You are by no means strange, and there are plenty of other aces out there like you.

Although it can be frustrating to here such things from people who you expect to support you, they are often said out of misguided care and concern. They might worry that by “refusing opportunities” you are jeopardizing your future happiness - since they may believe you need a relationship to be happy. Sometimes people find it hard to accept that someone can lead a happy life if they go against societies norms (romantic relationships, marriage, children, etc.).

Just try and express to them that you are happy with your life, and do not need romantic/sexual relationships in order to feel fulfilled. They may need those relationships to be happy, but you don’t. You are not “refusing opportunities”, you’re simply not interested.

And if you’re happy with yourself that’s all that matters :)