The trick here is that for most of the series, the main cast is in the age range for puberty, but their lives are so busy that they never quite care to bring it up, so it is reasonable to assume that in book 1, none of them have actually had puberty yet, while by the end of 54 they all had. There are some intense emotional experiences (Marco's monologue about anger in 15, Rachel's dialogue in 32 about herself, Jake's near death in 16, every Tobias book about his identity) that would be considered a puberty surge to a normal person, but are taken in context of the war instead. While I would classify sex as an instinct, I classify romantic affection (love) as something taught/learned. With the exception of Jake and Cassie's conversation in 53, I'd say the entire cast does this learning off-book, if at all.
Sex just doesn't factor into their lives as lived. Had they all been seniors in high school, yeah, then I see sex, along with other 'normal' things like jobs and independance being a factor in their lives. But they got involved in the war before they finished growing up, so naturally it consumed their lives (Rachel in 7 brings up life after the war, and then it sits until Jake and Cassie in 53).
It might not be fair to say they're asexual, because I don't believe they ever got the chance to learn about sexuality. (arranged) married to their jobs, almost.
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Date: 2012-06-19 07:53 am (UTC)Sex just doesn't factor into their lives as lived. Had they all been seniors in high school, yeah, then I see sex, along with other 'normal' things like jobs and independance being a factor in their lives. But they got involved in the war before they finished growing up, so naturally it consumed their lives (Rachel in 7 brings up life after the war, and then it sits until Jake and Cassie in 53).
It might not be fair to say they're asexual, because I don't believe they ever got the chance to learn about sexuality. (arranged) married to their jobs, almost.