They had a completely asexual relationship.

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In Wright’s play, a naive but well-meaning scientist stumbles across a new kind of grass seed which needs no pesticides, almost no mowing, and is capable of asexual reproduction. Brendan Kiley, The Seattle Times, "Revenge of the lawn: ‘Greensward’ at 12th Ave Arts," 13 July 2017

People who identify as sapiosexual may also identify as gay, straight, bisexual, asexual or something else. Anna North, New York Times, "The Hottest Body Part? For a Sapiosexual, It’s the Brain," 2 June 2017

Scientists have long known that female cockroaches, like many other species, can give birth through parthenogenesis, a form of asexual reproduction in which the females produce eggs without male participation. Peter Landers, WSJ, "New Clues on Why You Can’t Escape Cockroaches," 20 Mar. 2017

Enter Monica Saccucci, an Ohio State undergraduate, who knew from previous research that asexual snails with extra genome copies regrow missing body parts significantly faster. National Geographic, "Who Needs Males? Self-Cloning Females Heal Faster," 10 May 2016

A queer book featuring an asexual protagonist dealing with the pressures of internet fame and relationships? Judith Utz, Teen Vogue, "Best Queer Books to Celebrate Pride 2017," 20 June 2017

Asexual: A person who experiences no sexual attraction to other people. Alia E. Dastagir, USA TODAY, "LGBTQ definitions every good ally should know," 15 June 2017

This is a form of asexual reproduction where the original worm grows a second worm attached to its tail, Human Centipede-style, and eventually the new worm splits off. Annalee Newitz, Ars Technica, "When flatworms go to space, they grow two heads," 13 June 2017

Last year, it was revealed in the Archie comic books that Jughead is asexual and Cole was pretty eager to have that aspect of the story portrayed on screen. Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, "Cole Sprouse on Whether Jughead Should Be "Asexual" or End Up With Betty on "Riverdale"," 12 Apr. 2017

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