LGBTQ+ folk what was your gender/sexuality pipeline?
You can use an ace/aro spectrum label even if you think it may be temporary or may not always apply to you.
as an aroace, im particularly dangerous, because i wont fuck or marry. i only know how to kill.
"but aces and aros can be in relationships"
Yes, I know that, but do YOU know that aces and aros in relationships are still aces and aros? Do you internalize that? Are you aware that we don't just suddenly turn straight, or gay or anything else?
Yes, even demis
Are you aware that a sex repulsed asexual will still be sex repulsed even in a relationship, and so, might never fuck you?
Are you aware that a romance repulsed aro will still be romance repulsed even in a seemingly normative relationship and might not like doing typical romantic gestures and activities?
Are you aware that a sex neutral or positive asexual might not actually be sexually attracted to you at all even if they do fuck you?
Are you aware that a romance neutral or positive aro might not actually be romantically into you even if they are comfortable with typical romantic gestures?
Are you aware that our identities are just as permanent as yours?
You can help an aroace this Valentine's day for the low low price of 1 billion dollars sent to me.
shoutout to the aromantics who don't feel love at all. shoutout to the aromantics who feel love deeply but not in the way society wants us to. shoutout to the aromantics who are repulsed by romance. shoutout to the aromantics who are romance positive. shoutout to aromantics who have conflicting feeling about romance. shoutout to aromantics that are neutral about romance. shoutout to aromantics in qprs. shoutout to aromantics who aren't in qprs. shoutout to aromantics who are also asexual or aspec. shoutout to aromantics who are allosexual. shoutout to aromantics with conflicting identities. shoutout to aromantics who are questioning. shoutout to aromantics who are in relationships. shoutout to aromantics who are happy not in a relationship.
shoutout to every aromantic person reading this because you are valid and a welcome part of the queer community no matter who you are or what you identify as. you are so loved and appreciated <33
being aroace is thinking that you have a crush on someone and then realizing that you don’t want any romance with them. You just really admire them and want to become friends with them
aromantic and asexual people are not inherently "miserable" or "unhappier" than other people. we are not "missing out" on something- if we do not experience these feelings to begin with, we have nothing to "miss out" on. the only time that aromantic and asexual people are miserable is when we are forced into relationships or forced to believe we "need" to be in one to be complete. destroy this argument in your mind- aromantic and asexual people define our happiness. we are not inherently miserable, we are doing just fine
Aroace solidarity 🤘
shoutout to aros and aces and aro aces this june btw
i feel like we, as a community, dont talk enough about how FREEING it can be to identify as aroace. to finally SEE yourself, understand yourself, and let go of all the anxiety that comes with ‘traditional relationships’.
like? being aroace feels like the MOST LIBERATING THING EVER. its a part of me, and its normal, and its natural and free. and when you reach that point (not that you’re required to), it feels euphoric.
maybe just maybe.... never experiencing romantic love isn't a bad thing besties
Also, I just moved to a new city and I’d really want to make some friends…
Sometimes I wonder why it took me until I was 30 to figure out that I was aroace when my answer to the "Do you think you'll have kids someday?" question has basically been "I would have to find someone that I liked enough to date, let alone have kids with." since I was maybe 22/23 years old.
Realizing that I wasn't romantically attracted to anyone confused me at first. I thought "Oh fuck, am I possibly aromantic???". I honestly thought that maybe I was broken.
But after reading a few articles written by fellow aroaces, I concluded that oh yeah, I'm definitely aromantic. Not broken, just aromantic.
At first I was very, very reluctant to call myself asexual as well because I am still very aesthetically attracted to people. I can appreciate the beauty of a lady/dude/nonbinary babe (and honestly sometimes kissing can be fun), but anything past that makes me hella uncomfortable.
I had identified as bisexual since I was 16, so I didn't think I could be anything else lmao. (I knew I was at least aesthetically attracted to both men and women, so bisexuality made the most sense to my then teenage brain.)
Accepting my new identity took some time but I'm glad that I eventually did. I love myself so much more now.
I learn new things about myself all the time and it's kind of nice. Being happy with who I truly am gives me the warm fuzzies or whatever.
Newsflash teenage/early 20-something Anda: you've probably been aroace this whole time.