The Doctor wrote:

Doyle once let Sherlock state (In Devil's Foot) '“I have never loved, Watson...'.

Ah, but there's a first time for everything, so they say. Eh?

Mattlocked wrote:

ancientsgate wrote:

The Doctor wrote:

Doyle once let Sherlock state (In Devil's Foot) '“I have never loved, Watson...'.

Ah, but there's a first time for everything, so they say. Eh?

lol
It's hopeless... *shakes head*   

I know. Don'tcha love it?  heh

Mattlocked wrote:

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Ah. There he is. *points*  The man of the hour. *g*

besleybean wrote:

Yes, but he's not a girl and he and Sherlock enjoy a loving friendship.

I'm not putting forth an argument for Johnlock here-- everyone can decide about that themselves, and I'm just stating what works for me inside my own little head  For me, John is The Man. Yes. And Sherlock has no need for a girlfriend, which I think he already told us quite clearly in canon.  *snerk*

Kazza- I agree with Sherlock being asexual ( I am also asexual/demisexual). But I also think that there is a distinct possibility that he is sapiosexual, and thinks everyone's an idiot!
This explains the interest in Irene. Not as "ooooh naked woman", but "wow! what a mind".
I say this as a confirmed John/Sherlock shipper. They are meant for each other in every other way. Just that pesky orientation thing. To me, it's further evidence of how sex gets in the way of perfectly good romantic relationships. Now, if Sherlock is sapiosexual or demisexual or asexual (and devoted to his partner,) that is surmountable. John, on the other hand, I'm not too sure of, but understanding straight male sexuality and how fluid it is is ... well... not my area.

Thanks again, for another thoughtful contribution.
I agree with you, almost entirely.
I think John has already reached the stage of knowing how much he loves Sherlock...having just ' lost' him.
But yes.  He's a straight male and biologically driven to seek sex for reproduction...so I do think we'll see him paired off with a female.
This will of course never stop him loving Sherlock and I for one will scream if we do not at least get a hug out of The reunion.


Sorry, we cross posted, so I've only just seen your 2nd comment.
Sometimes we have to bow to superior knowledge,  then we are all different.
But also I take Mycroft at his word.  He implies Sherlock is a virgin and I think he would know, nor see why he would lie about it.
I've said before, I would have to accept that Sherlock may have dabbled and he possibly would use sex ' as a weapon'.  But I really cannot see this, it would seem to go completely against his character.
Plus of course, he does have a relationship with John.
I have no doubt Sherlock loves him.

Last edited by besleybean (October 26, 2012 6:06 am)

Iwantthatcoat wrote:

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But still hope he is asexual/demisexual.....

What the heck is a demisexual? Keep the explanation short and untechnical please. Thx.

Iwantthatcoat wrote:

Basically: Someone who does not feel primary sexual attraction, but can react sexually (in response). Somewhere in between a traditional asexual and a fully sexual person. A Demisexual usually needs to be tuned into a relationship before they feel sexual connections. They wouldn't look at a random person and go "wow that person is hot, I want to sleep with him."

.... I think I may be demisexual then.

Wholocked wrote:

VivaCohen wrote:

Iwantthatcoat wrote:

Basically: Someone who does not feel primary sexual attraction, but can react sexually (in response). Somewhere in between a traditional asexual and a fully sexual person. A Demisexual usually needs to be tuned into a relationship before they feel sexual connections. They wouldn't look at a random person and go "wow that person is hot, I want to sleep with him."

.... I think I may be demisexual then.

Hahaha Ditto

ha I just read up on it and I kind of assumed everyone was this way. Like, I look at people and I think "well, they are very attractive to me." but I've never lusted for someone unless I was in love with them. I always assumed when people say they're lusting for someone that they're taking the idea that the person is attractive and combining it with the fact that they have a libido. Like, they're making a decision that the person is lust-worthy. I always assumed when people talk about being attracted to someone they mean they just find them attractive. Do they actually feel a sexual pull toward them? lol I'm sorry... my mind is just blown. Do people actually lust for people they don't know without talking themselves into it?

Anyway... I think Sherlock is a virgin. I don't think he ever dabbled or experimented. My reasons are far less clever than everyone elses but I'm basing this on the fact that the writers wrote Mycroft and Moriarty explicitly stating that he was a virgin. If anyone were to know his sexual history, it would be those two (that sounded weird) but really, it's true. They're great writers, and great writers don't put extraneous writing into the work. So they apparently wanted the viewers to believe Sherlock was a virgin. That's my take on it

I agree that Mycroft is never wrong. He can be deceitful, but never mistaken.
I can see Sherlock having a lot of sexual experience, but no relationship experience. I can also see him having  neither. To me he is always about extremes.