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I'm on the aromantic spectrum myself :D
REBLOG IF YOUR BLOG IS A SAFE SPACE FOR AROMANTIC PEOPLE AND IF YOU THINK THEY ARE VALID
I want to see how many people actually are willing to say this and not just act like it
A little bit late, but...
HAPPY AROMANTIC SPECTRUM APPRECIATION WEEK! I am kinda new to the aromantic community, but I'm having a lot of fun! So this week, even though I'm really late and there's only like 2 days left, is the week that ALL aros, even the ones still in the closet like me, are going to celebrate! Idk how, I recommend buying some cake, Or donuts, idk. It is our week to celebrate, and love ourselves! And to everyone in the aromantic spectrum, I would like to say that I am happy you're alive, without all of you I would be alone, and I used to think I was, but now I know I'm not! So, even though I don't personally know any of you, I want to say that I love you, and that I care about you, and I also want to say that we are all valid! So enjoy the rest of ASA week, and if you're not part of the aro spectrum, just spread the word and go make your own post about ASA week! Also, we should all appreciate ourselves everyday of the week, and every week of the month, and every month of the year! I know sometimes it's hard, and that's ok too. So that's all for now, have a wonderful day!
Amazing. We're amazing for this, actually.
they were so funny for this
That garlic bread looks really good ngl—
garlic bread to share to your aspec friends :)
rb to share
Y'ALL HAPPY AROSPEC AWARENESS WEEK!
Being on the aromantic spectrum means that you experience little to no romantic attraction.
The term aromantic can be used as an umbrella term for all arospec identities:
Aromantic
Greyromantic
Demiromantic
Frayromantic
Aroflux
Arospike
Lithromantic
Quoiromantic
Cupioromantic
And many more...
For more informantion about these identities:
https://lgbta.wikia.org/wiki/Aromantic_Spectrum
Arospec people can still be in a romantic relationship or in a queerplatonic relationship or in a sexual relationship or honestly whatever sort of relationship they choose to be in, all of these can be with 1 or multiple partners but they can also do none of those things.
A common misconception is that aromantic people also "have" to be asexual, this is not true. Being aromantic has nothing to do with your sexual orientation so arospec people can still basically be any sexuality.
For example: aro lesbian, aro gay, aro bisexual, aro ace, aro pansexual, aro omnisexual, aro heterosexual, aro polysexual...
This does not mean that allosexual aromantics are sex obsessed or sex addicts!
They can be but being aromantic doesn't equal sex addict.
Aromantic people can be:
- romance repulsed
-romance neutral
-romance favorable
And to finish it I would to remind everyone that:
Arospec ppl are part of the lgbtqiAp+ community!!!
🌈 It's okay to be romance repulsed.
💛 Being romance repulsed doesn't make you heartless or evil.
🐥 Romance is not the height of human connection, and romance repulsed people aren't "missing out."
🌻 We all have different ways of relating to people, especially those we care about, and that's okay.
☀️ Romance repulsed people don't need to change. They're perfect as they are.
⚡Romance repulsed people's boundaries, especially around romantic topics, deserve to and need to be respected.
🌙 Amatonormativity is an extremely prevelant construct in our society, and it hurts those who are romance repulsed.
⭐ Romance repulsed people are important members of the LGBTQ+ community, and deserve much more recognition than they receive.
🍋 Romance repulsed people are valid no matter their orientation, whether they're aro, demiro, grayro, apothiro, or any other orientation.
🌈 Having pride is for romance repulsed people too, and it's important to support and uplift the pride of romance repulsed people.
Do you have any tips on how to be more supportive/inclusive of loveless aros?
Drop completely the concept that love is something that makes us human, that it’s something we need, that it’s something everyone wants.
Be very careful of thinking aros need to be more loving or love their friends more or anything like that to “make up for their aro-ness”. A. there’s nothing to make up for because aros aren’t lacking in anything, but also B. that just isn’t every aro person’s experience. Some aros do invest a lot in their friends, but not all. And they don’t have to. Not all aros are close to other people. These aros need to be remembered too.
Be aware that aro or not, some people have a hard time connecting to other people or even feeling love at all. And there’s nothing wrong with that. It’s especially common for neurodivergent people to sometimes have trouble connecting to other people or feeling emotions the way neurotypical people do. Sometimes people who are dealing with trauma also have trouble connecting with, or don’t feel like they love, other people.
On that note, be wary of the concept that there’s any kind of morality to how someone feels love. Morality comes from how we treat people and how we act, internal feelings we have no control over isn’t someone’s morality.
I haven’t seen this in a long time but it used to be common for ace stuff, especially outreach stuff to say ‘but we can still love’ to appeal to heteronormative sensibilities. This hurt all aros, but especially loveless aros. Definitely do not do that and push back against it when you see it.
So I’m not a loveless aro myself, and it’s possible there are more things that could be done to be inclusive that I either haven’t thought of or am not doing. I definitely encourage you to look up what loveless aros say on the subject as well and see if there’s other things you can adopt.
And just a note if anyone wants to know what loveless aro means, the lgbta wiki has an entry on it.
All the best, Anon!