sensory attraction culture is wanting to cuddle your best friend and maybe kiss them but you don’t know how to say that without sounding weird or romantic
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sensory attraction culture is wanting to cuddle your best friend and maybe kiss them but you don’t know how to say that without sounding weird or romantic

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does anyone want to join my midnight shovel club? we walk around the streets at midnight with shovels
the intimacy of knowing where everything is in a friend’s kitchen........
shoutout to pansensual, panalterous, panaesthetic, and panplatonic people! y’all are just as pan as pansexual and panromantic people! i hope y’all are having a wonderful day!
i just want *slams fists* to wake up next to a best friend

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anyone wanna hold hands for a little while
yeah we're friends with benefits
the benefits are:
•UNLIMITED hugs
• holding hands for FREE
•wearing matching SOCKS
• a FRIEND
Can we normalize holding hands with our friends and without it be seen as something romantic/sexual
Because, first, I'm touch starved as fuck and need that kind of reassurance in my life without having an anxious breakdown over wether that's weird and if people are gonna think we're dating, and second, it's the fastest way to calm down most of my friends and lead them away from overwhelming situations
Also I like holding hands and I shouldn't have to miss out on that just because I don't want to date anyone
Haha can we please normalize cuddling friends.
Platonic cuddles amirite gays

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A Disaster Aroace Tale.
I would like someone to sleep on a bed with. Not necessarily someone to cuddle in bed with, but like. If I could have like a queen sized bed, and just sleep separately but close next to a friend, that would be nice.
Alright, more questions.
How do all of you tell the difference between romantic and platonic relationships?
The actual definitions of the two words aren't helpful. Because a quick summary of the denotation of platonic is "intimate and affectionate without sex, like in a close friendship" and the definition of romantic is basically that it means love. But like... Platonic love is a thing? So, obviously the dictionary has failed me, since it lacks nuance, and I need some connotative definitions for this shit.
No one in my personal life has been able to help me. Most of them just go "romantic relationships have sex, platonic means friends" and I know that isn't always true, so... No.
I’m pretty sure Im aro so take this with a grain of salt. I think the difference is that you don’t constantly think about someone you’re friends with and what they like/what would make their day better. Friends don’t usually do grand gestures to show their affection unless it’s their birthday. And friends aren’t usually as sensually attracted. If there’s only one person you’d consider cuddling with or kissing, you’re probably more romantically attracted than platonically.
Thanks for responding!! I think I'm following, but I'm not there yet. What if I think of a lot of people very regularly? Like ... There's 4 who are everyday, another 6 or so that are maybe every other day? I make life decisions with these people in mind. I'm not a grand gestures kind of person in general, I may be aro myself and I'm sort of trying to figure that out. But I'm very physically affectionate and I'm down to cuddle almost anyone who is up for it, purely nonsexual. So, now I'm hung up on what makes a touch sensual?
Totally don't expect you to have all the answers, I'm just excited somebody is open to talking about it at all.
Hmm you seem very invested in thinking of friends so that point seems hard to pin down. Senual attraction is the desire for non sexual touch. Usually there’s some sensual attraction to friends, such as the desire to cuddle, but sruff like kissing is usually only for romantic or sexual partners (sometimes qprs I thjnk) .
Honestly? You can do any act (kissing, sex, cuddling sensually etc.) whether you're romantic or platonic. I experience sensual attraction but am romance repulsed, and I would be uncomfortable labelling my sensual desires as "romantic". My understanding is that the difference between romantic and platonic feelings, from all that I've seen from different aspec experiences from all across the community, is that it's based on perception. If you want certain actions and perceive those actions personally as romantic, it's probably romantic, if you perceive them as platonic, then platonic. It's possible there's an element of what you want it to be as well; like with me, I want some of to cuddle with: I wouldn't perceive that to be romantic, and I wouldn't want that to be romantic. Other people would. So take that as you will.
I just want someone to push me into bed put their whole body on me and just vibe with me till we fall asleep.
reblog if you would be comfortable with a QPR (queer platonic relationship) bc I honestly don’t know if many ppl would want to do it. thanks <3

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Being aromantic is pretty rad, actually
Aro culture is saying your touch starved and having everyone around you assume it's in a romantic relationship sense when really you just want a hug from your friend.