arospec sideblog

IT HAS BEGUN

actually, while i’m on the topic of aromanticism: i find it funny there are aphobes who hear about loveless aros and aplatonic folk and go “uhm there’s no such thing, that’s just major depression. get therapy.” but finding the loveless aro community and identifying as loveless has made me feel 100x more confident and more secure in my aromanticism? it has strengthened my ability to build and maintain friendships, because i now understand that not feeling platonic love or any other kind of love doesn’t make me some flaky, fake excuse of a person— it just means i don’t experience some emotions that others might. and i can better navigate those experiences instead of feeling guilty and like i’m some horrible, irredeemable person. it sincerely has given me a brighter outlook with how i interact with others socially and build friendships.

Lgbtqia+ blinkies & stamps 4 you! (Part 2)

I need some aro horror protagonists

Some reasons people may identify as non-SAM aro or “just aro”:

I think amatonormativity got everyone a little fucked up. Like the people who have endured awful relationships because they thought it was better than being alone. The people who have given up everything for "love", maybe their careers, maybe their friends, who knows, because they thought it'd make them happier.