#greyro

[matcha-milo]

I want a relationship that is completely undefinable by any existing labels or words. Like, we're so close and we hug and kiss each other's foreheads and cuddle and travel and explore together, and we get along so well and have so much in common. But at the same time, our relationship isn't fully romantic or fully platonic; it's a completely separate, open-to-interpretation thing that we tweaked as needed, and we have our own boundaries and things we are and aren't comfortable with, and we respect each other in every way, shape, and form.

[tatsudoshi]

Aromantic awareness week? No. Aromantic bewareness week. I’m out there somewhere. Breaking hearts and taking names. Watch your fucking back

[rhythmjigoku]

I have nothing funny or witty or insightful to say today, but I wanna help get aro tags trending today so...

I adore you, aros!

I adore you, arospecs!

I adore you, aroaces!

I adore you, queerplatonic aros!

I adore you, polyam aros!

I adore you, nonpartnering aros!

I adore you, alloaros!

I adore you, loveless aros!

Aros make the world a better place!! Fuck amatonormativity now and forever!! Love *loses*!!!! 💚🤍🩶🖤

[bread-is-bread]

"You can't just pick and choose the parts of a romantic relationship that you want"

No, actually I can.

I can do exactly that. If I want to see them multiple times a week with no commitment and no exclusivity I can.

If I want to cuddle and kiss and not be any more intimate than that I can.

If I want to go on fun dates and spend time together and have little adventures but never call them my partner I can.

If I want to do these things with multiple people at the same time I can.

If I want to call it hanging out instead of dating I can.

If I want to keep things private but also post us being silly on my close firends stories I can.

I can do anything I want to as long as all the parties in the relationship are happy and it's not hurting anyone.

Other people cannot define my relationships for me.

[romance-evil-aro]

shout out to greyros and demiros and arospikes and any other aros who're currently experiencing romantic attraction it doesn't make you ANY less aro and you're all valued and necessary members or the aro community <2

[aro-but-not-ace]

Just explained to my crush what being greyromantic (and particularly romance neutral/favorable) feels like in the best analogy I have ever used:

So, if you’re familiar with battery health on phones, then you know how if it says your battery is at 80% capacity, it only charges up to 80% of the original charge. So your phone will say it’s charged to 100%, but it isn’t the most it can be compared to when you first got it as a brand new phone.

Being greyromantic is like having a romantic attraction capacity set at 80%. When you’re charged to 100%, that’s the most you can feel and have ever felt. To you, that’s a lot.

However, by alloromantic standards, your 80% capacity means you feel less than their 100% capacity. You feel 20% less attraction than they do. Which is fine! To you, that’s the most you can experience, and that’s still enough for it to mean something. Just because you have less capacity than the people who feel romantic attraction at a 100% charge doesn’t mean you care less than they do about a partner.

[alabaster-daydreams]

intimidating looking butch x actually intimidating femme

[mogai-fag]

AROSPECK !!

arospeck is a term for people who may technically be on the aromantic spectrum, but feel a disconnect from being aro(spec), do not fully identify with it, do not feel it is important to their identity, or feel a disconnect from the aro(spec) community / experience. they may feel like they are only "kind of" aro(spec).

this may be because: they are (extremely) romance-favourable. they do, or desire to, feel romantic attraction in some way – perhaps feeling that the attraction they do (or desire to) experience outweighs any lack of attraction they have. they may be in (or desire to be in) a relationship where romantic attraction is present. they may feel more alloromantic than aromantic, or connect / identify more with alloromanticism while still being aro(spec). they may be romance-obsessed, romance-focused, they may prioritise romance in their life, or feel like romance is a big or important part of their life or identity. they may not understand romantic attraction / have a complex relationship with it, but also not feel connected to the idea of lacking romantic attraction. they may be romo-aro, cupioromantic, quoiromantic, greyromantic, or any other arospec microlabel in a way where this label resonates.

this term was made with aro(specs) who feel a connection to romance / romantic attraction in mind – but can absolutely be used by anyone who feels it fits them.

name comes from the idea of having a "speck" of aromanticism in your identity. I liked how "speck" also sounds like "spec" (spectrum).

symbol from here