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    Athena
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    Cis female, heterosexual, poly, aromantic
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    Female
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    She/her
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    Canada
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    Clerk

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  1. Hello to any or all readying this! I sincerely hope that you're having a wonderful day 😁 I'm Athena. I'm 38. I have 2 teenage children and have been in many romantic relationships over the course of my life so far. Also... I'm Aro. As far as I can tell, I've been Aro all my life with only 1 romantic exception. So, basically, despite the fact that I've been in multiple romantic relationships, I've only actually felt romantic love once (which is a long story and I won't go into it today). I always sorta wondered about that, tbh. I tried and tried and tried over and over again... But... I felt nothing. Honestly. I thought something was wrong with me. I was baffled by this "love" people around me claimed to feel... I just didn't get it. Couldn't understand it. See, here's the thing about Aro people of my generation... We didn't have a label. We didn't have places like Arocalypse or Fetlife... Shit, we barely had internet with which to look up such information or figure out why we were different or find groups of likeminded people to connect with for information and support. It sucked. All my life, I was deemed "cold", "frigid", "unfeeling", "pessimistic", "jaded" by the people in my life (those who knew me, and those who barely knew me)....in other words; I was always labeled as an asshole in general lmao. So, now that I'm older and wiser (and have access to technology in its various forms), I am realizing that I'm not alone. That not experiencing romantic attraction or love is actually normal for many people and that it doesn't make me frigid or a jerk... It's just how I'm wired. In short; I now have an actual, recognized orientation and (thanks to places like Arocalypse) I don't have to be afraid that I'm some sort or freak... Because I'm not. And neither are you. Anyways, that'll be all I say for now. Hope y'all have a fantastic day and I hope to connect with y'all later!
  2. But once you start, you can't stop playing or singing the same song over and over and it makes people want to throttle you (think Lamb Chop's Play-Along: the song that never ends 😂) I can grow money trees.
  3. Take it from someone who has been in romantic relationships (despite being Aro) in the past... You'll get used to it. I promise. It gets better. I swear. There comes a point where you embrace it because you realize that happiness comes from within, not without. It falls into place alongside all the other things about yourself that you've always struggled to love... Like cellulite or a crooked tooth lol. One day, you just realize that it's just part of what makes you, YOU... and you accept it and love it along with all the other stuff. Maybe it takes time... Life experience... Struggles and failures and trials and errors along with victories and achievements and joy and contentment... Maybe that's just my opinion 🤷🏼‍♀️ However... It WILL get easier and better. That I will promise.
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