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it can be a lot of things tbf. all 3 romantic; alterous & qp attraction has this description. u just have to put them into each context to see how u feel abt it. for instance; try to think of it in a romantic context. u want to do this w some1 romantically. how do u feel? or when u want to do this w some1 in a qpr. how do u feel? if u dont have any specific relationship goals in mind; like ur answer is 'idk how id feel'; then its prob alterous 1 way to differentiate alterous attraction from the rest is its lack of goal. it doesnt have a correlating relationship type. its an attraction of simply wanting emotional closeness/intimacy wo any of the romantic/platonic/qp context

yes it is. but itll be harder to get the wider community to listen other than this cozy lil site. ppl have been knowing aro as lil to no romantic attraction for so long and orchidspec also being part of the arospec will def confuse a shit load of em. awakening even more exclus along the way. itll suck. but inevitable

idt many ppl r ready for the orchidspec conversation yet. we just got to work on the exclus 1st be4 allat

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i feel like this is going to become a thread where aros talk abt liking romance and im going to be 1 of em

its def a thing. ive seen ppl matching pfps w themselves in a romantic way or ppl desperately craving for romantic relationships & activities. but there isnt a word for it afaik

1] im anattractional. meaning that i exp no types of attraction including romantic attraction 2] i enjoy queer & unconventional hetero romance. only when its well written

i dont post art anymore and im in artblock rn lol. i only show these to my friends atp

tbh vocabs for attraction does help out loads of aspec folks but i can see how it may seem forceful as well. since im anattractional idrc abt the concept of attraction v much bc i dont exp any of them; but i understand how it can become frustrating for lots of folks. the convo is kind of weird tho? the other person isnt making much sense esp w the last msg; so i wont give it too much thought

holy shit i relate to this sm. i also struggle to exp emotions and the only 1s ik i feel r rage; sorrow and other neg emotions. pos emotions such as happiness excitement etc r rarely felt. ik im capable of feeling these things when im young but somehow i no longer understand how to describe them in order for my feelings to count as a certain emotion its hard to describe but im def some level of emotionless. my orientation got nothing to do w it tho. so ive just been chilling

i dont feel anything since im anattractional. but i do exp emotional attachment [i think]

grayro folks occasionally exp romantic attraction; but the attraction felt is too rare/weak for it to be considered alloro exp. while aro as an umbrella term stands for some1 who exp lil to no romantic attraction. but it can also be a label on its own; usually means 1 exp strictly no romantic attraction

r u allowed to?

this kid ridiculing a harmless hobby is cringeworthy. but tf did u expect us to do? sit down and laugh w u?

prob 3. if i get to meet my bro we would be 10 and 11

its ez to catch up. thats good enough for me

meanwhile aven tc is still fairly active. tho arocalypse is already p quiet itself so idm

atp this should be pinned bc this thread is p interesting. but i never understood why romance is so prioritized. yes; it could be the fact that u wont have children w ur friends but instead w romantic partners. but in the end its just a label thats socially constructed. social constructs r extremely powerful on our psyche but i just never felt that affected by its relationship aspect ig

i just wear black & white baggy clothes. but im planning to get an aro & ace pin to decorate my backpack; if that even counts ig

theres a wikipage abt it on the lgbtq wiki i usually use so thats relieving [its wikipage]. idrc abt what type of attraction u exp to what things; but even if u explain ill never fully understand it bc im anattractional. atp the concept of attraction is foreign to me but im chill w wtv attraction u exp as long as its good faith

its been quiet af lately here lol

i def relate to it. i think i feel things but i dont understand what im feeling so it felt like im emotionless most of the time. im not empathetic and generally a quiet & reserved dude irl. so the robot analogy def speaks to me

yeah. ure on the aven teen corner lol

idk what to say to this. i just hope she understands the consequences of her actions bc shes apparently liked by no1

idk. i enjoy being w my bro. i think thats love. words & concepts r confusing