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is it a crush or am I just convincing myself that I have a crush because I'm supposed to have crushes

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Okay actually, while I'm thinking about it, folks who experience romance repulsion, what is the main feeling you would describe romance repulsion as?

At least for me I feel some combination of these things, but there is a clear winner in what it feels most-like. Please leave in the tags any specifics you can, I haven't ever actually heard people describe romance repulsion (or what specifically triggers it! Now that I'm thinking about it, please also add when you seem to feel it) and I'd love to feel less alone in a very specific feeling

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i (demiromantic) am holding council with the void (group of alloromantics i’m friends with) for satanic ritual (discussing whether i am experiencing the symptoms of a crush or should be hospitalised)

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Aces NYC had a great time at NYC Pride 2024!

It certainly helped that we were once again placed at the beginning of the March (#7!). You can even briefly see us in the live broadcast (just for a couple seconds).

And here's a few photos of us as we passed in front of Stonewall:

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It's your last chance to sign up for Aros Create Pride!

This is a celebration of the creative work of arospec people. Participants will get to share their work, receive feedback, and enjoy works by other arospec artists. Join us by signing up at https://forms.gle/xpXRKNn4vWUJ86rC9 

Sign-ups close on June 30th. 

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i don’t know if this is a common aro experience, but i feel like I’m so scared of leading people on romantically and hurting their feelings that it gets in the way of making close friendships sometimes

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Demiromantic pros: i be chillin

Demiromantic cons: i be yearnin

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Aspec men deserve much more respect and recognition in the aspec community than they receive. They often face a different form of aphobia specific to them ("men are naturally sexual they can't be ace" "all men are unromantic that's not unique") this rhetoric is spouted by many, even members of our own community and I hope for a day where that is no longer the case. As an ace and demiro woman (demigirl but that's beside the point) I want to encourage folks to take the time to give the aspec men in their lives support and to the aspec men reading, you are who you say you are no matter what people say and you deserve the world. I'm sorry for the ways in which toxic masculinity has harmed you. You are a valued member of the aspec community and the queer community as a whole. No ace or aro person is broken and neither are you. I'm sorry if anyone has ever told you otherwise.

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peace and aromanticism on planet earth

peace and aromanticism on planet earth!!!!!! :D

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as an optimist i dream of a beautiful world where people are fucking normal about aromanticism

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being greyromantic is so funny to me because well I am romance repulsed. Until I want a relationship with someone.

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some people on here need a gentle reminder that arospecs ARE aromantic. thats the point of the aromantic spectrum. that being aromantic.. is a spectrum. ive had demiromantic people ask me if they can call themselves aromantic. YES OF COURSE YOU CAN YOU ARE AROMANTIC. im sure some people choose to identify more as arospec than aromantic and thats fine, but in general, arospecs ARE aromantic, by virtue of being on the aromantic spectrum. like aromanticism is defined as little to none romantic attraction. the ‘little’ part of that is there for a reason.

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This is something of a sequel to my original essay on being loveless.

It's also a discussion of the ways love is wielded against allo-aros, the a-spec community's ongoing conflation of love and attraction, and the impact allosexual aromanticism has on my lovelessness.

Because too often, unfortunately, I see loveless aromantic identity communicated and celebrated so as to exclude me, and other allosexual aros, from it.

I hope that's something we can begin to change this Aro Week.

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It's Aro-Spec Awareness Week again my friends, and that means it's time for more silly little critters! (You can find last year's here.) ✨Keep up the amazing work, fellow aros✨

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aspecs: i've been thinking a lot lately about the "ace people can still have sex in a relationship/aro people can still be in romantic relationships" sentiment and the logistics of being aspec in relationships in general. obviously, the predominant sentiment is that you should be able to have a relationship where the other person will be happy without having sex/being romantic with you. if you feel comfortable sharing in tags/replies/reblogs/asks/whatever, though, i'd really like to hear people's experiences with sex/romance in relationships as an ace/aro person. have you found it generally possible to have a relationship with an allo person when you're ace and don't want to engage in sex? what are people's experiences being aro and being in relationships (labeled romantic or otherwise) with alloros? reblogging for reach is appreciated and any related experiences you feel comfortable sharing are completely welcome <2

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like it's honestly kind of ridiculous at this point

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my fourth-grade bestie: so, averagewhitegirlname is my girlfriend now! we-

my clueless ass, not aware of the aromantic spectrum's existence yet: wait, what????? but... you've only known each other for, like, half a day?????

my fourth-grade bestie: ...yeah? and?

my clueless ass, not aware of the aromantic spectrum's existence yet: