#Aro

[heartless-aro]

Dismantling the relationship hierarchy is not about rearranging it so that sexual and romantic relationships are devalued while QPRs become the new “more than friends.” We need to completely do away with the idea that relationships exist on a fixed hierarchy. Some people will consider friend(s) or a zucchini/QPP the most important part of their life. For some people, their most important relationship will be a sexual relationship (and not necessarily one which includes romance!). And some people will still consider their romantic partner the most important person in their life, and that’s fine too.

Just as it’s harmful to tell an aroace person that romantic and sexual relationships are the most important ones, it’s also harmful to tell an alloaro person that sex is inherently less important than romance or to tell an alloromantic aplatonic person that friendship is inherently more important than romance. There is no way to rank relationships that will not devalue the experiences of at least one group of people, nor is there any reason why we need to rank relationships in the first place.

[bloggingboutburgers]

My nonexistent kingdom for some DYNAMICS VARIETY (aka me finally drawing something else for Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week)

[dogwaterdish]

Happy aro week everyone! I'm working on some little designs for aromantic stuff this week, so have these! I want to do the aroflux, cupioromantic, demiromantic, frayromantic, and grayromantic flags next

they're free to use, just don't sell them or whatever

flags in order: aromantic flag, aroallo flag, arospec flag, aroace flag!

[scarletthedeadhand]

“The only love in the air is the love for MAYHEM.”

love is in the air? wrong. evil skull

[thermodynamic-comedian]

do not give me a love confession note man i will straight up roll that shit into a joint. i am not kidding. fuck your feelings for me i am smoking that shit

[ao3-shenanigans]

Happy Aromantic week to all my aros out there!!

💚🤍🩶🖤

[isabellascarlett1]

Happy Aro Week to:

- Aplatonic Aros 💗

- BIPOC Aros 💗

- Neurodivergent Aros 💗

- Aro Lesbians 💗

- Aro Gays 💗

- Non-monogamous Aros 💗

- Trans Aros 💗

- Romance repulsed Aros 💗

- Romance favorable Aros 💗

- AlloAros 💗

- AroAces 💗

- Aros in romantic relationships 💗

- Aros in Queerplatonic relationships 💗

- Hyperromantic Aros 💗

- All Aros 💞

[toribookworm22]

Surround yourself with people who express their love for you endlessly.

Date someone who expresses their love for you endlessly.

[simbistardis]

As someone who is aromantic, I don’t experience romantic attraction. I don’t ‘fall in love’ in a romantic sense. I don’t have romantic relationships. I don’t date anyone. I don’t have boyfriends or girlfriends, or any kind of romantic partner.  My emotional connections with other people do not manifest in a romantic way and I have no desire for that to happen – I’m just not that way inclined. It isn’t a lifestyle choice, I didn’t decide to avoid the world of dating because of a bad experience. It’s just the way I’ve always been. I first realised I was aromantic when my peers seemed to realise they weren’t. From a young age, girls are taught to value romantic love. The message was a fixture in almost everything marketed to us.  ... For years of my life, it was very rare for me to actually describe myself as ‘aromantic’. I avoided the subject of dating and romantic relationships. But when I did begin embracing the true nature of my orientation, I was met with a surprisingly disturbing backlash. The assumption is that if you don’t or can’t experience romantic love, then you must be cold-hearted. There’s something supposedly ‘evil’ about it, something that has led to strangers online dubbing me a ‘sociopath’ more times than I can count. I’ve been told I must not value human relationships at all, that there must be something wrong with my brain, that I must have no emotions. ... We are taught that you can have everything – great friends, a loving home, a beautiful family, a successful career, comfort within yourself – but if you’re single, you’re incomplete. You haven’t succeeded in life unless someone romantically loves you and you romantically love someone else. Some assume being aromantic must be a terrible thing – like you’re missing something essential. But romantic relationships aren’t the ultimate relationship, and I appreciate all of the others. While I might not experience the highs of romantic love, I also don’t experience the lows. Instead, I use that same energy to experience the other pleasures life has to offer. Being aromantic encourages me to appreciate these things more deeply, not as something inferior. I find love in so many things, including friendships, helping others, my hobbies and having my own adventures. My confidence is found in having a positive impact in the world, not in my relationship status. Which, by the way, isn’t single. It’s infinite. 

"I'll never fall in love and that's OK" what it means to be aromantic by Yasmin Benoit for Stylist (2022)

[hairscare]

the way fandoms are desperate to make all aroace characters romance and sex favorable but then dont do anything remotely similar to any other identity is astounding. hmm i wonder why

PLEASE dont derail this about shipping characters of other identities please let this one post be about an aroace struggle

[redbeardace]

[sirompp]

hi. i made some images.

feel free to take them and use for whatever you may need them for. no credit required

[aceysun]

"love is love" until it doesn't include sex

"love is love" until it lives in separate beds

"love is love" until it is queer platonic

"love is love" until it does not comply with compulsory sexuality and amatonormativity

love IS love, for aspecs, for sex repulsed folk and for platonic relationships

"love is love" apply to more than same-sex relationships in a world where romantic and sexual relationships are considered more valuable

Remember to advocate for Asexuals and Aromantics this pride. Because we are also here, and we are also queer

[drag0ns-in-cyb3rspac3]

[cheerioemoreblogs]

Casting this as a spell on YOU.