#aro post

[sapphic-sprite]

I feel like this needs to be said, but some of y’all really need to start learning to mind your own business when it comes to alloaros. especially alloaros who are loveless or don’t perform aromanticism the way you want it to be. being exclusively aromantic isn’t a bad thing and the only reason y’all think it could be is because of amanormativity. sort that out on your own time and stop making aromantic people explain it to you when you are perfectly capable of looking it up. thank you.

[franknfurterstriangulardinosaur]

I love being aromantic. It’s so nice to not live with the expectations of a romantic relationship. It’s nice to be my own person and be able to experience them freely. It’s nice for no one to have to be superior to anyone in my mind- to not have a hierarchy. It’s nice to have friendship. It’s nice to go out with your friends and do all those things that are supposed to be romantic but as a platonic intent. I love being aromantic. I love being the colour green. I love the flag. I love tearing down amatonormativity and social values. I love the culture. I love the tiny aromantic hints I’ve had my entire life. I love aromantic music. I love taking the romance out of love songs. I love not just viewing life as a time to fulfill romance. I love having all these hidden aromantic symbols. I love queer platonic relationships. I love other aromantic people. I love talking about being aromantic. I love being aromantic- I love being myself.

[merely-a-caricature]

Ace rings and Aro rings. What are they?

An ace ring is a black ring, usually worn on the middle finger of the right hand, that indicates you are on the asexual spectrum. An aro ring is the basically the same thing just white and worn on your left hand on the middle finger. Placement is important since other communities us rings to identify themselves. Many people on the spectrum don’t know about the rings, so it is often times a more personal symbol. Even if you never meet another ace or someone who knows about the rings, I still think it’s a nice step of personal acceptance and way to display yourself! It’s just a really neat way to embrace your ace-ness and/or aro-ness!

Some people go with plain black and plain white., but others like their rings with a little bit more to them. Some people might go out even further and get rings that are dragon-like. The meaning of this is explained in this post of mine. There are even rings out there with the ace of spades (and other suits) which the meaning of that is explained in one of my previous posts. There are also cool rings out there that are less subtle that have the aro flag colors, ace flag, colors, and the sunset aroace flag. Overall, just the normal ace ring, a black ring with embellishments, and any other ace symbols are used by people! People have all sorts of different rings that fit within the aro/ace ring vibe.

Feel free to reblog and get this info out there! ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

[hues-of-purple]

Drew these 🥰

(No reposting. Reblogging is always appreciated though!)

[dancingbluelight]

please reblog if you answer!! i would love to get a large sample size

These are based on my own personal experiences, so this is obviously not an extensive list! please add any others in tags

[hyperfocuscentre]

maybe i’m weird but i love pretending to have crushes on celebs or characters, i love calling them hot and giggling and kicking my feet even though i feel absolutely no sexual or romantic attraction towards them.

[thermodynamic-comedian]

reblog if you're aromantic and not soft or cute or fluffy. i feel like so many aromantic people feel like they need to make themself 'more human' by forcing these qualities onto themselves, and that's fucking sad. you are human. your aromanticism does not make you less human. you do not have to fucking 'redeem' yourself over being aromantic. your anger and your rage and your unapologetic lovelessness and heartlessness are also human. don't hide them in order to appeal to aphobes.

so yeah, reblog if you're aromantic and angry and intense and sharp around the edges and refuse to play the 'acceptable aro' game. i adore you.

[be-in-a-qpr-with]

be in a qpr with someone who pets you like a cat

[popodumsqueries]

“Being aromantic must be hard.”

“Only in the traditional sense.”

“What do you mean?”

“Um… how do I explain this.  If you lived on an island where everyone had blonde hair, and you were ridiculed for having any other hair colour, then yes, it would suck to live there and have black hair.  But it wouldn’t change your ability to enjoy the sunset there.  Or something like that.  Like, in the system built around loving people romantically, of course it’s hard when you can’t, but in every other sense it’s fine.  I can still eat ice cream and run around and have fun and whatever.”

“I guess so.”

[soulless-bex]

wouldn’t an aromatic child of aphrodite be cool as fuck? that would make for an interesting character, with the whole contradiction thing: what they are and who their mother is

it would also do for some fine representation

[theplasticdusk]

what’s up aroace humans?🐉kind reminder that Valentine’s Day is coming up :0

[our-destiny]

I am in love,

I am in love with flowers,

I am in love with history,

I am in love with the sky,

I am in love with my religion,

I am in love with femininity,

I am in love with the colour pink,

I am in love with my favorite jacket,

I am in love with learning,

I am in love with dogs,

I am in love with anything caramel.

~

Love doesn't have to be romantic.

It doesn't even have to be platonic.

It's whatever you make of it.

~

A poem about aromanticism by me

[franknfurterstriangulardinosaur]

aromantic people are not a monolith. some of us date in romantic relationships. some of us date in queer platonic contexts. some of us don’t at all. some of us are allosexual. some of us are asexual. some of us do not label our sexuality with those terms. some of us feel queerplatonic attraction. some of us feel romantic attraction occasionally. some of us don’t feel that. some of us like men. some of us like women. some of us like other options or all. some of us are cishet. some of us are trans fem or masc. some of us are complex. we’re allowed to be different!

[merely-a-caricature]

Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week!

Aromantic Spectrum Awareness week generally occurs for the first, full week after Valentine’s Day starting on Sunday. This year it will go from February 19-25 as the 19th is the first Sunday after Valentine’s Day.

Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week exists to raise awareness about aromanticism and the aromantic identity.

ASAW is a time to share our stories and experiences, make campaigns, and discuss aromanticism in general. It’s a time to raise awareness and shed light on the top of aromanticism and the aromantic identity.

Additionally, during Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week, organization like Aromantic Alliance, Aromantic Spectrum Union for Recognition, Education. and Advocacy (AUREA), offer resources, events and support to aromantic individuals.

With all that said, what does it mean to be aromantic?

Someone who is aromantic experiences little to no romantic attraction and/or experience it differently than what society would deem as “normal” or not have the desire for a romantic relationship. Aromantic is an umbrella term for those on the aromantic spectrum. For instance, some aromantics experience no romantic attraction at all. Some aromantics only experience romantic attraction in certain circumstances which would put them on the gray area of the spectrum. Demiromantic people only experience romantic attraction after developing a strong emotional bond. Frayromantics are the opposite of this and only experience romantic attraction to those with whom they don’t share a strong emotional bond with. There are many other micro-labels like aegoromantic (which I I myself am!), apothiromantic, aroflux, bellusromantic and cupioromanric, and greyromantics who do experience romantic attraction, but it may only be occasionally or under specific coruncstances, like demiromantics and frayromantics.

People who are aromantic may experience other types of attraction, like sexual attraction. Or they may not experience sexual attraction (signifying they may be asexual). Some aromantic people don’t experience any other types of attraction whether that be romantic, sexual, or platonic. Some may experience very few types of attraction without being completely devoid of all types of attraction. I experience a LOT of aesthetic attraction, but I am aromantic, asexual, and aplatonic. It’s very clear that there is a very wide spectrum of experiences, and no aromantic is exactly the same as another!

[hues-of-purple]

I made this aro lockscreen… (I took a picture of one of my crochet WIPs and edited the colours and put them together!)

(No reposting! Reblogging is always appreciated though!)

[117-opossum-teeth]

guys help i’ve been in fandom for too long and got my aro feelings hurt