Question? Uh. I simp for some fictional characters, and ship a lot of fictional characters too, but I've never felt romantic attraction to anyone irl, and the idea of dating someone is weird to me, but I'd wanna date a fictional character (I'm a selfshipper) and really want a QPR, can I really call myself aro?
[this was sent before submission rules around the word "simp" as a slur in AAVE; submissions containing this word will be deleted]
hi,
short answer: yes, you can absolutely call yourself aro. no ifs, ands, or buts about it.
longer answer: a lot of aro folks want qprs (not all! but many), many aros (though admittedly, I suspect a minority) are self-shippers, and some aros do want to romantically date irl. aro people are not a monolith. being aromantic is about irl romantic attraction and the labels you choose to apply to it.
I hope this helps! similar questions and responses can be found in the "am i aro" tag on this blog.
- mod kee
