Sudden Realization
I realized I was Aro when:
- flirting was a fun conversation, not a direction towards dating
- I never pictured myself dating anyone
- my crushes were always chosen by me, not spontaneous
- I felt obligated to date people who told me they liked me
- I felt guilty when people said I love you to me
- dating seemed like fun until I was actually in a relationship
- everyone talked about not being able to get over an ex or crush and not understanding it
- I developed more of an attachment to my best friend than exes
- looking back at past relationships and realizing I only said what they wanted to hear
- I was more interested in the platonic, and sexual aspect of a relationship
- I saw a comic explaining one’s story of their desire for love but never being able to experience it, so when I searched up aromanticism I cried on my bed for hours because I finally figured out that I wasn’t a numb emotionless demon and there are other people out there just like me who want the same things I do
