DEAR ABBY: For the past two years, I have been trying to conceal from my family (with modest success) that I’m asexual. I overhear conversations my parents have been having with my older siblings on the subject of dating, and I’m becoming increasingly frustrated that my experiences have been so different from theirs. I have never dated the same person twice, as three of my brothers have.

I am considering coming out to a select circle of fellow students on my college campus. Understandably, I’m anxious about it because I have never planned a “coming-out party” before. I’m also worried about how my parents might react if they find out before I’m ready to tell them. My decision to come out would likely conflict with my family’s conservative-leaning religious beliefs.

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