#aro moment

[jacuzziwaters]

I'm so glad to be aro. The way I no longer feel tied down to having to fulfill society's expectations regarding romance is so freeing. I've completely changed how I view my relationships and everything that I thought that I knew about love. I will never feel romantic attraction for anybody and for once I'm completely ok with that.

#i don't love you #I'll never love you #THAT FEELS SO GOOD #aro #aromantism #aromantic #aromanticism #aro moment #aroace #aro positivity #jay's attempts at communicating

[shiutsu]

Its like every other post.

Its annoying.

#aromantic spectrum #aromantic community #aromaticism #aromantic #loveless aro #aplatonic #aplatonic aroace #aplaroace #aplspec #apothiplatonic #aspec community #aspec stuff #loveless aplatonic #aromantic representation #actually aromantic #aro stuff #aro struggles #arospec #aro memes #aro moment #aro post #aro problems #platonic repulsed #aspec memes #romance repulsed

[aro-absol]

I remember seeing news about a dance competition show (something like Dancing with the Stars) a few years back having their first same-gender dancing partners because one of the celebrities participating was gay. It was praised as a win for LGBTQ+ rights and I thought it was cool but at the same time I was slightly confused.

Because it's ...dancing. Not a dating show or something. Just dancing. Why would somebody who is gay need to dance with someone of the same gender just because they can only be attracted to a person of that gender? They aren't actually dating their dancing partner so why would that be an equality thing?

Because what my aro ass didn't realise is that partner dancing has an inherent connotation to romantic, apparently. I mean, I had assumed that people were more comfortable dancing with the gender they were attracted to. But I thought that was only for slow dancing (which is basically hugging tightly while moving a little so that made sense to me) and dirty dancing (like in the intro scene of the movie of the same title). I didn't think this attitude/connotation extended to standard ballroom dancing where there is more space in between the partners and where it's more about executing the steps and the routine perfectly. I thought fact that it's usually a man and a woman dancing together was a relic from decades or even centuries back where there where a lot stricter gender roles. But apparently it's not.

(Or I'm wrong and gay people wanting a same-gender partner in a dance competition show is somehow about gender roles. But then I don't understand why the LGBTQ+ community which is known as the Fighting Against Gender Roles Community would celebrate it like that. I don't know.)

#just a thought #aro moment #aromantic #aro #things that I wrote in one sitting without proofreading

[my-chemical-aromance]

aros we did it! the aromatic tag is trending :D

#<2 #aromantic #aro #loveless aro #loving aro #aroallo #aroace #arolovic #lovequeer aro #aro lovecore #aro pride #aro positivity #arospec #aro mood #aro moment #aromantic pride

[starr-eaterr]

my aromantisism is like the epcot ball vine where my personal epcot ball is the wardrobe for the white witch in the first narnia movie.

#straight up i used to tell ppl my childhood celeb crush was spessifically tilda swinton in the battle dress #the wizard posts #the wizards notebook #the chronicles of narnia #aromantic spectrum #aro moment #aro #aromantic

[yeeiguess]

Im so mad I can’t tell my friends I’m in love with them because it’s an exclusively romantic thing to say and I don’t love them romantically, I just really really really love them platonically. I’m in love with them platonically. Ugh

#aro moment #been getting lot of those lately #aromantic #asexual #amanormativity

[existingtm]

hm kinda bored of romantic pairings rn

guess it’s time to be fixated on character relationships in a non-romantic context

#aro moment #currently obsessed with platonic stanarrator #lamuliz’s tsp comics are making my brain go brrrrr for stanley and the narrator in any context

[chaosintheavenue]

Trin is not the person to ask to smooth over your relationship problems lol.

#aro moment #Trin #chaos plays fallout 76

[lifezvictory]

I really don’t like matchmaking shows. They feel sort of like Amatonormativity, The Show.  Big squick for me.

Mom left the TV on when she went outside, and one of them came on. I heard it while I was walking to the living room to get a drink. I finished pouring my drink, and I heard a man on the TV say something like: “The ones who make it will get a surprise visit in their homes!”

I noped out. I grabbed my phone and drink (because priorities) and booked it back to my room. 

#Aromantic #aro moment #Funny #lol

[dragonsarecool123]

Aspec representation is important because kids are still told in health class that everyone feels attraction

Aspec representation is important because somewhere in the world there’s a 12 year old crying because they feel broken

Aspec representation is important because I still get told “that’s not real” when I come out

Aspec representation is important because people still think the A in LGBTQIA+ stands for ally

Aspec representation is important because everyone deserves to see someone like them on screen

Aspec representation is important because people still think that asexual and aromantic are the same thing

Aspec representation is important

#lgbtqia #aromantic #aroace #asexual #aromaticism #aro positivity #ace #ace positivity #aroace positivity #aroace moment

[nyxtalksmusic]

But I could not pretеnd To comprehend the dеpths of that kind of love

#Wheat Like Waves #Asphalt Meadows #Death Cab For Cutie #aro moment

[hershellaytonlovespuzzles]

Sometimes I'm like "man I wish I was in a relationship" and then I realize "do you actually want to be in a relationship or do you just miss seeing your friends regularly like you used to?"

#space talks #aro moment #perhaps

[shiutsu]

cw: vent

fuck friendships.

those assholes will replace you no matter what & would rather spent time w ppl they barely know than w those they've known for years.

i hope karma gets them.

#loveless aplatonic #aplatonic #apothiplatonic #aplatonic aroace #aplspec #fuck fake friends #cw vent #tw vent #aspec community #im tired of this shit #aspec friendly #aro moment #nothing lasts forever #platonic repulsed #abandoment issues #fuck everybody #i dont matter #stop it #i hate you #i will never get over this #go fuck yourself #fuck forgiveness

[aro-absol]

Are there any other aros out there who thought that "having no experience" regarding romance meant having no crushes either?

When I was younger, I heard some of my peers saying they had no experience, so I assumed I wasn't too far from the average by not having crushes yet.

A few months ago, I somehow got into the "late bloomer women" bubble on TikTok (I'm not active on there but sometimes I lurk) and I could relate pretty well at first. This woman talked about having absolutely zero experience and feeling undesirable and less worthy as a human being because of a lack of romantic attention from men. And I used to feel like that, too, before I realized I was aromantic (and occasionally still do because amatonormativity can be an asshole). But then, she went on to say how hurt she felt because the men she liked never liked her back, and I was like, "Wait a minute..." and then it dawned on me.

So, turns out "having no experience" means "never been in a romantic relationship". Maybe also "never had a kiss on the mouth". But it does NOT include not having crushes, apparently.

... how did I not know that I was aromantic much earlier???

#aro moment #aromantic #aro #things I wrote in one sitting without proofreading

[eriksyoudumby]

Was scrolling though YouTube and saw a video titled “Ways to write Romantic Chemistry!” And no shit my first reaction was “SINCE WHEN DO WE MAKE CHEMICALS KISS, HUH??” And it took at least 2 more minutes to remember what romantic chemistry actually means

#aro moment #romantic chemistry #putting chemicals in the water to turn the chemicals gay

[starr-eaterr]

theres somthing so inherently appealing in the act of devotion that is platonic marriage. you are not in love but you have dedicated, secluded a part of your self solely for another being. you are linked forever in a pack of care, support, and friendship.

#i do wanna get married one day #i so like the idea of having one person to know and know you back #i do wanna get platonic married #and not just for tax benifits! #qpr #aromamtic #aromantic ramblings #aro moment