#actuallyaro

[windynebula]

Also one for the aros:

[lovequeerindigo]

one tip-off that i was aro probably should’ve been that I can’t comprehend “casual dating”

[overcaffeinated-aro]

this pride, I’d like to remind everyone how thoroughly the aspec community was obliterated on here. I don’t think I’ll ever get over the whiplash of going from literally creating a tumblr to learn more about aspec identities and being so excited to finally have a place where I wasn’t broken—to watching the lgbt community and surrounding ‘allies’ utterly destroy what we had, watching blogs delete or quietly re-closet themselves, and being afraid to put anything regarding asexuality or aromanticism in my bio. I started blocking people once I started having nightmares

it’s still so hard to get people to take aphobia seriously, and ‘aphobe’ is constantly treated like a joke. I get anxious about mentioning my qpp in anything, I’ve seen how far people will go to tell someone their relationship is fake or ‘cringe’. sometimes it seems like noone remembers what it was like before, when we weren’t afraid. that we came looking for acceptance, and were thrown out on our asses for being largely neurodivergent.

I’m so glad we’re rebuilding, but I’ll never forget what that felt like. what it feels like

[sullina]

It's okay to be aromantic actually. Romantic love isn't a necessary prerequisite to be happy for everyone.

You can like romantic stuff without wanting those things for yourself. You can ship fictional characters, knowing that what they have (the romantic relationship) isn't what will make you happy.

It's fine, you're no less human for it. You're a complete and whole person already.

[tesco-finest-aromantics]

I do not have to experience love in order to have worth

[aggressivelyarospec]

Welcome (back) to #AggressivelyArospectacular!

#AggressivelyArospectacular is a week-long event promoting the creation of original content in arospec communities. It is brought to you by the same people behind #AggressivelyArospecWeek.

Are you arospec? Do you paint portraits, draw comics, write poetry, make music, invent stories? Do you make photo-edits or short films? Or maybe jewelry? Or sculptures? Or anything else?

In short, do you create?

Because if so, this event is here for you!

From the 7th to the 13th of November, submit any original creative content you want us to see by tagging it as #AggressivelyArospectacular (in the first five tags) or sending us a link through our submission box. Your work will then be shared on this blog for our community to enjoy.

Your work does not have to specifically focus on arospec experiences, although we always appreciate a content warning if your piece features romantic content.

Please submit as many pieces in as many different mediums as you like! We would love to be able to spam other people’s dash with art for a whole week.

Let’s show the world how diverse and creative the arospec community is!

(For more information, check out our about page and FAQ section, as well as our #AggressivelyArospectacular tag. Please, only submit original material for this event. You want to share your fanfic or fanart with us? Wait for #AggressivelyArospecWeek, which is held in June every year!)

[keiranthefox]

Me, a romance-replused, platonic-neutral/replused, apl loveless aro, reading a book for school: "Oh, nice, it says this book is about love and stuff, but there hasn't been a whole lot of love stuff, and someone said she'd never get married and didn't need to! Because she just didn't want to! This is great :]"

"All humans need love (main character), could you imagine a life without ever loving? All humans should love, and someday find someone to fall in love with," :'D

[voidpunk-culture-is]

Voidpunk aromantic culture is hearing "romantic attraction is what makes you human" and being like...

I'm not human in the first place.

-Fronter N/A

[ID: A DNI banner. It says, “Read our BYF/DNI before interacting!” on a background of the voidpunk flag. /end ID]

[intersectionalpositivity]

Dark skinned aromantic folks are incredible and valid and deserve respect and happiness. Cherish your dark skin, cherish your aromanticism, love yourself, and if loving yourself is hard, remember we love you too, and we will be the love until you can conjure that love for yourself.

[thisvegetabledoesntfallinlove]

hmmm I think Robin Hood belongs to the aros now.

he

wears green

uses bow and arrow

hates the rich

lives in the woods with his friends

[autismawesomeness]

The A in Aromantic stands for Awesome!! (Because Aro people are Awesome :D)

[lovequeerindigo]

the way alloromantics talk about romance is so confusing lmao like what is a “talking stage” what is a “situationship” what do any of these words mean

[kokoinupi]

"we need more aro characters who-"

saiki kusuo is right there.

[abc-arobisexualandreallycool]

So the other day I asked my mom if she could schedule an appointment for me with a therapist because 1-2 years ago I was... well I was not feeling good and I had a lot of struggle with people (I don't understand all of the physical contacts, why I must listen to people if they're not talking to me, yk... society) and I still don't feel comfortable with all of this, still don't understand how to be social, how it works, etc. So I asked and she refused because "I'm okay now" like???? Do I need to have a fucking burnout to see a therapist?? I just want to know if there's something special and to discuss this subject wtf is wrong with that.

Also discuss sexual orientation with someone and not my family being "supportive" but not seeing how jk rowling's tweet are offensive towards trans folk.

So now I'm scared to ask again, help.

[overcaffeinated-aro]

you live in a small house with one or two close friends. you’re perfectly matched and well rounded, and the house is a calm and welcoming environment for all. you pull the soup you’ve been making off the stove, it’s a new one you’ve been wanting to try for a while, and some of the ingredients were pulled from your expanding garden in the backyard. a cat winds around your ankles as you dish the soup, and call that dinner is ready. a head pops in, wearing one of your sweaters, and you smile. it looks good on them.

[aggressivelyarospec]

#AggressivelyArospectacular is happening in less than 15 days!

Let’s take this moment to remember all of the different ways to submit work to the project:

- Make a new post on tumblr and use the tag #AggressivelyArospectacular (in one word) in the FIRST FIVE TAGS. (that last rule is super important, if you don’t follow it we won’t find your post.)

- Submit a link to your post if it can be found elsewhere than tumblr.

- If you don’t have a Tumblr or if it is not safe for you to come out as aro on your personal blog, you can directly submit your work to us anonymously and we’ll post it for you.

If your post hasn’t appeared on our blog three days after you have posted it, please don’t hesitate to contact us directly and link us to your post!

Any original creative content is welcome! Whether it’s aro-focused or not! (Although we do like to keep our blog mostly romance-free, it’s not a strict rule either.)

We can’t wait to see all of your contributions!