#sometimes you'll have a friendship over 10 years that is suddenly less than this romantic relationship of 2 months

[snazzyberd]

It genuinely perplexes me how friendship, true deep and meaningful friendship, is simply not enough. It is definitely the aroace mindset, but even so, I feel at a loss that romantic relationships are ranked above all else.

Why is everyone so focused on romantic love when friendship exists??!? Everything I know about care and trust and genuine unconditional love I have learned from my friends. The people who are there for me when I'm feeling low, who tell me whenever they think of me, that make me laugh, who taught me to communicate and who I talk about my deepest hopes and fears with, the people that feel like sunshine and a warm hug and sometime rain and thunder are always my friends. In what world would that be worth less than a romantic partner? Why would I ever want to look for something 'more' when I have them?