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fabulouslygaybean · 11 months

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i wish romance wasn't so hard to understand. how the fuck do i even tell these things apart

#like. its a constant fight with myself to discern between different types of attraction and how im experiencing them #do i just like them as a friend? am i just really attached because they're nice? or am i quietly crushing on them? or am i just desperate -#- for deeper connection???#it's confusing and weird and headache inducing #i KNOW i feel romantic attraction #not in the “im trying to seem more allo” kind of way. but in the genuine “ive felt it before and but for some reason it's still hard to -#- tell it apart from every other kind of attraction ive felt“#doesn't help that im just... not a fan of a lot of common relationship dynamics and experiences and all that.#i still wanna act like friends but just with the extra romance stuff added on. i don't wanna give up one thing for the other.#i don't wanna STOP doing friend shit just because of romance :(#sigh. attraction is weird. labels are weird. the human brain is weird.#i want romance but not in the traditional ways #which doesn't seem to fare well for me

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show-us-kaidenshenandoah · 4 months

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every time i watch anything with him in it (admittingly, predominantly from the Dropout app), i am reminded that Lou Wilson is the most handsome man to have ever lived. like, objectively. he just is. i will hear no arguments for any other person to be ranked higher. Lou Wilson: whose face single-handedly shows humanity can go no higher in beauty. he is THE most attractive man in the world. argue with the wall lmao

#lou wilson #dimension 20 #dropout #game changer #i feel compelled to mention this comes from (a) me having had this opinion 5ever and needing it published as i rewatch Neverafter #and (b) that i am on aroace spectrum (im a demi-bi/pan-romantic asexual. mouthful. ugh) so like #the ''hot tingling'' feelings y'all alloromantic-allosexuals get? i dont get those. i feel like this somehow equips me to be #objective while y'all have subjectively biased preferences. dont ask me questions about this flimsy defense. im so objective. all the time #(if you need a tone indicator here: im being sarcastic and joking. i know my queerness does not make me objective. but let me joke about #this because i feel like i am SO RIGHT ABOUT HOW GODDAMN ATTRACTIVE LOU WILSON IS. PUT THIS MAN'S IMAGE IN MUSEUMS TO LAST FOREVERMORE)#how can a man still be hot after voicing Pinocchio. idk. ask Lou Wilson the most beautiful man to ever exist #he's just so stylish and pretty and funny and he has a great smile. A++. put him on the cover of magazines #my post #mine

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heartless-aro · 3 months

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Instead of celebrating things that include the aromantic, asexual, and aroace flags/communities as “including the whole set,” we need to start asking why alloaros and non-SAM aros are not explicitly included where aroaces are.

#aro #aromantic #ace #asexual #aroace #alloaro #non-SAM aro #alloaces too to an extent but alloaces aren’t erased in the ace community to nearly the same extent #that alloaros and non-SAM aros are in the aromantic community #and every other asexuality awareness post includes the disclaimer that some aces can feel romantic attraction #and I know of far more canon alloace representation than any other aspec rep #(though it still is not enough ofc.)#(we need more rep for all aces and aros)#whereas I spent literal years in the aro community before learning that being alloaro or non-SAM aro was even an option #so implicitly equating alloace erasure in the ace community with alloaro and non-SAM aro rep in the aro community would feel a bit dishonest

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threecheersslxt · 9 months

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why single i want cuddles

#i feel like i could handle phyiscal touch if it was romantic #since i like having bonds before romantic attraction #so maybe #ill never know until i try though #i love shitposting

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silver-stargazing · 3 months

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aggressively arospec week: canon arospec characters

◦ Sophie Chi and Jo Ephron from Dear Wendy are aroace.

I just finished this book (incredibly charming read btw) and I've got to say: I am really digging this trend in YA aro representation of having characters already know they are aro before the start of the book. They've already been through the whole self-discovery journey and have come out the other side confidently aro. Obviously, aro discovery and coming out stories are incredibly important but they shouldn't have to be the only kind of story told about aros.

[Image ID: Book cover for Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao. The cover consists of two people, Jo and Sophie, lounging on a green carpet while happily chatting. The color scheme of the cover is predominately green and purple. /end ID]

#aggressivelyarospecweek #aromantic #aroace #dear wendy #i think it's cool that more characters are starting books already knowing they're aro #because that means the publishing industry feels more comfortable that the mainstream audiences are cool with aro characters #and don't need to be handheld through the concept that some folks don't experience romantic attraction

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jollycryptid · 1 year

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I am a unique type of dumbass

#i will not elaborate but i am painfully on the aromantic spectrum #i fucking forgot what it felt like to feel romantic attraction lmao #aromantic #well more specifically demiromantic but ya know #doodle #hyena #furry #jolly rambles

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lgbtlunaverse · 1 year

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Done with the phrase "there is no platonic explanation for this" there are several platonic explanations for this I just think the romantic one's the funniest.

#shipping #fandom #i bring this attitude to all my ships #i know it's not that deep but i roll my eyes everytime someone claims 'Friends don't do that!' they can if they're not cowards #this goes from just. standing very close to hugging and touching a lot to literally kissing or fucking or dying for each other #sorry guys you can do all of those things with someone you feel no romantic attraction to #however sometimes the romantic explanation is simply the juiciest and just because they MIGHT not be gay doesn't mean they can't be

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iintervallum · 1 year

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and i kiss her again

edit: the finished version is here!

#cr spoilers #wip #laudna x imogen #imodna #southern gothic #my art #critical role #i'm super behind on c3 but i still think that making this is important #spoiler culture isn't real because i'm defo going to still be hyped when i finally encounter this episode #edit: i'm interested more in the ship now that they're together since it raises some interesting possibilites #since what was holding each other back i feel in the past was this unspoken SOMETHING like imogen was not saying what she truly felt #and now that its finally brought out into the open maybe other things can be brought out too! like maybe for once they can actually disagre #or not be so attached to each other since they now know for sure that the other loves them in the way they love them #essentially the security of a defined realtionship helps them more in the long run if you get me #as much as i love undefined and messy relationships #they can be very very tricky #like qpr work so well because the parties involved define it as such #it cannot work with ambiguity #i'm still holding onto the idea of them being qpp as well as laudna being some form of aspec #though i do acknowledge that thinking your unlovable is different from the inability to feel romantic/sexual attraction #those two can still...exist together #case in point me #i thought for a long time that no one would like me and still struggle with that #but i myself in addition to that find romantic feelings comes after an emotional connection(demiromantic)#so yeah i still view laudna as someone on the aspec spectrum for that reason #but i'm open to people reasoning it as other things too!#like sure i view them as bi4bi but lesbian headcanons are valid as well #just don't be a dick about it and say that its “impossible for them to be into men or masc-presenting people”#we can just have differing opinons maybe #phew i really did a long vent in the tags so sorry about that LMAO

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bonefall · 10 months

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jayfeather and moleflight toxic yaoi…

Oh wow there's not even anything in the Molejay tag. Is this pair so rare it's not been done yet?

Jayfeather and Moleflight, toxic yaoi, "I named myself after the time I trounced your angelic ass" and "I've personally assigned my entire afterlife to trying to prevent you from causing chaos." They want to kiss each other sooo bad it makes them look stupid. The rituals, they are so intricate.

#Molejay #Better bones au #I'm actually not much of a Jayfeather shipper normally #I know a lot of people who really like exploring all of his potential romances but I'm only into Jaypoppy #And this specific version of Molejay #Jay and Kestrel I adore as like... ''Jay has changed my life and given me the power to question authority''#Jay and Briar I just love as besties #I actually *hate* him and Half as a ship it's legitimately one of my NOTPs #Jay just sits with me as the sort of guy who doesn't feel romantic attraction very often and it ranks low on his list of priorities #He's too busy being a menace #Babe wake up new sexuality on the aroace spectrum just dropped. Hes Irritatoromantic #He only feels attraction based on how annoying it would be to fall in love with the person lmaooo #QPR? No. He is in a CPR. Cahoots Platonic Relationship.#Funny that the only two Jay ships that do anything for me are for two cats who would have died in the same epidemic #Bone babble

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godhurts · 3 months

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Yo so I'm confused

How do I tell if I'm poly and a little bit in love with all of my close friends or if I'm aromantic and just love everyone platonically

#im having an identity crisis #i dont know what i feel anymore #i mean i had BIG crushes when i was a kid so i kinda doubt im aro but idk??#i havent been getting this type of crushes since like 15?#why feelings so confusing #i thought i have at least this part figured out #and now turns out i dont know neither my gender nor my sexuality nor my romantic attraction #what even is this #i know i dont need to labal myself but i feel like itd be very helpful for my relationships #cause i feel like im hurting people i love somehow #djnfjfjgjgjfkdmdn #im sorry guys it will happen again #rehn decreed!

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weirdmageddon · 4 months

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how do people even find partners. i dont want a bullshit answer, like really

#maybe im intimidating but no one has been interested in me #its just. rough #and i cant force myself to like anyone romantically if i dont feel compatability #i just want to be cared about in an exclusive way that friendship alone cant fix #i dont post abt this often but i got no sleep so yall gotta deal #its um. crushing sometimes #i dont even know if im aro as cope. once i did THC im more emotionallt aware and its. haha #the people around me tell me things that make me feel like im a catch and i feel it myself but NO ONE has advanced #and ive only felt attracted to one person in my life. who was taken ofc #im not sure it wouldve worked out good though anyway since im more emotionally mature #but it was because he expressed genuine care towards me and made me feel good about myself in honest ways i havent heard from anyone #and made me feel important to him #so im really at a loss #and also our conversations flow really smooth and we agree on many things that we find important #are there any extroverts that confidently wear their hearts on the sleeves and try to bring joy that want me #someone sensitive to my needs #my needs of which are actually very very basic #hi

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zehl0w · 3 months

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Unfinished comic that I’ve bee sitting on for literally over two years. Anyways when you and the bestie have a complex situationship that very quickly spirals into something so agonizingly one sided (unless….? 😳)

#genzen #zengen #genya shinazugawa #zenitsu agatsuma #demon slayer #kimetsu no yaiba #dude my girlfriend and I literally went fucking insane over yesterdays episode #we genuinely have been frothing at the mouth airing for this episode to be animated for literally like five years #genzen nation this is what we’ve been waiting for.#rise up.#*crickets*#I’ve been seeing a few people on twitter talking abt them in nthis episode hopefully genze finally gets it’s just desserts #I pray to god we get more people into this ship I need it I need it in my blood I need it I my veins #my girlfriend and I were sitting there beating each other to death the entire episode they showed up on screen next to each other #we felt nothing but genuine pure unbridled insanity #anyways a bit of lore for some of our au we’ve been cookin #genya and zenitsu both mutually have a crush on tanjirou but they both know he’s way too out of their league #so they end up forming a bit of a semi codependent bond on one another for comfort and helping each other through various other aspects #of extreme mental illness 💀#they both also end up developing feelings for one another but genya is too stubborn to admit that he could ever like zenitsu #zenitsu is more open to the idea of being romantically attracted to genya #he oftentimes tries to do things under the guise of their preestablished situationship #but it’s really him pretending that he and genya are doing things together like a genuine couple #and he ends up getting his feelings hurt every time bc genya ultimately rejects the idea of it being anything beyond platonic

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shmorp-mcdurgen · 6 months

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Simon Henriksson is Cupioromantic by the way send post

#ramblings :)#simon henriksson #Might as well start sharing my headcanons for this fuck huh #For those who don't know Since I too didn't know of this for a long time. here's the definition:#“someone who doesn't feel romantic attraction but desires a romantic relationship.”#Literally when he's talking to Sophie he says “I don't love you but I think I could if we got to know each other better” LIKE #I JUST THINK. HE FEELS NOTHING ROMANTIC TOWARDS SOPHIE BUT HE STILL WANTS A RELATIONSHIP WITH HER.#Probably didn't know how to handle platonic love from her and just thought it would translate into romantic love #despite both him nor sophie not feeling a true like. romantic love towards each other #Ace spec simon is real to me. making all your blorbos Ace spec is always morally okay #oh yeah speaking of he's also ace #doesn't know that either. bro is just oblivious GHDJKFGD #cry of fear

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repurposedmeatlocker · 2 months

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If you had to eradicate one B&BH ship from existence, which one would it be?

UMMMMM probably Butt-Head x Daria 🫣

I guess whatever floats your boat. I'm in no position to judge in regards to fictional ships. There isn't anything inherently WRONG with it, but I just find it EXTREMELY out of character on both ends. Daria doesn't give af about Butt-Head or Beavis. At most she tolerates them or sees them doing bullshit like "woah! That's crazy guys. Get well soon!" Butt-Head is much the same. At no point in the run of the show do I see a smidge of chemistry between them that would suggest something romantic. When it comes to indulging in fan content for things like this, I tend to have a preference for sticking somewhat close to canon. I just can't see it as something that works whereas something like Butt-Head and Beavis is implied enough in the show as a joke to build off a legitimate interpretation.

#I know you could argue that because she is the only female character the two doofuses don't oogle at he could have feelings for her #but still idk it just doesn't convince me #quite honestly I think the big reason that is done in the show is because they just don't think she is attractive lmaooooooooo 💀💀#I think the team were just like 'we need a girl character'#that aside my personal headcanon is they just clocked her as lesbian before she did herself because that is damn funny #honestly I generally am not a big fan in any fandom setting of straight ships being forced unnecessarily #I mean...forced romantic interpretations (both straight and gay) in fandom spaces is actually a criticism worth stating #but I personally see the 'forced ship' dynamic happening MORE with straight ships which I think is interesting #I don't see what is the issue of guys and girls just being friends #as much as I personally think that Daria doesn't care much about beavis and butthead I don't mind when people just show them being amicable #anyway that is a LOT of yapping for a simple question sorry anon I have lots of opinons on beavis and butthead #asks #beavis and butthead #daria

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ghostlyswamp · 5 months

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Reading romance as an aromantic person, for me anyway, is like reading fantasy. Wow what a cool concept with some interesting themes but we all know that it’s not ACTUALLY real. Fun to think about sometimes but completely fake.

#I know people do feel romantic attraction but it’s mid boggling to think about #aromantic #aro #it’s hard to think about it in real life when I have no idea what it feels like #it’s also such a big part of media that I kinda feel like it was just another unrealistic thing that was shown on Tv #for entertainment value #not always but that’s sorta how it’s feels #it’s hard to explain #i guess #idk

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gideonisms · 5 months

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I literally don't know why we have convinced ourselves that the best way to develop feelings for one another is to fill out a questionnaire then send in a request to interact. feels like all of this could be an email. does anyone have a human heart around here? Hello??

#how are people just. picking a person then getting excited about that person because they decided to #nothing sounds more joyless to me #i comprehend wanting to fuck someone but not date them even though i don't really experience that emotion #because like to me wanting someone and also being their friend just is romantic attraction there's no other secret component #and why would you want someome if you didn't know them and weren't friends #but however i accept that some people really do just want to fuck and that's cool and some people have the secret third emotion #what i do NOT get is how people induce any of this in themselves. like how do you just go and pick #like getting groceries #it seems very cold and clinical to me #baffled by the human condition once again #hey why did walking all those stairs wake me up MORE that feels unfair

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