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ihhfhonao3 · 3 months

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I feel like a lotta people don’t understand this but <2 is NOT just a “platonic heart.” It’s used by the aspec (mostly aro) community to signify a love that differs and is divergent from the norm and what is typically seen as “love.” It is also used by loveless aros to signify their lack of feeling love, but presence of another emotion like compassion or appreciation.

Please don’t simplify it down to being a “platonic heart.” It’s so much more than that.

#Just aro tags cuz this doesn’t really apply to aces oops #aromantic #aromanticism #aromantic pride #aromantic positivity #aroace #arospec #aro pride #aromantic asexual #aspec #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtqia #queer

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lgbtqtext · 13 days

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aaa-battery-not-rechargeable · 10 months

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about a month ago, my uncle asked if I had a significant other. I appreciate his gender inclusivity, of course.

I'm used to the question. it's not like it's something outrageous that he's asking. so I simply said no, that's not for me.

he looked at me and said "well, someday." not someday maybe, just.... someday.

of course I'm not quick to anger, but there's a part of me that's a little more defensive about my aroace identity. so I jumped to my defense.

my uncle isn't a bad guy, he's quite nice and tries his best to be respectful in the current political shit storm by supporting queer people. but apparently that does exclude me, an aroace.

I reiterated that I'm just not interested in a romantic or sexual partnership, and I really do not ever see that changing.

and he said something to the effect of "it's okay if you don't want that now."

and I said, "no, it's just okay that I don't want that."

and he said that I was pessimistic. as if I was secretly searching for a relationship or a partner, but was rejecting love because I could not find one.

I calmly (with all the rage in my veins) told him "no, a life without love or sex is something optimistic for me."

he had the gall to look horrified.

I'm sick of aroace people not being seen as normal human people when they don't want the outcome of their life to look like everyone else's. I'm sick of the white picket fence, I'm sick of the assumption that everyone has another half out there.

I'm whole on my own.

#aromantic #aro #aroace #asexual #aromantic asexual #arospec #loveless aro #acearo #ace #aromantic positivity #queer #lgbtq pride #lgbtq+#lgbtqia #lgbt #aro pride #pride month #aroace pride #lilith has the microphone

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abhainn35 · 5 months

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I was going through my health textbook and someone wrote "fuck that" under the lines about ending friendships because dating is more important and if that is not the most aromantic/aroace thing ever, I don't know what is.

#asexual #aromantic #aroace #aromantic positivity #asexual positivity #asexual pride #lqbtq #lqbtq pride #aspec #arospec #aromantic asexual #amanormativity #aromantic pride #fuck amatonormativity

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arofulboyfriend · 25 days

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"if you tell all your friends you love them all the time, then the word love becomes meaningless" well for one yeah i sure hope it does, and for two, if hearing me tell you i love you every day becomes meaningless to you because i say it too often, then you don't believe my love is valuable and also skill issue

#aroace #actually aroace #actually aromantic #aromantic #aromantic pride #aromantic positivity #lovequeer #my love is not a finite resource nor is it devalued by the number of times i say it #seren yaps

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emo-sunshine42 · 1 year

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Reminder that it's not your fault if someone gets a crush on you. It's not your fault that they like you like that. Especially if you don't like them back, are aromantic, asexual, or any other reason- even if you don't have a reason!

You aren't in the wrong for not liking them back

I promise

#aromantic #aromantism #arospec #aromantic positivity #aro positivity #asexual #asexuality #acespec #asexual positivity #ace positivity #aroace #ok now that the finding tags are done #aro posting on main???? hell yeah #brought to you by “someone likes me and i dont know how to tell them that i don't”

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textk4kira · 3 months

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I love you aro men, i love you aro transmascs, i love you aro sapphics, i love you aro enbies, i love you heterosexual aros, i love you cishet aros, i love you aro fems, i love you butch aros, i love you gray-aros, i love you demi-aros, i love you aros who have treated as predators by the rest of the queer community, i love you aroallos, i love you aromantic people 💗

#aromantic positivity #aromantic pride #aromantic men #aromantic asexual #aromantic spectrum #aro #aroace #aroallo #aromantic #lgbtq #lgbtqia #queer

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monstrousparalysis · 2 months

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Fuck it, on this Valentine's Day, here's a post devoted to every single aromantic who fits the negative stereotypes!

Every aroallo, no matter what other labels they use!

Loveless aromantics, especially ones who are loud about not feeling love and refuse to listen to the countless "but what about"s!

Aromantics who don't feel other, even more "universal" attractions, like platonic or familial ones!

Aromantics who lack empathy, who are "cold", who prefer logic over emotion!

Nonhuman aromantics, especially the loveless ones, for whom "Love is what makes us human" is a dismissal in both directions!

Aromantics with trauma, trust issues, or fears of intimacy!

And of course: the aromantics with personality disorders, especially the narcissistic or antisocial aromantics!

If you meet one or more of the above criteria, you are entitled to keep being who the fuck you are and to do so with pride!

Arophobia is not our fault, it is the fault of the arophobes who use our image to justify attacking others. We are hurting nobody just by existing as we are.

No matter what you want in terms of relationships, be that friends with benefits, queerplatonic partners, multiple partners, or no partners at all, ever, I hope you get it!

#rem's ramblings #aromantic #aromanticism #aro #aro pride #aro positivity #aromantic pride #aromantic positivity #aroallo #aromantic allosexual #lovelessness #loveless aro #loveless aromantic #aplatonic #afamilial

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qwerty-queer · 11 months

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Trying to verbalize my feelings about being aromantic right now. I'm just so pleased with this community

#aromantic day of visibility #aromantic #aromanticism #aro pride #aromantic pride #aromantic positivity #aro positivity #pride month #queer #lgbt art #lgbt pride

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januscorner · 4 months

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Fuck Aphobes here are some aro songs

Not A Love Song - bülow (this one’s specifically alloaro)

Aromantic Moodboard - Maxwell Anthony

Can We Just Be Friends? - FluffyEnderPug

Heart Heavy - MotherMother

Love Love Love - Of Monsters And Men

Don’t Fall In Love - Danko Jones

Crush Culture - Conan Gray

Home - Cavetown

#lgbtq+#aromantic #aromantic positivity #lgbtqiap #queer community #lgbtq community #queer #arospec #aroace #aspec #aromantic asexual #alloaro #aromantic allosexual #Janus’s Corner

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eloisephillip · 11 months

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happy pride month to asexuals and aromantics and everything in between. i want each and everyone of you to know that you are loved and cherished by the community even though there are some who try to diminish us. you are a valued, important, and valid part of the lgbtqia+ community. thank you for simply existing this pride 🏳️‍🌈🖤🤍💜🖤🤍💚

#pride month #asexuality #aromantic #asexual #aro #aroace #aspec #arospec #ace #cloud talks #txt #asexual positivity #aromantic positivity

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sirompp · 1 year

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shoutout to aromantics. cause like. me too. we are so cool and awesome. you agree. reblog

#aromantic #aro #aro positivity #aromantic positivity #me tag🍭#rb bait

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genderqueerdykes · 9 months

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here's to the romance repulsed aromantics. not wanting to date or have a marriage or partnership is okay. it's not unhealthy, shameful or bad to enjoy being single and wanting to stay that way. not wanting to be involved in discussions about romance or other peoples' romantic lives is not a personal attack against the people who have them. not wanting to be touched, called pet names or shown affection is a proper boundary to establish if that's how you feel. not having an interest in fictional romances (romantic comedies, shipping, etc.). is not a moral failing. not wanting to be near or witnessing romantic displays, fictional or real does not make you an asshole.

you are allowed to assert what oversteps your boundaries. you are allowed to curate your experience online and have conversations with those you interact with in real life about your boundaries. you do not owe the world romance or time and attention for it when your needs aren't being met. your experience as an aromantic person deserves to be positive when and where possible, just like anyone else's- you do not deserve to be uncomfortable

#aromantic #aro #arospectrum #arospec #aromanticism #demiromantic #aegoromantic #cupioromantic #aspec #aspectrum #aroace #our writing #romance repulsed #aromantic positivity #aro pride #aro spectrum #lgbt #lgbtq #queer

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aaa-battery-not-rechargeable · 4 months

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a very fucking special shout-out to aros who have been the token "weird queer" friend amongst a queer friend group, only to have the novelty lost and find yourself left when they all decide their romantic relationships matter more than you, or your aromantic worldview becomes off-putting because they don't (and don't try to) understand what amatonormativity means.

i have many qualms. this happens to a lot of aros, and it just speaks to the infantilization of aro folks (and ace too!) when all we're seen as is the weird one who doesn't feel love, there for the amusement of "normal queers" and then cast out when they find something more interesting.

if your friend group did/does this, it may mean they weren't truly seeing you, or doing their best to be actual allies to aro and aspec people.

it's the gay best friend trope all over again. everybody loves the gay best friend because it's trendy to have one and not treat them like a person outside the stereotype.

and it fucking sucks. ive been there.

it's not your fault you're not "palatable". let them choke.

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positively-bi · 10 months

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I want to talk about being aroallo for a little bit. Before I start, I want to make it abundently clear that there's nothing wrong with sex that doesn't involve emotional intimacy. There's nothing wrong with one-night-stands. There's nothing wrong with sex with strangers you're never gonna see again.

However, I guess I'm just feeling kind of bummed about how romantic love seems to be the only kind of love people are capable of associating with sex. Like either you're having no strings attached casual sex or you're having romantic sex and there's no inbetween which just isn't true for me. I lost my virginity to my best friend and it was deeply emotionally intimate and wonderful and I felt very close to them but it wasn't romantic. I'm aromantic. I care immensely about them but as a friend. The way I care about them affected the sex we had. It was emotional, it was personal, it was intimate. None of that is negated by the fact it wasn't romantic. I just wish this was talked about more idk.

Anyway, sorry if this was a bit rambling, I've just been thinking. Aroallos, you're incredible and awesome. Everybody else, go give your local aroallo £5

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the-fear · 11 months

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For Aromantic Visibility Day, I want to share my respect and praise for:

aros, arospecs, aros who rarely/weakly feel romantic attraction, aros whose romantic attraction grows or fades, aros whose romantic attraction spikes or fluctuates,

aros who previously felt romantic attraction but no longer do (for no reason, for nebulous reasons, or for specific reasons such as trauma), aros who never felt romantic attraction and never will, aros who may feel romantic attraction in the future, aros who look back on their “crushes” and realised those feeling weren’t romantic at all

aros who desire a romantic relationship, aros who don’t, aros who are indifferent, aros who are completely averse or repulsed

aros who feel romantic attraction only to fictional characters, aros who only feel romantic attraction to themselves

aros in romantic relationships, aros in non romantic relationships, aros who are nonpartnering, aros who are polyamorous, aros who use relationship anarchy to define their relationships

aros who enjoy the idea of romantic relationships but would not have one themselves, aros who do not want their romantic attraction reciprocated, aros who do not feel romantic attraction until someone else feels it first

aros who enjoy reading about romantic relationships, aros who write romantic relationships, aros who wish they could find anything other than romantic relationships in media

aros who are allosexual, aros who are neutral on sexual attraction, aros who don’t factor in their sexual attraction, aros who are ace or acespec, aros who are aplatonic or aplspec, aros who are anattractional, aros who are aspec in a multitude of different ways

aros who are loveless, heartless, lovequeer, amatopunk, voidpunk and several other “punks” relating to their stances on the idea of romantic attraction and love

you are all amazing people and you are not “broken” or “wrong” for not conforming to society’s amatonormative values. You are you, unique and marvellous, and that is what matters

#aromantic #aro #arospec #happy pride 🌈#pride month #aromanticism #aromantic pride #aromantic positivity #aromantic visibility day #{thank queue for the music}

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