#demi aro

[isobug]

So the state of Virginia has "Virginia is for Lovers" as it’s tourism tagline. A friend and I thought that editing the logo to be Aromantic would be Incredibly Funny and I'm happy to say we were right. So here's some Aromantic Virginian pride edits.

General Aro / Aromantic flags

Arospec / Arospectrum flag

Aroflux

Demiaro / Demiromantic

Greyaro / Greyromantic ( or Grayaro / Grayromantic )

Litharo / Lithromantic

and finally, a template for any flags I didn't include!

Free for anyone to use anywhere as always because this is just for fun; I don't need credit but I'd Love ( ha ) to see if anyone else makes anything with these so feel free to tag me if you do !!

( This is just a silly joke for a friend. I don't claim to own anything about this logo and if this already exists than I'm sorry, please link me to OP !! )

If you want the exact border outline to make flags with white stripes more visible, the line is just a 3px layer style stroke effect that's the same color as the letters. Be Free.

[snowed-leopard]

MANNCO PRIDE PT 2: SEXUALITY!

part two to my only slightly too late pride month project... aheh

Gender | Sexuality | Other | Some Xenogenders | Robotkin

(as asks come in and I get additional requests more links to extra may be added) ((Other includes both rainbow flag variations and some flags like the bear flag and questioning flag. ))

QnA is in the Gender post! go check there for how I want people to ask for a flag I may have missed on. I'm very sorry if I did btw, I promise it was not intentional, you're still valid I'm just a dumbass.

[your-stranger-halfblood-things]

This post is for aromantic people and arospecs only:

Hi :] have a great day!! You mean so much to me and the world ^-^ please keep being so fucking cool 💚🩶🤍🖤

[asexualcherry]

For the aego's!

And the demi's!

Autumn is colorful, just like the community!

Use it as you like!

Requests via Ask.

[eyobis-andthe-bunnycats]

It’s the start of Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week! Here are more larger, free-to-use, no need to credit, Aro-Spec buns. Joining us this year are the non-SAM Bun and the Loveless Bun.

[ID Start: Four icons of various aromantic spectrum identities’ flags all with “aro-spec as heck” curving around a binkying dark brown dutch rabbit. First is the Non-SAM aro flag: blue, light blue, white, light green, green. Second is Loveless Aro; Dark grey, grey, light grey, green, light green, green, light grey, grey, dark grey. Third is Demi Aro; A black triangle on left points towards the middle over three stripes white, green, and grey, with the green stripe being thinner. Fourth is the Grey Aro flag: green, grey, white, grey, green. /End ID.]

This link will take you to the post with buns of Aro-spec, Allo-Aro, Aro-Ace, and Aro flags. This one is for Aro-flux, fray, orchid, and cupio! And this one for akio/lith, aego, abro, and angled aro ace. More coming as ASAW 2023 continues. If you want to request a specific aro flag, send me an ask or DM and I’ll make it!

[thebeesbox]

Day 20 of Drawing Pride Flags as Foxes: demiromantic flag

[allegoriesandepithets]

Large Pixel Size Demi- Flags

[PT: Large Pixel Size Demi- Flags]

Demisexual ~ Demiromantic

Demiplatonic ~ Demiqueerplatonic

Demialterous ~ Demisensual ~ Demiaesthetic

All flags are 3000x2000 pixels.

@tertiary-attraction-archive @radiomogai @liom-archive @imoga-pride

[aro-mantic-fairy]

Where do you fall on the aromantic spectrum??

[hellenic-whore]

I loathe the idea that sexual love is inherently worse than romantic love or other forms of love,in the sense that it's

Dirty,I guess.

If it's not "pure",I guess I'm not either.

And that's ok with me.

[ya-boi-haru]

Got my first tarot reading and...

Her, putting down more cards: Are you gay? Hetro? Fluid?

Me: Oh, that's more, up in the air? I'm Ace and I've been testing Aro

Her: ....what's that?

Me: Oh, Ace is where I'm not sexually attracted to anyone and Aro is where I want a more emotional connection before dating

Her: ...right, so-

Like there was hesitation, especially cause I had "strong relationship energy"? You could see the gears turn in her head😂

[microwaveable-icons]

some demi-aroace daves for one of our dave fictives (me) B)

[smolbeanie1221]

Being aroace spec can be so confusing

My first relationship was with a girl, and I kinda just went along with what she wanted to do bc I figured, well she’s enjoying it so I must be enjoying this too… I didn’t mind anything we did, I just didn’t care or think about it.

Second relationship was with a guy, and at this point my mom had made me feel incredibly guilty for having been with a girl before, joys of being afab in a religious family and the first person you date is a girl. And he was… definitely pushy. Again tho, I just went along with it bc I figured, well he wants to do this and I just have to be bi so there’s a chance I’ll be a normal girl and end up with a guy someday so I have to be enjoying this too… Yeah I definitely was feeling a lot of pressure there.

At this point, I had not felt actual sexual attraction towards anyone, and I don’t think I was ever romantically in love with either of those people.

Third relationship was with a guy who was also one of my best friends. We were kinda dating for a summer and it was a better relationship than the previous, but in the end we went back to just being friends and it was better that way.

At this point, I’m very confused, but I discover this wonderful thing called ASEXUALITY. And everything suddenly made sense. Except for one small thing.

Fourth relationship that never actually became a relationship. I was in some type of love with a different best friend, I would say demi/sapio-romantic (romantically attracted because of both an emotional and mind connection basically). But he was definitely aromantic, but allosexual. I was romantically attracted to him, but asexual… right??? For years I was confused because I wanted an actual official relationship and I would’ve been more than okay with sleeping with him. But… that can’t be sexual attraction?? I’m ace?? Right?? Ahhhhhh. Yeah so I was very confused around him. Turns out, I’m actually demi-ace, but I didn’t realize that until years later after I lost contact with him, and I’ve been too scared to reach out to him lol. Anyways I have a gf now anyways. And that’s been the only time that the demi part of my ace-ness has come out, pun intended lol.

Actual fourth relationship. Definitely romantic and completely non-sexual. Really good relationship for over a year, and that partner helped me become more comfortable with my gender identity and we both were ace and it was really good for a while. It just wasn’t a relationship that was built to grow, so eventually we drifted apart.

Fifth relationship. A non-romantic and non-sexual relationship. Lasted less than a year, but made me realize that I was also aro spec bc being in a relationship that did not have romantic or sexual expectations felt so comfortable and right.

Sixth relationship. The one that broke my heart. My other best friend in that time frame, we were incredibly close and bonded over everything, from our mental health struggles to books to sheetz runs to everything. Eventually we officially were boyfriends in a qpr. They were my number one person for so long, my life partner. There was never anything romantic or sexual, but we loved each other deeply. Until life happened and they changed and I had to break up with them and got my heart broken.

All of these took place from late middle school to early college by the way. I went from, oh I’m a girl and I like girls! To, shit I can’t like girls so I have to like boys too bc I have to be bisexual at least. To, ohhhh so I can actually not want to sleep with people and that’s normal too?? So I’m nonbinary and asexual? That makes sense. To, why why if I’m ace would I be more than okay sleeping with him??? To, huh i think I’m aro spec too. To, okay I’m definitely aro spec, probably demi-aro technically and… probably demi-ace too? Yeah that’s probably right.

At the same time, I didn’t feel as tho romantic was necessarily the right word for me. I mean I’ve experienced romantic attraction I think, but it usually felt kinda forced by either my partner’s expectations or by society’s expectations. I think that’s why my non-romantic non-sexual relationships felt so comfortable to me, bc there wasn’t any of that expectation. I have no freaking idea what romantic attraction really feels like to me. I’ve experienced it I think (??), but for several reasons including outside expectations and general-emotional-processing-issues at those times, I have a hard time knowing any emotions I was feeling at that time in my life. The “butterflies” and “spacey eyed” and “gooey lovey” feelings I felt could’ve been romantic, sure. But they could’ve also been someone who was heavily emotionally repressed all their life just being happy to have someone that they loved who loved them back and getting excited over how cute they were and enjoying their rambles and just generally being happy with someone and also liking some physical contact like hugs and cuddles bc physical touch is their love language with everyone and they like hugs with everyone they care about, and it wasn’t necessarily romantic…..

I get a similar feeling to “butterflies” when I’m nervous about something or excited to see someone in my family I haven’t seen for a while bc I love them and am excited and happy. Not necessarily a “romantic indicator”. I get “spacey eyed” all the time, and usually it’s bc I’m obsessing over my latest fanfic idea. Again, not a “romantic indicator”. I get “gooey lovey” feelings when I see an adorable animal, when someone in my family or close friend group does something really sweet for me or I’m really happy to see them or I get a hug from anyone I love. Once again, not a “romantic indicator”.

Because of all this, I have settled on alterous as my general term for the type of attraction I have with people I have or wanted to date. Alterous to me means this: “I want to be with you and talk with you and do everything with you, I just don’t care how it looks for us or how we categorize ourselves.” I would also attach romance-inclined or sex-inclined as a prefix type thing when applicable. Fourth relationship that never actually happened? Sex and romance-inclined alterous. Fourth actual relationship? Romance-inclined alterous. This doesn’t actually mean that I will feel romantic or sexual attraction or interest or desire with someone, but I may be inclined to want aspects of that type of relationship and I might have those actual feelings from time to time.

The partner that I have now, seventh relationship for those counting lol. This relationship feels stronger and better than any that I’ve had in the past. There’s no pressure or expectation about sex, and she knows that I’m on the aro spectrum, so there’s no romantic pressure either. At the same time, I love the romantic type aspects we have, but I can’t with any certainty say that my feelings are romantic, or at least not romantic all the time. But I feel about her differently than I have about anyone else. There’s several possible reasons, but one main thing I think is that I’m now in a healthier place emotionally so I can better feel and process all my emotions, including my feelings towards her.

Anyways, at this point I would say I’m aroace spec. Demi-altrose (alterous, romantic, sexual).

[parrythefloof]

💜Just a Jacques doodle💚

[youme00]

hi hm... I'm at it again

Recently, I've been seeing someone. It's been almost 6 months by now. And things got me really confused, but also really made me realize some things about myself and my asexuality.

I did notice I could enjoy intercourse more and maybe it was a boundary issue most of the time in the past. My partner making sure my time is respected and that we can equally have a pleasuring dinamic 100% helps — this and the fact that they don't make everything all the time be about sex.

I can't really pinpoint where I am in the spectrum, but also, I don't feel the need to and I'min peace with it. Asexuality has been the best name I could give to my experience and I don't plan to change it at the moment.

About being aromantic, I've been questioning for months... I have thoughts about being demi aro, but I didn't have enough time to think it through as I'm still discovering my feelings and understanding it better with therapy.

I noticed I have been toning down myself for a big part of my life and now I'm in my 20s, having difficulty facing and admitting basic feelings like anger, sadness and even joy sometimes. It's hard, but I'm trying.

[that-rabbits-dynamite]

[ribs888]

demisexual + demiromantic sayori icons ☀️