peridotty

banned for having a compound username

ugh i relate so hard to this entire thread. double for being super sexually attracted to someone and being disgusted with myself when i couldnt turn those feelings into romantic ones because i was gross and rude and pervy. doesnt help that i prefer girls/women and ive got a bunch of disgusting internalized phobias that tell me im a bad person and i personify the male gaze basically: im zedsexy as h*ck and internalized phobias of various kinds make me try to turn sexual attraction into romantic attraction

holy heckkkkk i just had an Aromantic Moment™ my best friend broke up with her girlfriend like...the week before prom and theyve been avoiding each other for weeks now? and its gotten to a really awkward lunch table because we all sit together and finally theyre asking me separately 'what did i do she won't talk to me' and my aro ass is just here like "........" because ive got no idea and i honestly don't understand how anyone can be really properly in love with anybody ever and it Sucks because in the space of one day ive become the Only Conduit for the 'what did i do' emotions between them that are frankly a little bit late >:/ UGH i jsut dont get why they cant talk to each other with their own grown ass mouths and figure it out for themselves like adults instead of dragging me into it like this. like i get it theyre both my friends and i totally want the best for them but You Have Communication Skills For A Reason Use Them

george bush

ive been in this Exact conversation before, like its so hard to comprehend that aro ppl arent ~straight ppl looking to invade queer spaces~, like if i never said i was aro youd have no trouble accepting a genderfluid pansexual into ur lil gay club but now that i said that suddenly im cishet and dont belogn??? i have complicated opinions on cis heterosexual aros and hetereromantic aces being considered 'queer' but if i say smth out of line pls bring it up privately

banned for being griefed by something so simple!!

spike (a) volleyball

yikes: i Love fictional romance (when its done right ofc). i'm currently scripting a webcomic mostly centered around romance. ive never had a squish & i dont even understand the concept i have a lot of friendships none of my friendships are really that... intense? ive only considered one person to be my 'best friend' ever and they were the one to initiate that i like the physical aspects of romantic relationships like kissing and physical proximity im really depressed. like always. & i cant even make myself care about friendships all the time how can i care about romance if i cant even care about friendships ugh more but im tired

banned for making this too complicated!!!

my romantic orientation has always been Really Weird, so it's not like i can point to anything in my life and say 'this is aro foreshadowing'. however, i did have some super aro moments as a child, like when I got bored of movies that portrayed a lot of romantic relationships or featured love triangles, etc

banned for wearing headphones AND glasses!

i answered yes, but it's more complicated than that. i want to raise children? but i dont want them to be *my* kids and i dont want to have guardianship over them. i also dont want to deal with babies bcos yikes basically i guess i want to be the weird auntcle who lives in the attic sometimes and does a bunch of cool stuff but helps out with the child-rearing? idk lol i just like the term auntcle

banned for not taking alternate timezones into consideration!!

banned because you didnt ban anybody!!

banned for not looking out for the people who defend and agree with you but insisting on camaraderie with your 'question mark club' comment

i've literally changed the way i move from class to class so i dont have to see pda in my school

the person i stayed home from school to avoid on friday isnt here today! also i cleaned my room this weekend

^^^this whole thread personally, i hate the weird couple hug-walk that takes up space and is generally just...weird... :[

Banned because you never actually stated a reason, just a fact about yourself