Do you have any advice on coming out as aromantic????? Im considering printing out a factsheet, mailing it to my friends/family and fleeing the country
Sorry this has taken me so long to get to! I hope you had good luck with coming out if you’ve already done it, and if you haven’t, here’s some advice for you or anyone else coming out as aromantic.
I would say a factsheet or letter is probably the best way to come out - as anything, not just aromantic. It allows people time to process their own emotions and get the facts straight from you. When face-to-face, it’s a lot harder for emotions to not get involved and a lot easier to misinterpret people, so a lot of conversations centered around coming out tend to go rather circularly if the person in question isn’t familiar with what you’re talking about - at least in my experience.
Be sure to address common misconceptions - being a late bloomer, not having found the right person, etc. Have good comebacks for these if someone decides to use them.
And lastly: take a few deep breaths. Coming out is scary, but remember that you are the only one who defines your own orientation, not other people. If people aren’t accepting, they still don’t get to define how you identify or see yourself.
