psa that my dm's and inbox are always open if you need to vent to someone, or if you're new to the community and need help figuring yourself out. Even if we've never spoken before. Even if you dont follow me. Aromanticism is confusing and hard to navigate, even more so alone. I am by no means an expert, but I've identified as aromantic for quite a while, and I'll do everything I can to support you.
Romance repulsion to me isn't even an attitude towards the concept itself like I can even go as far as pretending to be romantic. It's moreso a feeling of dysphoria that I get when something I do is percieved as being romantic. I can joke about me and my best friend being romantically involved but when people actually thought we were dating, I got really, really upset at the notion because it felt like people were insisting that I was something I knew I wasn't. I can act like I have a crush on a fictional character or a celebrity as a bit, but the thought of actually having those feelings for anyone feels Wrong, like I'd be out of character. I can even have fun pretending to be romantic but it stops being fun and starts feeling wrong when it's real. Really, romance repulsion in my experience feels very, very similar to gender dysphoria, it's a feeling of knowing that something is very off and you're not being yourself, or you're being percieved as something that you're not
queer stories are still queer if they don't include romance btw
These tones…
aromanticism is beautiful and everywhere for those with eyes to see. and i am always looking
being aromantic will have you seeing the coldest takes on god's blue earth presented as the most controversial sentence ever said, and then you have to take a step back and go "bitch you live like this?" in your head before moving on
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if the only time you bring up A Secret Third Thing is when someone has suggested generally celebrating or uplifting platonic/queerplatonic fictional relationships in spaces that ordinarily obsess about romantic ones to the exclusion of all else perhaps consider why you’re doing that and also stop.
sometimes finding aromanticism in media isn’t literally about aromanticism… sometimes it’s about the deconstruction of love as a concept and the subversion of its perception as inherently humanising. it’s about the decentering of romance as a driving force in the narrative. and also sometimes it’s about love being central to the narrative but in a way that defies all traditional categorisations of romantic / platonic / anything else. it is the secret third thing yet so much more and less at once. the point is aromanticism is everywhere for those with eyes to see
love is a fucking scam. eat a mango bitch
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"why can't they just be friends" not in the homophobic way but in the "their platonic relationship in the source material is far more dynamic and complex than the sanitized personalities they gain as a result of shipping" way
"why can't they just be friends" not in the homophobic way but in the "this is a valuable exploration of intimacy and vulnerability that we’re conditioned to recognize only in romantic relationships but that can exist platonically as well" way
"why can't they just be friends" not in the homophobic way cuz most of the time i'm talking about an f/m pair cuz heteronormativity and amatonormativity amplify each other, leading to unironic statements like "men and women can't just be friends"
ooooOooOoOoooooOOOOOoooo…. actually….. that character….. doesn’t need to be in a romantic relationship…. to be fulfilled or happy or “well rounded”……. ooooooOoOoOo…. and neither do PEOPLE……
Oh, this red string you see wrapped around my finger? You're asking if it connects me to my one true love? An understandable mistake, but I'm aromantic. This is for my conspiracy board.
Loveless aro: I don’t really connect with the idea of love. Due to my personal experiences as an aromantic person, I find it uncomfortable to label what I feel as love, and I find it empowering to reject love altogether as a concept.
Non-loveless person: But don’t you love chicken nuggets? Don’t you love your friends and family? Don’t you love the sun on your face? Don’t you love taking a shit when you have a stomach ache? Why won’t you let me force labels onto you?
