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Happy 10th Anniversary!

This anniversary is not only ours, it is YOURS too. Because YOU are what makes this blog and this community possible!

To celebrate, take a trip with us down memory lane and check out our anniversary zine, filled with messages from other members of this community:

➜ Download the zine (pdf).

If you want to print a copy of the zine, download this file and print on both sides of a page before folding into a booklet.

We're also very happy to debut our new logo!

Isn't it amazing? Keep an eye out for the new Aro Movies Monday and Aro Tunes Thursday redesigns as well. This new visual identity was commissioned to @marirumo, a designer we've already collaborated with on previous projects; we're very grateful for her constant support!

@aggressivelyarospec turns 10 years old in 2026, and we want to hear from you!

Next year (2026) marks the tenth anniversary of our blog, a space that was born with the idea of ​​promoting the voices on the aro spectrum. This project has become what it is today thanks to each and every one of you.

We want to celebrate by hearing about your experiences with us over the years, and to do that, we need your help filling out the form below:

But that's not all! Some of the submissions we collect will be published in an online zine that we'll share with you all during our anniversary on May 22, 2026.

You have until April 30, 2026 to send your answers, so join us in celebrating a decade with you and this fantastic community!

You'll find some extra details you might want to know about this under the cut, as well as a summary of the questions you'll see in the form to prepare yourselves before replying:

Yesterday we talked about frustrations, today we want everyone who wants to share what they love! Anything you enjoy with little to no romance in it? Something focusing on other relationships? Your own work?

Feel free to share any type of media you prefer, be it fanart, fanfics, books, series, etc. And if you are a creator, you can share your own works too! Of course, we ask you that the works shared are non-romantic or not focused on romance.

We will keep this up indefinitely, so you can all keep adding and checking recommendations even after this week ends! This is a space made for and by the community!

And if you want to go straight to the table with recommendations, go to the following link, but please remember that this can only be filled with your support!

It is Aromantic Awareness Week! 💚🤍🩶🖤 With the passing of Valentine's Day and Family Day right around the corner, we remind ourselves that aros deserve to be treated as equals, and we live in a society.

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Links to resources and sources below the cut

Happy ASAW! Each day this week, we will be sharing a different identity/microlabel on the aromantic spectrum.

#2. AEGOROMANTIC / AUTOCHORISROMANTIC

Aegoromantic describes a person who enjoys the idea of romance, but does not wish to be a participant in romantic activities. People who identify as aegoromantic might enjoy romantic stories, movies, or have romantic fantasies. However, they prefer to remain observers rather than participants in romantic interactions.

Flag created by Pride Flags - https://buff.ly/SvLALWp

Happy fourth day of #ASAW! 💚

The Aromantic-spectrum Union for Recognition, Education and Advocacy is trying to raise $500 for our general website and organizational costs by February 28th. Small amounts add up quick!

When we're halfway to our goal, we'll share an advance excerpt from our upcoming book, "The Other A in LGBTQIA+: An Introduction to the Aromantic Community, in Our Own Words!" (official release will be this May) - If we reach 100% our goal, we'll share a second excerpt from the book.

Help us to reach our goal here: https://buff.ly/Z8IusSh

We'd like to celebrate the diversity of aromantic orientations, from no romantic attraction to nonnormative romantic attraction or experiences with romance, by sharing a different microlabel each day this week. Do you use microlabels? Which do you think we should feature this week?

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Today, I want to introduce you to the brief history of ASAW! Stay tuned for this week's upcoming Arospec Info posts 😊

Find out about all the fun events being hosted this Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week in this special ASAW edition of What's Going On!

Are you hosting an aromantic event of your own? Tell us about it! Fill out the form here and you may be featured in a future WGO: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeORDD3N53jajLXMp0IRd_xO8A0mfQBVMjsbWgfygZWZ2sRYg/viewform?usp=header

Happy Aro-Spec Awareness Week! To all the aromantic spectrum people out there, you are seen, valid, and AWESOME!! For events, view the ASAW website here: https://www.arospecweek.org/get-involved/events/

[image description: The aromantic flag on a green background with two black stripes on the left and right sides, with the text “Happy Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week 2026” with the AVEN logo below the text.

𝑯𝑨𝑷𝑷𝒀 𝑨𝑹𝑶𝑴𝑨𝑵𝑻𝑰𝑪 𝑺𝑷𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑹𝑼𝑴 𝑨𝑾𝑨𝑹𝑬𝑵𝑬𝑺𝑺 𝑾𝑬𝑬𝑲!!! 💚🤍🩶🖤

This week (February 15th – 21st, 2026), is an annual, international event meant to spread awareness and acceptance of aromantic spectrum identities, as well as celebrate our own experiences and existence!

Below the cut, I have created a list of all the flags/identities featured in this artwork, as well as some very informative resources about aromanticism and the arospec identities!

⚠︎ 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝗡𝗢𝗧 𝘁𝗮𝗴 #𝗮𝗰𝗲, #𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘅𝘂𝗮𝗹, #𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗲, #𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰 ⚠︎ ★ 𝖮𝗍𝗁𝖾𝗋𝗐𝗂𝗌𝖾, 𝗋𝖾𝖻𝗅𝗈𝗀𝗌 𝖺𝗋𝖾 𝗀𝗋𝖾𝖺𝗍𝗅𝗒 𝖺𝗉𝗉𝗋𝖾𝖼𝗂𝖺𝗍𝖾𝖽! ★

Beyond media, we are real people with real wants and needs, and so by the end of this week we'd like to share all of your thoughts into a single message board.

Let's gather our voices, we are not alone.

so this one goes out to the aroaces, the alloaros, the arospecs, the aros who don't use the SAM and those whose identities are too complicated to describe neatly.

this is for the aros who have never been in relationships, and those who have. the ones who feel romance repulsed and the ones who are neutral or favorable.

this is for aros who have queerplatonic partners or would like them. for the aros who never want a partner in any form.

for the trans aros, the neurodivergent aros, the disabled aros, the aros of color. for the aros who have other identities that affect their experience with aromanticism.

for the aros who are still figuring things out. for the aros who are questioning or who used to identify as something else. for the aros who are insecure in their identity. for the aros who sometimes feel isolated or misunderstood because they're aro. for the aros seeking community.

for any aros who aren't already on this list, because our community is so varied and full of so many people who are all over the spectrum of human experience.

this is for every aro. you are all real and valid, and you all belong. this is a week to celebrate you. and I can only hope that you feel celebrated every other 51 weeks of the year, because aromanticism is beautiful and is something worth celebrating, always.

may you be happy. may you be fulfilled. may you find others like you. may you make it through the hard times to find a better world on the other side.

13th century - Beguinage: to house religious women who lived in community without taking vows or retiring from the world Qing dynasty (17th century) - The Golden Orchid Society: included women who married other women and women who did not wish to marry, have romantic, or sexual partnership Late 19th century - early 20th century - Boston marriages: the cohabitation of two women who were independent of financial support from a man. Some of these relationships were romantic in nature; others were not 1979 - Dorothy Tennov spoke of “non-limerant” people in her book Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love, and recognized that romantic and sexual love were not necessarily linked 2002 - Possibly the first use of the word “aromantic” on Haven for the Human Amoeba 2005 - Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage by Stephanie Coontz discussed that historically marriage wasn’t originally about a relationship between a man and a woman, but about making ideal relationships such as having desirable in-laws, strong alliances, and increasing that family labor force. 2006 - the word "aromantic" used on the AVEN forums 2010 - The term "queerplatonic" was coined by S. E. Smith and Kaz 2011 - National Coalition for Aromantic Visibility founded 2011 - First flag proposal 2012 - Professor Elizabeth Brake defined amatonormativity as "the widespread assumption that everyone is better off in an exclusive, romantic, long-term coupled relationship, and that everyone is seeking such a relationship" in her book Minimizing Marriage 2014 - Aromantic Awareness Week suggested (later becomes Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week) 2014 - Second and third (current) flag proposal 2016 - Arocalypse created 2017 - Aromantics Wiki created 2018 - “Aromantic” added to the Oxford English Dictionary 2019 - Aromantic-Spectrum Union for Recognition, Education, and Advocacy created 2021 - Aromantic Awareness Month first observed 2023 - Aromantic Awareness Day and Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Day first observed

Introducing "No Romo" Fest: a creative celebration of aromanticism 💚

Let's celebrate Valentine's Day with our own definition of love (or a lack thereof)! No Romo Fest is a creative event taking place from February 8th to 14th, open to anyone and everyone who would like to center aromanticism in their work.

Works can be posted under the #no romo fest tag and/or in the AO3 collection throughout the week.

Guidelines & (optional) prompts below the cut: