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I'm offended that you're offended by someone criticizing people for their own superstitions

I'm aroace. This is from a while ago, I got ISTP (though I'm very close to being ESTP too)

Here's my results:

 

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It could be a less intense crush.

It also seems like it could be a squish (aka platonic attraction), queerplatonic attraction, or alterous attraction

6 hours ago, roboticanary said:

For some reason the ability to post anonymously had been turned off, either when I took over the forum or during the april invision update. Sorry about that, hopefully the option is there now. When you post a question there will be a slider under the textbox with the 'follow topic' slider. It will say 'Post anonymously'

If that still isn't there please let me know and I will have another fight with the software and see what is wrong.

It works now! thank you!

At what age did the people around you (or you) start developing crushes or romantic attraction? What about getting into romantic relationships?

 

also I can't figure out how to post anonymously here 😅

You definitely can call yourself aromantic! Labels are just a way to communicate your experiences. Remember that aromanticism is an entire spectrum.

Another term you can look into is Aegoromantic. Aegoromantic describes a person with romantic fantasies or enjoys romance, but doesn't feel romantic attraction.

From what you've described, it looks like you're somewhere on the aromantic spectrum!

It is totally possible that one day you'll have a crush. It's also totally possible you never will. There's no way to expect how you're going be years from now. People change, and our orientations can too. It's 100% okay to label yourself as aromantic now and identify differently later.

If you're not sure what label to go by or you're not comfortable calling yourself aromantic, you can go by an umbrella term such as aro-spec or greyromantic (A.K.A. grey-aromantic). (Also, I personally find that talking about aromanticism and my experiences was a great way to feel more comfortable as an aromantic!)

You can also look into the term quoiromantic (A.K.A. WTFromantic). These are people who can't differentiate romantic attraction and other types of attraction.

Detecting who is safe to come out to would be epic, but detecting queer people might be very intrusive to others... but I'd pick it anyways!

Money or an infinite supply of a single food?

As @nonmerci said, queerplatonic relationships are something you might want to look into. Another term you could look into is aegoromantic. It means a person who enjoys romance or has romantic fantasies, but doesn't feel romantic attraction.

Additionally, you can label yourself as greyromantic (AKA grey aromantic) or aromantic-spectrum to be less specific.

I've never heard of a term for this, but you could look into the terms aegoromantic, greyromantic/grey aromantic, aromantic-spectrum, or romance ambivalent.

LGBTQIA+ terminology is not one size fits all. You have unique experiences, and there's never going to be one label that perfectly describes how you feel.

You have infinite stamina, but only after eating a lot of food.

I wish I could talk to animals!

false, but I really want a cat someday :)

the person below me likes to draw!

clouds

idkwhatelsetodosoimrandomlylookingaroundthissite

I personally think Isabella was aromantic too! It's totally not homophobic. As an aromantic, I like to headcannon characters as aro until proven otherwise >:) 

silverware

It does seem like you are aromantic-spectrum! Here are some other terms you can look into. (The names are links!)

• Aegoromantic - Someone who enjoys romance in media, enjoys romance in theory, or has romantic fantasies, but doesn't want to be in an romantic relationship and doesn't feel romantic attraction.
• Romance favorable - An aro-spec who enjoys romance (As in, "a romance favorable aromantic. The others are romance indifferent- an aro-spec who is neutral towards romance, romance repulsed- an aro-spec who is disgusted or scared of romance, and romance ambivalent- an aro-spec whose thoughts on romance are.. complicated...) I can't find a good article on this one 😅 
• Greyromantic - An aromantic-spectrum identity that's somewhere in the "grey area" between alloromantic and aromantic. It's a pretty broad term. The wiki article I've linked explains it deeper! (Greyromantic is also written as grey aromantic sometimes!)

I would like to add that none these terms have strict definitions. Everyone has their own experience. These labels are meant to explain different peoples' unique feelings. Just because you don't perfectly fit the dictionary definition for "aromantic" doesn't mean you're not!

You should ask your friend what they want. Explain that you want to be in a relationship with them, but you understand that they might be uncomfortable at times. See if you can work something out. If they say no, then respect them and their decision. 

Run through the scenario in your head. Think about what you want to say, and how you want to present it. (For example, do you want to be serious? casual?) Also consider how they might react, and how you would respond to that.

You may also want to find some resources explaining aromanticism that you can show your family and friends.

Also, if you're too nervous to talk to them in-person, you can write them an email or note.

Additionally, if you search "coming out" on this site's search bar, there are multiple other people asking similar questions, and you can check out the answers they recieved.

I made one-

I thought the video was great! While I do not believe empathy is what "makes us human", I believe empathy is very important. What makes us human is our genetic code! X) Anyways, I hope the video raises awarenesa for aros and aces. I think she does a good job clearing up aphobic myths, such as aros being robotic and always being aces. I think it's good that her younger audience gets to learn about aromanticism.

Not 100% related to amatonormativity, but I was watching a VERY old spiderman show that was fairly sexist. Most of the characters were men, and almost all of the villians are men. I can only recall threefemale characters- a mother figure, a love interest, and one a villian. The villain is the Black Cat, and she constantly flirts to spiderman throught the episode. It's sexist for them to make all the females have romance in their character!

Queerplatonic fandom ships :)

EDIT: OH SHOOT I DIDN'T MEAN TO POST THIS IGNORE THIS DFJDSKFJDS