#in my own personal experience I never felt particularly affected by romance beyond aesthetic value

[thatmooncake]

OKAY SO

Little nervous since this is off anon, but how can I know for certain that I'm aromantic?

Like I have so many questions, but there isn't anyone I can really ask irl unfortunately

Already determined that I'm ace though, so YIPPIEE :D

Heyyy, congrats on the self discovery! :D 🎉🎉🎉

As far as knowing for certain you’re aromantic is concerned, I’d say focus on what resonates with you! Aromanticism covers a broad spectrum and no two peoples experiences are completely identical but there’s plenty of room for common ground and I think a lot of people start off by questioning once they hear or read about experiences that resonate with them. If you want to learn more about aromanticism in general then here are a couple of general resources:

AUREA (has an FAQ on aromantic experiences as well as a ton of resources - check the menu for more)

Aro wiki

Asexual and Aromantic Community and Education Club (expand the menu for more info on experiences, misconceptions, allonormativity and amatonormativity, and more resources)

You may be aromantic if … (a post containing a list of things, some of which may resonate or click with you to some degree)

Also just know you’re not taking anything from anyone by using a label you’re not 100% sure of, and if it feels right to you then go for it!

#fableasks #aromanticism #by the way please let me know if there are issues with any of the links or any are bad most of my research on this came from other things #in my own personal experience I never felt particularly affected by romance beyond aesthetic value #a lot of experiences resonated with me and helped me make sense of feelings I always had #there are a lot of aroaces in the community who I bet will also be happy to share experiences!