The protagonist is an aromantic, asexual woman who feels alienated from her peers because she does not experience attraction. She agrees to enter a relationship with a man in hopes she'll eventually grow attracted to him; he invites her on a date with the intention of having sex with her but does not communicate this, and she is visibly traumatized with him attempting to force himself on her. However, she escapes safely and breaks up with him; bonus material at the end of the book shows that they later reconcile and her ex-boyfriend acknowledges what he did wrong. Later in the story, an alloromantic asexual man recounts a similar story to the protagonist, about his ex-girlfriend insisting on having sex with him. He initially consented, especially due to pressure from male peers about being sexually active, but he recounts the experience as being traumatic and uncomfortable. He was later shunned by his peers for mishandling the relationship and accused of using his ex-girlfriend for sex.