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Also just for funsies my Anagori YMBAI test results:

Ah see but then you run into the allo myth of "opposites attract" or the myth that anyone can open up to romance by meeting the right person. I'm pretty sure allos believe that it's simply impossible NOT to feel romance, and that all you need is someone to show you how "awesome" romance is, for you to get those feelings. Which is bull.

I was so confused I thought this was count to a million

*CACKLES*

My computer's really mean and died on me so I had to get a new one and set it up, which is why I've been absent and missed those glorious puns

I'm offended that you believe in reason

@Mark That doesn't surprise me. Romance is treated as the ultimate attraction, the superior, must-have attraction--because apparently unless you desire someone romantically, you don't truly desire them at all. Because apparently, romance is the only acceptable emotion you can have if you want to be intimate with someone. Of course sexual attraction isn't considered as important. Because sexual attraction, that's just physical, right? There's no emotional component involved with sex. At all. /sarcasm

@Spud Yuuuuuuuup. Apparently, if you experience any same-gender attraction, you MUST experience it both romantically and sexually, otherwise you're just afraid of committing to a same-gender romantic relationship due to the stigma.

Me neither

Hmm, interesting, my theory was hecking correct IN YO FACE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Because I feel like none of the non-mods on Arocalypse would have any interest in testing out the anonymity feature, and I doubt that a guest who seriously needed an anonymous question answered would bother to test whether the anonymity feature worked, as they would likely be too emotionally worked up by the urge to get their question answered to think so technically.

Yikes. I mean "yikes" not in the sense that such an orientation split is "problematic," but because I bet they must get a lot of hate and insensitivity from others because of their split. Society expects romance and sex to be connected, and the fact that they experience the romance but don't want the sex--experience the sex, but don't want the romance...that's like, the worst of both worlds. That's like the struggles of being an allosexual aro, combined with the struggles of being an alloromantic ace.

Banned for not coming up with a snarkier comeback

Pretty sure you're one of the mods but idk which one so

Sex is kind of weird for me. I experience 3 types of sexual attraction: Despite how my most euphoric sexual attractions are directed towards strangers, I still consider sexual acts as highly intimate--sexual acts being defined as kissing, making out, feeling up, and genital contact. It's one thing to FEEL attraction, and it's another to ACT on that attraction. Because of my vulnerability as a trans person, and also PTSD-related anxiety towards physical contact, I personally could not act sexually, unless I trust my potential sexual partners and communicate with them A LOT. Which is why I view sex, and by extension, physical intimacy in general, as something precious, that shouldn't be done casually. However, most people don't share my background and feelings about sex--nor do I want to force them to share my view. Regardless, I always get triggered by casual physical intimacy, because of the way my brain works.

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I'm offended that I can't taste music

I am offended by papos because they sound like papa which is the spanish word for pope which means that papos are against All American Christina Values

@James YO, I TOTALLY FEEL YOU ON THAT? I'm pan, and I feel like my aromanticism makes me act as if I'm fraysexual at first. I become anxious when I notice myself feeling sexual attraction towards friends, especially squishes, because I fear that any sexual advances will be interpreted as romantic. However, once I've established a clearly platonic bond with someone, then I don't feel any anxiety over sexual attraction to them, although I wouldn't act on the attraction because it's socially frowned upon to have consistent sexual relations with someone you aren't dating. As a result, I gradually become sex-indifferent after getting acquainted with someone. The idea of a one-night stand also doesn't appeal to me, for two major reasons: I'm worried that my potential partner would act transphobically towards me/assault me for "tricking" them into believing I'm a man The main way of getting one-night stands I know of is through apps like Tinder, and based on the conversations I've seen there, it seems like there's still an expectation for romantic gestures (e.g. kissing, pick-up lines, sweet talk) even if there's no serious romantic intention I think the most optimal situation for me would be a sexual queerplatonic friend. However, I'm perfectly content with my sensual queerplatonic friend now, and I would never ask them to transition to a sexual friendship with me since they're actually ace.