TogetherAgain

Last week or so, when I found the AUREA FAQ page and read the list under "How do I know if I'm aromantic?" and an awful lot of things on that list had me going, "YEAH! THAT! That's it EXACTLY!" For a year or so before that, it's been, "I'm probably somewhere on the aromantic spectrum, but I haven't figured out where yet." I kept looking at all these variations on romantic orientations, and nothing quite fit. But I was certain I COULDN'T be aromantic, because I have felt what I THOUGHT was romantic attraction... I kept looking for a label that meant "I feel romantic attraction to people who tell me they're attracted to me," and I couldn't find anything. But look, right there on the list in the FAQs: "Some aromantic people may develop romantic interest in someone only when they tell them they’re in love with them or have a crush on them." There were a lot of other items on the list that were great big checkmarks, but that one was the most exciting find. There's also a lot on the list that I DON'T relate to, but considering some of them contradict each other, I'm pretty sure you're not required to check EVERY box to qualify. As for what AGE I was at the time? About a week and a half shy of turning 32. All you teenagers in this thread amaze me.