. I believe you can have so much love in life, but it doesn't have to be romantic love. You can have friends, colleagues, and family, and live a rich and fulfilling life.

[starryserenades]

You know, I always said that “it would be so much easier to be a lesbian” and now I’ve realized I am one.
So be careful with that manifestation 😂

[mythics]

“I’m trying to manifest being a lesbian, but I’ve only ever been attracted to men (personal flaw)” 😭😭😭 MOLLY I LOVE THAT

[butterfly]

Molly!!! Thank you so much for talking about demisexuality! I'm a 35 year old asexual woman and I relate much to people constantly asking about my dating life- it got so ridiculous with my extended family that in my mid 20s I literally had to pull my aunt aside one day and say, "you have to stop asking about my dating life or lack thereof. I'm a happy and complete person with a master's degree, a successful career, wonderful family and friends, a ton of hobbies I really enjoy, and I am not defined by being single." After that, the questions kinda died down! Now that I'm 35 and have never been in a relationship, I think people have given up so it doesn't come up often anymore. Ironically I'm trying to date now because I decided I want to try, and it is tough! Anyway, thank you for talking about this because so many people have no idea it's a thing! 💜

[Elle.Experience]

Fellow demisexual here! So cool to see a public figure bringing this community to light! Lots of people when I tell them don't know what it is.

[rosadenooijer]

Yes for manifesting being a lesbian. Honestly, can highly recommend !!! ♥️💗♥️💗♥️💗

[Tiawia]

I'm a bisexual and demisexual girly who's been watching you for years, and finding out you're also demisexual makes me so happyyyy! Been single 3+yrs, I'm 28 and loving it. And Flowers has been on repeat. Love you Molly <3

[hwchen]

Thank you so much for being open about this and validating other ace/demisexual people. I'm also in my late 20s and I have never dated anybody, but I've never felt like I've needed to/been close enough with someone to want to date them. I'm now at the stage in my life where most my peers are married, engaged, dating someone, etc and there have been times where I have felt like something was wrong with me for not fitting into that. But what you said about having a "feeling of wholeness and feeling complete" is exactly what I needed to hear. People like us are not broken, we're actually complete. We're not picky, we are discerning of the people we let into our already satisfying lives. We're not frigid, instead, we're warm and compassionate to all around us and not just to one partner. I think if people want to be in relationships that's great, but there are also those who are happy being by themselves even though society tells us we cannot be.

[kirstensteininger]

The pressure from friends and family for me to date, find someone, get married, etc, is CRUSHING. People in a relationship really can't see that a single person can be content sometimes....

[kal.august.yippee]

as an aroace person, I humbly welcome you to the aro & ace-spec community! It is so refreshing to see more public figures speaking on this!

[MeganHitachiin]

I am asexual Demi-biromatic and thank you for speaking about demisexuality. The Demi community isn’t one that gets spoken about a lot. I also don’t get asked out but like I am fine with that because I also have no interest in dating. I read romance novels and watch a lot of romance movies and I love that stuff but real dating is a no for me. I get everything I need from my friends and family and also my cat.

[sadlystuckinreality]

As an ace person I totally felt you telling your mom that you'd explained being demi so many times. My mom can't manage to remember no matter how many times I explain it!

[mooglebaby]

I'm at the beginning of my 30's and have been single for many many years. I've always been an independent person, and honestly at this point adding another person in my life sounds like more work than its worth some days. I like not having to run decisions, finances, plans, etc by another person. Nothing wrong with being a Single Lady buying herself Flowers!!

[sylviemilner]

Girl I am demisexual lesbian and have never been in a serious relationship ( I am young) and I love your energy. Some times I struggle with the fact that I feel like I am missing milestones that other people my age have experienced and it is nice to hear your story.

[rubytook]

I’m a 37 year old Demi/Pan and my 12 plus years of marriage I have learned that relationships can only be improved when you are content in yourself and know what you bring to the relationship. So I think it’s fantastic that you are doing exactly that with yourself! ❤

[sam-feet.paws.hooves]

I'm 37, on the asexual spectrum and have been single for many years. People don't understand, that I don't WANT to date. So, yeah, I can totally relate.

[anastasiagraboviuk]

I needed this, honestly. Thank you so much for sharing this, it's important to know someone feels the same way as you do and you are not weird for being different. Sometimes I feel like romantic relationships means SO MUCH MORE to every other person than for me. I am speaking to my friends and they are like "So what's your love life?", and I have nothing to say except "I don't have any and I genuenly don't want any". At some moments I thought something is not okay with me. That I have some kind of trauma that I am not aware of and that I need to overcome by dating... As stupid as it is getting myself into REAL traumatic experiences. I just want to say that it's okay not wanting romantic relationship (at this particular stage of your life or never). Many people will not understand and will keep projecting their understanding of happiness to you, but that doesn't mean you need to adjust yourself to what society perceives as normal.