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1 hour ago, Elle28 said:

When I was little and my friends were all talking about growing up and getting married, my imagination painted the picture of me in this beautiful, flowing white dress with a bouquet of roses. But..... I always stood alone, no partner in sight.

Reading this, i just remembered a wedding barbie doll that my mom gave to me, it was her's when she was little, and I've since given it to my younger sister. There was one time, not long after my mom married my current stepdad, that I prepared a wedding for her and all the other dolls were present, but it didn't matter to me that there was no spouse. It was just Barbie walking down the aisle alone, having a good time with her friends, and I was fine with that. 

When I decided to cut my hair, I brought it up with my mom and basically told her that my long hair was getting annoying and she was super supportive and cut my hair the next day after we figured out a style I liked (she's a licensed hairstylist). Cutting my hair helped a lot with my dysphoria and I didn't have to come out to do it (Though at the time I'm writing this, my mom kind of knows). Whether you are ready to come out to your parents or not, it's your choice of if you actually do or don't. Hope it goes well! 

14 hours ago, senACEay_11 said:

Yeah, both my mom and my sister have dark eyes and dark hair, and then there's just me ? I do tan too though, and my hair texture is also another determining factor. 

I'm the opposite, I have dark, straight hair and dark eyes, while my mom, sister, and stepdad (it feels weird calling him that) all have blue or hazel eyes, and light, wavy hair, kind of curly in my mom's case. 

I'm from Arizona in the US, but I'd love to live somewhere with more rain. Temporarily, of course, I could never truly abandon AZ, monsoon season is too beautiful.  

And the sunsets! *chefs kiss*

I love this meme.

2 hours ago, senACEay_11 said:

Ayy!! My mom's Mexican!

Biracial here!! Hispanic and Caucasian, but apparently I don't look it unless I sit in the sun for a while, or if I'm compared to my family, since I don't really look like any of them (I look more like my biological dad, who I tell no one about.) 

YES! Snakes are adorable! 

TPBM is afraid of heights. 

8 hours ago, babo_ said:

when i was thirteen, my mom asked me if i liked boys or girls, all i said was "i don't know, i don't really care about that" imagine my mom's concerned face

I had a similar experience with my mom at fourteen, I think she thought I was homo at the time because, for a while, she would frequently express to me that she would be okay with it if I were and that it's not bad or anything, etc. One day I was helping her fold laundry and she finally just asked if I liked boys or girls and my response was "Well, I don't really think I like either," and she just gave me a weird look and proceeded to fold the laundry, discussion ended. And so began my identity crisis. This was before I'd heard of aromantic, asexual, or anything in between. 

1986

1984

I'd say it has something to do with the ideals engraved into religion and culture, as well as people's ideas of what makes a person's life happy and full. Many people see this as an important part of both, and in turn, these ideals are shared to others and shown in the media. When an idea is so prevalent in society, many people will go along with it, whether they truly desire it or not, and expect others to do the same. Not that there isn't anyone who genuinely wants marriage, I just think the spread of common ideas plays a far larger role in why marriage is such a huge part of society. 

On 11/12/2020 at 2:31 AM, Kallie said:

Fiction exists to explore scenarios that we don't necessarily want to exist in real life or happen to us. 

A perfect explanation! Fiction is amazing in that way, because I love romance between characters (well written and developed, mind you) but I don't really see myself ever in a relationship. Though this could be because of my trust issues, I'm still figuring everything out. 

12 hours ago, Rony said:

But I don’t know if I can call myself ’aegoromantic’. A part of me says I’m aego and other says I’m not. 

Exactly how I feel. 

1980

1978

• All aromantics never want to be in a romantic relationship
• Aromantics are probably psychopaths
• Aromantics have had bad relationships in the past
• All Aromantics are also asexual 
• Something is wrong with aros 

Cannoli 

1972

American cheese 

Could Olympic Manatees Perform Oral Surgery? Everyone Doubts. 

MILITIA 

Bad Oatmeal Or Killer Soup Truly Objectifies Real Emergencies 

ORANGUTAN 

1970

On 10/7/2020 at 8:59 AM, homonoromo17 said:

Oh my god, same! I would take care of like 5 dolls of various "ages" and not think about the husband at all. I also wanted to adopt kids since I was really young and for my whole life when kids were brought up I'd always say I wanna adopt.

At around nine or so I specifically told my mom that I was never going to get married, my reasoning was that I would be too busy trying to be an amazing scientist to even bother looking for anyone, and I didn't want kids either for the same reason, but if I did, I would adopt. I've never understood why people are so obsessed with having biological children and get so upset about not being able to have any of their own, stuff like that, I mean is it really that big of a deal? There are children who need homes and would probably love to have a family, if you want kids so bad then JUST ADOPT. 

On 11/17/2020 at 1:11 PM, nonmerci said:

It's lik, one divided the world between people who like black chocolate, people who like white chocolat, people who like both or any... and suddenly people decided to include the existence of milky chocolate and they don't know how because there is no place for people who like it in the categories.

A perfect example. 

What you're describing seems to fit pretty well in the definition of frayromantic, so I'd say yes, this would count as frayromantic.