#aromantic crush

[midnight-soulless-system]

Just told my friend we had a squish on her, but it wasn't a crush because we're aroace and she was like. "Cool, and same on both fronts"

I'm so fucking happy y'all, is this what the allos feel when someone else reciprocates a crush? Cause this is fucking awesome.

[justagaymoth]

I just want to watch the original Monster High movies with her while I hold her in my arms and kiss her head. But no I don't really want to date her. I don't have romantic feelings for her but I definitely don't feel this way about most of my friends. I don't feel any attraction to my friends. I just want to hold her but I don't want her. I might write her a letter about how I feel at some point idk. I don't want her to think it's romantic or that I want to date her. Oh fuck why is being aromantic and experiencing a alterous crush (mesh) so difficult.

[everythingisredisetitonfire]

So I have that aesthetic crush, right

And I just thought "if he was aroace too, I'd date him" AND OH MY GOD I UNDERSTAND MYSELF SM

but am I averse to him possibly being attracted to me? Interesting

[robyn-i-guess]

liking someone platonically is so embarrassing like. yeah i admire you. yeah i think about you all the time. yeah i look forward to every time i see you even if it's only for a minute. yeah it's all platonic and yeah i couldn't explain this because it'd sound romantic. fucking hell

[nyenyel]

[Image description: a comic of Mabel from Gravity Falls. She looks sad at first, saying: "Whenever my crushes like me back it feels wrong."

Perking up, she says: "I guess I'm losing feelings! Time to choose a new crush!"

She looks through binoculars, and continues: "Which boy should I have a crush on? I want an epic summer romance!"

In the last panel, she's in front of the aromantic flag. She's staring blankly, saying: "What. What do you mean that's not how crushes work. What is comp-het?" End ID.]

I propose: Mabel is aromantic she just has comphet

[confusedhomicidalrage]

"oh, you act so romantic with your friends-" SHUT UP! I CAN ACT ALL MUSHY AND SWEET WITH MY FRIENDS, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT!? COWARD! YOU DON'T SHOWER YOUR FRIENDS IN AFFECTION AND LOVE!? YOU'RE WEAK! WEAK AND PATHETIC!

[sleepy-vix]

"i love you" should be platonic by default and if you want to use the phrase romantically, that's on you to clarify

[fr3sh-c0rn]

bitches will be like "oh yeah your heart beats really hard and you breathe faster, and you get, like, butterflies in your stomach" when you ask them what a crush is like no fam that is a panic attack

[minzart]

People who experience romantic and/or sexual attraction are so funny sometimes

They will ask "who's your crush?" And you will answer "i don't have one" and then it starts

"Why are you liying?", "you can trust me", "don't hide", "i don't belive you", "what?! Everyone has one come on", "hmhu it's [name] isn't it?".

in the extreme cases (mine once) they won't let you even leave the conversation and place it started

And so you lie

And when if "confession" comes from "name" and you reject it every single persson who made you lie will be angry.

Honey. Why the fuck are you angry? You decided a lie is more realistic than reality

[the-siren-in-your-fridge]

Being aroace with a squish is really like. You look so nice and cute and pretty (not like that), I’d like to snuggle up in bed with you (not like that) and play with your hair (not like that) and lay there for a while (not like that) and hold your hand all the time (not like that) and hang out with you one-on-one (not like that) and get to you know you on a deep and personal level (not like that)

[hdfjsjkj]

i was talking with a friend a couple days ago about love songs and i can't stop thinking about this

[justagaymoth]

I just want a friend I can cuddle with. I don't need to love them or for them to love me. I don't even need sex. I'm so touched starved. I want someone who I can cuddle and hold hands with I don't care about dates. I like kissing and sex but I don't need those things. I don't need romance or love. I just need physical affection.

Side note what do you call a sensual crush like some who you feel purely/mostly sensual attraction for. There is this girl in my school I just want to cuddle and hold hands with. It's not romantic or platonic. I just think she is pretty and I want her physically and emotionally close with me. When I say physically close I don't mean sex. I guess it's an alterous crush (mesh).

[positively-bi]

Inspired by the brief period of time I thought I was polyamorous because I felt the same way about my boyfriend as I did my best friends and I hadn't clocked yet that all of those feelings were platonic

[iamthecutestofborg]

I don't know why but every time I look at them my brain goes 👁️👄👁️ ❤️😍😃😭 and I just want to give them a hug and and then carry them around with me everywhere like a purse Chihuahua

I watch Quantum Leap for the plot!

The plot:

[hum-tittle]

Am I aroace: Yes

Am I a lesbian: Also yes

Are all my fictional crushes nonhuman men???: For some reason also, yes??

Do I need help: Probably?

[cherrytea556]

Heteronormativity and Amatonormativity go hand in hand. You give the opposite sex one compliment then somehow people think you have a crush on them. Talk about complimentless ig.