Aro/Aroace Content

Here’s to the aros who love. Here’s to the aros who don’t.

To the aros who desire relationships, those who don’t care for them, and anyone who is undecided.

Younger aros, older aros. Aros of every race and gender.

Here’s to the aros who like labels, and to the ones who choose not to label or label further.

To the aros who like romantic things, in concept or practice, to the aros who are just really not into that, and everyone in between.

Here’s to the aros that have conflicting feelings about aromanticism, and to those that fluctuate between feeling great and not-so-great about it.

To the aros who love their identity and wouldn’t want it any other way. To those that feel grief. To all those who celebrate aro joy, in any form.

To the aros who are out and proud, and those who potentially aren’t quite in a space for that yet.

Here’s to every aromantic person, each who contributes to our wonderful and diverse community, and all of whom are valid and valued.

If platonic love is your thing, I hope today was filled with friends and pals. For all of the loveless and non-partnering, I hope you felt sunshine on your face or had a really good nap or ate some delicious food. And for everyone who just wanted to embrace the aro joy today? That’s amazing too.

I do have to say though: Jo March is aromantic. I will die fighting on this hill, idc what anyone says.

“I do love you Laurie, just not in the way that you need me to?” The marriage jokes? The uninterested manner? “I don’t want what a ‘lady’ wants?”

Allo friend: “ugh I just can’t believe they’re being like this right now. i’m not sure why i started dating them in the first place.”

What I probably should say: “i’m sure it’ll all work out, maybe there’s something else going on with them, you’re an awesome human, you don’t deserve this.” etc.

Anyways. Fast forward to this summer, where I was having a conversation with a current high schooler about relationships - simply because they asked about my personal life. I responded in the way I usually do: “I’m just really not interested in dating because I don’t feel that way about other people, etc.”

They said to me, “oh, are you aromantic then?”

No questions about what that means, or “how could I be that way,” or “you just haven’t found the right person yet.” They knew right off the top of their head what aromanticism was. It caught me off guard - as this has never happened to me before in person with another human. I know it seems like the bare minimum, understanding what something is… but truth be told it was the best feeling on earth when I didn’t have to explain or defend myself.