#aromantic stuff

[mars3m]

"you don't want to have romantic relationship?" no. im yearning for the purest platonic relationship that is questioning social norms

[opossums-in-a-trenchcoat]

I can’t stand forced romance in media. You’re telling me this man and woman who’ve barely spoken to each other, have not flirted at all and have barely been together for three scenes are in love??? Like am I just too aroace to see it?? I always feel so surprised

[bloggingboutburgers]

In my defense if I'd known about the possibility that not everybody approaches romance the same that'd have saved a lot of being an asshole TwT

...But with that said I'm an existentialist so yeah main conclusion I take for myself personally is I'm a jackass and it's my fault

[thearoacemoon]

I think we should talk more about how being embarrassed is not necessarily a sign of romantic love

Because society makes us believe this is some sort of rule.

You can feel embarrassed in the presence of someone you admire.

You can feel embarrassed in the presence of someone you think is aesthetically pleasing without feeling other kind of attraction.

You can feel embarrassed if someone gives you an unexpected compliment.

And in many other situations.

[cure-whimsy]

happy pride month, reminder that Edward Elric ace of spades card

edit: THIS POST IS ABOUT AROMANTIC ASEXUALITY, PLEASE DO NOT FORGET THAT

[your-stranger-halfblood-things]

Aromantic spectrum problems:

I can't tell if I'm actually aromantic or just emotionally unavailable

Romantic crush or platonic crush?

I get crushes and I want them reciprocated, but not in a dating way

I know that I will just hurt the people who like me

What if the people I'm in a QPR with like me romantically???

Am I faking being aro or am I actually on the aromantic spectrum?

I can't relate to people talking about crushes but I also can but not in the same way

[saturnniidae]

Shout out to Sweet tooth for having strong male-female friendships that end in tragedy but remain completely platonic as well as little to no romance throughout the entire show

[nadirofamountainforest]

I hate that in the place I am from, the PHILIPPINES, some of them do know what aromanticism is but the first thing they say is that "aromantic people can still get into romantic relationships"

Tell me, why did I just pass a TikTok saying that it's over for them because their crush told them they're aroace after they confessed but the comment section is filled with "maybe you still have a chance! some aros can still fall in love! try again! ask him again!"

Of course, this is in no way invalidating that demiromantics and grayromantics and anyone else under the aro spectrum exists. But like isn't the whole point of being labeled aromantic is that person doesn't feel romantic attraction? Like if you don't have basic understanding of the sexuality, you'd at least understand that it means not having romantic desire or something because it's literally "a" (having none)+ "romantic," but the first thing you say is completely opposite of that? Especially since the OP said that the person they confessed to turned them down?

I'm sorry if this comes off offensive to others especially in the aromantic spectrum (well, to be fair, I fluctuate between sapphic aroace and loveless aroace). But it just makes you realize and UTTERLY dread that this world is so catered towards romance. At the very least, PLEASE. DO NOT assume aromantic people's identities or place in spectrum unless they EXPLICITLY said so because it just comes off as INVALIDATING and COMPENSATORY.