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─ ꒥꒷♡꒷꒷꒷ᝰ ♯ AroAwareness
Hello and welcome back to the galaxy,
I’m your host and journalist leader,
Theodore! Today I have a special guest
with me, Freddy! I’m back again to
bring you another part in the #Takeover
series. For my post, I’ll be going over
general information on Aromantic in honor
of Aromantic Awareness Week!
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The basic definition of Aromantic
is described as someone having/
experiencing little to no romantic
attraction towards other people.
Aromantic is a term on its own but
can also be a spectrum, which i’ll
get more into later on in the post.
The opposite of Aromantic is
Alloromantic, those who desire
and experience romantic attraction
to other people.
Experiences can vary depending
on who you’re talking to and where
on the spectrum they lay, however
for most, they lack the desire for
strong romantic intimacy and
closeness with others, or, it can be
a low lower than for Allos.
Often times Aromantic is shortened
to Aro.
Throughout its time, Aromantic has
received three different flags. While
we don’t know when and who made
the original flag, the second and third
were both made by tumblr
@cameronwhimsy on February 7th,
2014 and November 16th, 2014.
❥ green :: opposite of red (romance)
❥ yellow :: yellow flowers (friendship)
❥ orange :: between romance and friendship
❥ black :: allos who rejected the idea of love
❥ dark green :: aromantic
❥ light green :: aromantic spectrum
❥ yellow :: lithoromantics
❥ grey :: greyromantic and demiromantics
❥ black :: aromantics with allosexual identity
(current)
❥ dark green :: aromantic
❥ light green :: aromantic spectrum
❥ white :: all other attractions aside from
romantic and sexual (aesthetic, platonic,
sensual, etc.)
❥ grey :: greyromantic and demiromantics
❥ black :: aromantics with allosexual identity
As I stated earlier, aromantic can be
a spectrum. Here’s a few examples
of identities on the aromantic
spectrum. For some of these
identities such as oriented aroace,
demi, and grey, they can be placed
with a romantic attraction (such as
homoromantic, biromantic, etc.) or
they may be played with themself.
Oriented AroAce
Identifies as aromantic and asexual
who experiences an attraction that’s
neither romantic or sexual but strong
enough to still make note of.
Aroflux
Their romantic attraction fluctuates.
Greyromantic
Somewhere between aromantic and
alloromantic. May feel romantic
attraction but not as often, and
possibly as strong, as alloromantics.
Demiromantic
Does not experience romantic
attraction unless a strong emotional
connection has been developed.
Lithoromantic
Experiences romantic attraction but
does not want it to be reciprocated,
often loses feelings if the other feels
romantic attraction towards them.
Cupioromantic
Do not experience romance but still
desire a romantic relationship.
Aegoromantic
Enjoy the concept of romance but feel
a sense of disconnection between the
idea and themself.
Many of these symbols are used
across both the Aromantic and
Asexual spectrum as the two often
coincide with each other.
❥ Aromantic Ring :: White ring worn on their
left middle finger to show their Aromanticism.
❥ Green Heart :: Nonromantic love
❥ Arrow :: Aromantic is often shortened to
“aro” so it’s essentially a play on words.
❥ Ace of Spades :: Aromantic Asexuals
❥ Ace of Clubs :: Greyromantic Asexuals
❥ Ace of Diamonds :: Demiromantic Asexuals
Anti-romantic? No! Typically aros
have nothing against romance, they
just don’t experience it themself.
Heartless? No! They don’t feel
romantic attraction but they
doesn’t mean they don’t platonically
or sexually love people.
Afraid of committing? No! You can’t
commit if you don’t have the feelings,
aromantic just don’t generally have
the feelings of romance. Plus you can
commit in other ways and relationships
as well, not just romantic. All
relationships require a level of
commitment and effort. You should
also note there is a large portion of
aromantics that DO still date and
have perfectly healthy relationships.
Haven’t found the right person? No!
There IS NO right person. They may
love many people, but there’s no one
person they love romantically.
Don’t like being touched? No!
Affection can be shown in ways aside
from romantically. Ask your aro before
touching them of course, but don’t
just assume they hate it.
Can be fixed? No! You can’t fixed
something that isn’t broken. There’s
nothing wrong with us. You can’t change
aros.
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Comments (53)
The “they lack the desire for strong emotional intimacy and closeness with others” I don’t feel is the best wording, as it’s the lack of desire for romantic intimacy for and with others. Emotional attraction is a different form of attraction to romantic and you can still be close with people and want to be close despite being aromantic
i changed the wording to romantic intimacy! the source i was basing it off of stated “Romantic love often involves feelings of ion, an intense desire for closeness, and emotional intimacy.” (source two) so i was trying to write based off that as i’m not entirely sure how to describe romantic attraction myself :sweat_smile: i definitely get what you’re saying though and changed it, let me know if it’s better or if i should change it to something else and thank you for the ! :relaxed: :green_heart:
Reply to: ❥ ყෆυɾ Mɛʟσᴅყ [bio]
It’s ok, I struggle to describe it myself, it’s hard to explain something you don’t understand!! It looks good now, very informative and finally some rep!! :green_heart:
Reply to: Me
brilliant, thanks again for the ! glad you enjoyed the post! :relaxed: :green_heart:
I don't like the way the "can't commit" thing is phrased. Commitment isn't just a romantic thing and even so, there are plenty of romance-favorable and romance-neutral aromantic people. I know a few aro people in monogamous romantic relationships. Otherwise, good post!
i reworded it! let me know if i should change it more (apologies if it’s worded weirdly i’ll check it again later but i just woke up :sweat_smile: ) thank you for the and i’m glad you liked the post! :green_heart:
Thanks. Informative.
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Honestly, I feel this. I’m questioning aroace, and I’ve never had a crush. Though I’m only in my early teen years, so… It may be too early..?
Reply to: Leo
glad i could help some, take care :relaxed: :green_heart:
Please don’t take this the wrong way but the thought that it may be too early to have a crush is internalised aphobia based off amanormativity. You can identify as aroace if you’re on either of the spectrums, which means if you’ve never had a crush (experienced romantic attraction) you’re allowed to identify as aromantic, I first realised I didn’t feel romantic attraction when I was 8 and had no interest in it, although I didn’t know there was a word for for it and that it wasn’t the norm till I was 15, so feel free to use the label aroace if that fits your experience now and know that you can change your label to fit your experience. You are valid :green_heart:
Reply to: Me
That’s why I though it may be a bit too early. And you are valid as well :green_heart:
Yes! More aro awareness! I love this! I thought I was aro for a while
aro awareness!!!!!! :green_heart: :green_heart: glad you like it !