Eowyn

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Same here. Before I knew about my aromanticism I told a friend that I never had been "in love" so far. She was a bit confused and asked me how I could know that I'm a lesbian when I never had a "crush" on a girl. My response: "It just feels right to call myself lesbian."?‍♀️ To cut a long story short, only your heart knows how you identify. If it feels right to say "I'm aromantic", you are aromantic. If it doesn't feel right, maybe you aren't or it's not the right label for now but maybe the right in the future or in the past. Or you doesn't need a label at all.

Until now I only came out to my best friends. Their reactions were great. One asked me to explain the term. The reaction to the explanation was something like "I'm sure you will find a relationship wich makes you happy. The view of society on "perfect love" is way to old-fashioned." Next person on my outing list is my therapist. My plan is to give her a paper with a definition of aromanticism and wait what will happen. Wish me good luck! Hit play and walk away sounds nice. In this way they will have time to think and avoid stupid reactions.