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Welcome to Arocalypse! 

I don't like when my friends joke like this around me either. It's very easy for them to say hurtful things if they can just say that they were joking about it and that's not cool. it's very understandable to be annoyed with this and you're definitely not over-sensitive.

ödmjukt, besynnerlig, förunderlig, jærtegn, svävande, glimt, lykta, drottning, anrik, astrologi, domherre, konung, viktoriansk, väva, tydlig,

as for english words, the only ones that come to mind atm are obscure, curious, clarity, cherish, meticulous & clockwork

sorry there are so many haha

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I, an aromantic, relate a lot to what you're describing, if that helps.

The crushes you're experiencing might be what many people describe as "squishes" 

Good luck in your questioning! 

I love the arrow ring! So cool!

i feel like gender identity is a bit different than being aro and/or ace spec, it's not about attraction which i'd argue the aromantic and asexual spectrums are about. however, i'm very open to the idea that i might be wrong in thinking this.

and i agree with nonmerci, do agender people want to be included in the a-spec? did we include them without asking them about where they feel they belong?

i personally don't include agender people in the a-spec and i don't see many posts mentioning agender people along with aro and ace people. i'd argue we share the a but not the a-spec? maybe? 

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Frogs, cats, ghosts, succulents, robots and ice-cream are pretty aro to me. And arrows, of course.

100% liberal

You sound on the aromantic spectrum to me. And in regards to sexual attraction, there's aceflux as well, just like aroflux. You sound like you could be both?

On 1/10/2020 at 2:29 PM, Luci said:

But in my mind there is this wall, this thing I just cannot put my finger on.

I relate a lot to this actually! ^^

Don't feel guilty. The relationships you have with other people don't have involve romantic attraction to be meaningful, and you don't owe anyone romantic feelings.

Might I just say that the word you may be looking for instead of aro-spec is greyromantic? It's a word both used as an orientation label and as an umbrella term for the grey area on the aromantic spectrum. The aro spec encompasses aromantic as well, you see.

6 hours ago, honeypandan said:

Like, a day of making out would equal to about 2-3 weeks of needing some personal space. (I think I’ve dated some angels with incredible patience).

i just said "omg" out loud to this. i relate /so/ much.

welcome to arocalypse!! 

Yes, mention them to a doctor. 

I follow someone on tumblr who sometimes posts their thoughts and opinions about books they've found through this database: the-probable-aro is the blog url. 

I feel you.

Here's a thread with a playlist of aro friendly songs:

Here's a thread too: 

Hope this helps  I'm not sure how aro and ace friendly they are, but I hope you can relate to most of them anyway.

Hi!

Friends. friends. frie n ds.  fr i en d s.   f  r i e   n d    s.      f   r       i       e    n                  d          s.

I love this song! "Glitter and Gold" by the same artist is a favorite of mine as well.

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Hej!

What microwave includes leather interior? 

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I turned 17 last Sunday! 

Most of these are just "I'm a bad person" and not necessarily "I'm a bad aro" but I see a lot of "writing aro characters who are like this is bad representation" and I feel like I would be bad representation.

• I can come off as cold and uninterested when I can tell that someone wants to be my friend. I become even colder if I suspect that they have a crush on me, but sometimes that makes them think that I'm just playing hard to get??? and I feel so bad about it
• I've been depressed for several years, and that can sometimes make it hard to care about other people. I try! I do my best! But maintaining friendships consumes so much energy and when I feel like shit, I just... need to be alone sometimes, and people think I'm ignoring them
• I could be aro ace because of mental illness, but who knows
• I've been in relationships before
• I didn't try to find out what was "wrong" with me when none of my relationships lasted longer than three days, I just accepted that I didn't feel "like that" about anyone. I didn't feel broken, I never thought I was. (After identifying as aro ace, I've come to realize that yeah, I did feel kind of broken, I just didn't want to think too much about it).
• I can be manipulative (or I feel manipulative, because some of my friends just never have any ideas of their own and are always ok with my ideas, so I don't know what to do in that situation. I know I'm not being manipulative, I'm not pressuring them into doing anything, but I feel like I am, because what if they're afraid to say no?)

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