#maris post

[arospecawarenessweek]

Can we draw art of our headcanons for the fandom challenge?

Definitely! We would love to see that art. Be sure to tag it with #aawfc so we don’t miss it.

-Maris

[arospecawarenessweek]

are yall alive? aaw starts today right?

Hello! Yes, it does.

The personal prompt for today is:

Sunday, February 19: Write about what your aromantic / aro spec identity means to you. This can include your experience finding the identity that feels the most right to you, and can absolutely involve disclosing what your identity is (though, of course, that is not required).

and the fandom prompt for today is:

A character you headcanon as aromantic and on the asexual spectrum.

We’re looking forward to seeing your content!

-Maris

[arospecawarenessweek]

Is there a term for someone who experiences sexual attraction, but doesn't want to act on it? Like, they don't want sex with the person nor a relationship, and if it becomes apparent that the person likes them in that way back they loose attraction.

This sounds like it could be autochorissexual or lithsexual. If neither of those words fit for you, you could look through our glossary. Most -romantic prefixes can be used for sexual attraction. 

Just a reminder: we’re a blog about aromantic spectrum orientations, so we’d appreciate it if you’d direct questions solely about sexual attraction to a blog on that topic! Thanks

-Maris

[arospecawarenessweek]

Platoniromantic sounds like... The same thing as quoiromantic.

Hey there! The terms are fairly similar in their use. That’s why we have them listed with the same definition in our glossary. Some people prefer one word to another for personal reasons, and so we list both. Whichever you prefer is good for you to use!

-Maris

[arospecawarenessweek]

yep, it was modelled after ace awareness week, which was probably named for the alliteration but idk

Thanks for the conformation!

-Maris

[arospecawarenessweek]

Just wondering, why is it called awareness week and not visibility week? I feel really weird calling it awareness week cuz it makes it sound like a disease or something (like cancer awareness, eating disorders awareness, etc.)

I’m not certain of the etymology, but I believe it was patterned after Asexuality Awareness Week. That may have been named that because of the alliteration, but I honestly don’t know! That’s an interesting question.

-Maris

[arospecawarenessweek]

for bellusromantic, do you have to never ever want a romantic relationship? because im fluidflux and think im bellusromantic, but im also a lesbian when im 70% a girl or more and arospec the rest of the time... also, if i like a girl it doesnt go away when im under 70% and arospec again. what would that be called? dura, right? or duraromantic? and does that mean i cant be arospec and/or frayromantic? (sorry if this is confusing, im not sure i get it either ^_^;)

Having a fluid orientation can sometimes get confusing, you’re right. You can identify as bellusromantic if that feeling happens often enough for it to be a useful label for you-- it’s definitely not an all-or-nothing thing. And you can definitely call yourself arospec, and frayromantic if that works for you.

I think another label that might be helpful for you is aroflux! Aroflux people fluctuate between being aro(spec) and not aro(spec), or between different arospec identities. It might be a useful shorthand to describe how your romantic orientation changes.

-Maris