Better Than Romance

Who needs a relationship when you've got these? Submissions open & scheduled to the hour. (Aro/Romance-repulsed friendly.)

[aro-pride-stuff]

Aro and demiromantic crochet beanies by HedgeHooks

[shmaroace-deactivated20241124]

romance is not the sole purpose of living. love is not the meaning of everything. there is more to life than falling in love

[badnik-deactivated20240401-deac]

I want to feel romantic love but apparently I can only feel horny and very clingy (aroallo)

[shmaroace-deactivated20241124]

aromantic and asexual just mean experiencing attraction in a different way from the "norm", not a complete lack of attraction. limited attraction (gray), only secondary/primary attraction (demi/fray), fluctuating attraction (flux), etc. all fall under the aromantic and asexual spectrums. you can still be aspec even if you've experienced attraction.

[shmaroace-deactivated20241124]

being on the aromantic spectrum is literally like yes i feel romantic attraction but in the most limited aromantic way ever

[myoclonus-aro]

I LOVE being aro that's it that's the whole post

[shmaroace-deactivated20241124]

don't get me wrong, i love all the positivity around being aro, like "be proud of being aro!! love who you are!!", but we never talk about how hard it is to reach that spot. so here's to the aros who are still trying to understand themselves, who aren't proud of who they are yet, who are still coming to terms with their new identity.

[aspecpplarebeautiful]

Some people prefer being single. Some people aren't very concerned about whether they're in a relationship or not. Being in a long term committed relationship isn't an important goal for everyone.

[pixiecaps]

PLATONIC INTERPRETATIONS OF CHARACTER DYNAMICS ARENT ANY LESS VALID THAN ROMANTIC ONES PELASEE

[aspecpplarebeautiful]

Repulsion follows its own rules, however your sex or romance repulsion works, and however consistent or inconsistent it is, is normal.

[romance-evil-aro]

"can i identify as aro even if-" you can do whatever you want forever👍

[im-a-ramblr]

HAPPY FIRST EVER INTERNATIONAL AROMANTIC VISIBILITY DAY

[bi-trans-alliance]

s/o to grey aro and demiromantic folk!

(gifs via @redbeardace)

[aroace-menace]

[chimaerakitten]

I think the phrase that punches me in the face most often when it comes to amatonormativity is “more than friends” because it’s everywhere so I can’t escape it, but no one means anything by it so my frustration feels irrational.

[b4bysitter-deactivated20210208]

shout out to ace and aro kids who are constantly bombarded with the opinion that sex and romantic love are directly connected to living a happy life.

[b4bysitter-deactivated20210208]

Y’all are just reblogging this at the speed of sound tonight

[beaniebaneenie]

Since it’s almost valentines day, and this message is about to get hammered in even more, reblogging this again.

[crab-in-progress-deactivated202]

"I don't owe anyone an explanation of my relationship" is still valid if you're aro and in a relationship.