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made a meme because what do you mean i’m questioning my sexuality again even tho i’ve been secure in my identity for the past 10 years 😭

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Once you get over that initial phase of denial and unpack everything, being aro is really chill

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"Being aro-ace and single is more about joy than it is about sadness, at least in my case."

- Tyger Songbird, Let’s stop pressuring people to be in relationships this Valentine’s Day for LGBTQ Nation (2023)

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i can't shut up about them fr

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cause, baby, i'm a giver

(nudity under the cut)

the selfie happened first for context

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It's easier to accept that you're aromantic once you understand that what you want isn't romance per se and it's really the companionship that appeals to you. I never actually liked the thought of being in a relationship but I liked the thought of being important to someone

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Green Paradise by Senna Relax

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My reasoning for believing that romance is made up isn't even "there's no way you actually feel that" it's moreso the fact that I don't get how you couldn't do any of that with your friends. No one has ever been able to give me a sufficient explanation for what makes romance any different from being friends

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everyone's all about queer subtext until it's aromantic or asexual

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My good people, I give you: Amatonormativity.

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Labels give you the freedom to find community, but once community is found labels can box you in.

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you haven't unlocked platonic pining yet? wow ok fake yearner

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I don't think you can do show don't tell aro or ace representation not because it's impossible but because even if you do it right the fandom still won't get it

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"love is what makes us human" actually it's 'select all images with boat' but go off I guess

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i think people get so used to their own creative work that they forget how amazing it is so i’m making this post as a reminder You are the only person capable of making art the exact way you make it. nobody else on earth can do that. there are always going to be those little habits and intricacies and details that simply cannot be replicated whether it’s in writing or painting or textiles and you make life all the better for it i love my friends’ art i love art from strangers im trying to love my own art I LOVE YOU!!! THE PERSON READING THIS!!!!!!! YOU ARE A PART OF THIS WORLD NEVER EVER STOP MAKING THINGS THAT CAN IMPACT IT

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it's aro week so here's a quick reminder to all my fellow aros that you don't have to "make up" for being aromantic. You don't have to love your friends twice as much to "make up" for romantic attraction you don't have to have a wide family you don't have to find The One in a qpr instead. If those things are something you want, go for it! But you shouldn't have to feel forced to go into any relationship just to make your aromanticism more palatable to outsiders.

Aromanticism isn't a hole that you need to fill. Sure it's a lack of romantic attraction but it's not a lack of self. You're already full and complete, whether or not you have more or less love in other areas of life. Do what you feel is right for you, not what others expect of you.

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the calmness and stillness that comes from appreciating nature is so inherently aromantic