Aro is culture is HAAAAAAATING denial tropes in Romance.
"OKay so we share a room, and a bed, and we moved in together recently, and we sometimes hold hands on instinct, and I feel a bit bubbly inside around him but HE'S NOT MY HUSBAND!!"
YES, COOL, FUCKING GOOOD FOR YOU. V E R Y GOOD FOR YOU ACTUALLY, WE LOVE INTIMATE FRIENDSHIPS IN THIS HOUSE!!
BUT NOOOOOO, THE POINT APPARENTLY IS THAT HE'S NAIVE AND STUPID BECAUSE "Of CoUrSe ThEy'D bE hUsBaNdS iF tHeY dO tHaT! No FrIeNdS dO tHaT wItH eAcH oThEr!!!" mauling you mauling you mauling you mauling you mauling you mauling you mauling you mauling you mauling you mauling you mauling you mauling you mauling you mauling you mauling you mauling you mauling you mauling you