guy in 5th grade not even a week after we met: “i love you i have a crush on you can we date plsss”
me, who did not know what the term aro was: a crush?? i dont think ive had a crush. uh. hm. i mean. were friends. hes really nice. is that what a crush is?? ill feel bad if i say no and itll be weird to say i havent ever had a crush… have i?? what even is that??
“uhhh. i.. have a crush on you too..??”
and thats how i got my first “boyfriend”. he sucked ass btw. i would learn of the term aro (and ace) when i was around 9-10 because i googled why i never had any crushes