Mickexyy

Ahh yes, I think I had a lot of ideas in my head but the way you put this makes a lot of sense. It’s an obvious difference really but it’s hard to look at things outside of your own perspective since personally my reason for avoidant attachment is mostly influenced by me being aromantic. That definitely made it more confusing but now the difference is really clear. A square is a rectangle but a rectangle isn’t a square kind of thing.

As I was researching to understand my romantic orientation better, I found my feelings matching up with being aromantic, however before I found out it existed I was looking into if I had avoidant attachment. I just want to hear other people’s opinions, i don’t know if there’s truly a absolute right or wrong answer. Avoidant attachment and being aromantic are by definition different things but do they have some overlap? After thinking, another idea I had was if someone can have an avoidant attachment style because they are aromantic. They both seem to have similar characteristics, while also having differences however I can’t really wrap my head around the distinction. What do other attachments styles look for people that identify as aromantic? Also, i’m taking into consideration there’s a spectrum.