#and cora too in this case hi dear ily so much whadda hell

[kenapiece-main]

Your partners will always objectively deserve better than anything you can ever be.

Oh nooooo you completely shattered my sense of pride and self love oooooohhh what paiiiin what sufferiiiiiing oh noooo- wait hold on my partner of over 2 years is on the phone. hey, hi @lakesandquarries ! what, you got smt to say to that rude little anon and my fellow aro ppl? oh yeah go ahead!

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Hello there! I’m the ace partner mentioned in this comic from my bf, and you should shut the fuck up!

I have a lot of trauma surrounding relationships. I’ve had some pretty bad ones, including an ex who broke up with me less than six months after proposing. When Joël first realized he was aro, I remember him crying because he was so scared of hurting me like my ex did. The thing is, him being aro has only ever made me feel more secure in our relationship!

Do you ever see those straight couples who say they’re in love but don’t even seem to like each other? They have romantic attraction, sure. But personally, that’s the least important thing to me.

My ex was romantically attracted to me. They left anyway. Joël isn’t, but every single day, he chooses to be with me. He chooses to care for me, to love me in his way, and that is so much more meaningful. He’s the best partner I could ask for. I don’t “deserve better” because “better” doesn’t exist. Joël is perfect exactly as he is.

To any aros in relationships worried about this: your love is enough. The way you care is good and beautiful, and you don’t need to change who you are to fit society’s expectation. I love Joël not in spite of his aromanticism but because of it, because it’s part of what makes him the caring, wonderful person that he is. His love may not be romantic, but what does that matter? He’s still the one to hold me when I’m having a panic attack, to comfort me after a bad day, to care for me in so many ways that I can’t even mention them all. There is no better for me to deserve. His love is enough.

You, however, deserve to shut the fuck up and leave aro people alone forever. 💜

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Wow, what an amazing person they are, huh ;v; <3 (god dammit I care abt them so much), thanks Cora! Let's keep being proud fellow aros, and let this message from my partner give you reassurance AND comfort in case you currently are or want to be in a relationship of any kind!!!!