Kat

I should be sleeping so why not do a random internet quiz.

1. "I enjoy fictional romantic relationships and would like to experience the same kinds of feelings"

Absolutely not. Fictional romance makes romance in general very off putting and annoying. Fictional people need to get something called common sense or brain.

2. "I like nearly everything about romantic relationships but do not experience romantic attraction"

I'm not sure how to answer this question. I don't like everything about romantic relationships, I feel like people either aren't into them at all which is off putting or they get into them too much and that's off putting as well.

3. "I would like to be in a romantic relationship, just not with anyone I have ever met"

No, there are plenty of women I'd love to date, unfortunately, they're either taken or of incompatible sexual orientation. Well, finding a compatible partner is not that easy in general.

4. "I love the idea of romance but I can't deal with it in real life"

No and no. I don't like the idea of romance, it sounds like a bother but I can deal with the romance part in life rather well. It's the emotions part that gives me trouble. Sometimes I feel like everyone is an alien and puts importance to really unimportant stuff while ignoring the truly important ones.

5. "I would like to be in a romantic relationship for practical reasons (not feelings)"

Absolutely. There is a lot of advantage in sharing a house with a person you are compatible with and sexually active with.

6. "I think I would like it if someone had romantic feelings for me"

Yes, I did like it in past and would like it in future. It's easier to deal with women who already have feelings for me than it is in trying to figure out if they do or working on developing them.

7. "I would be fine in a romantic relationship or a QPR"

Yes, I've been fine in a romantic relationship in past.

8. "I would like to know what it's like to experience romantic attraction"

I don't care.

9. "I'd rather be romantic than aromantic"

I don't care and, honestly, after seeing how ridiculously people act when high on crushes or being in love, I'd gladly pass.

10. "I can't imagine spending the rest of my life as an aromantic person"

I don't care, I am who I am, I'll deal with that.

11. "Being in a romantic relationship would help me attain other goals in my life"

Absolutely, like I mentioned above, having someone at your back is much easier than struggling alone.

12. "I think dating sounds like fun"

It does. It's a lot of fun. When people know what they want and express that without making immature judgements. I haven't had a relationship like that yet, unfortunately.

The greatest misconception I've heard was in an "educated" article about less known orientations which included aromantics. But it was explained as "unable to give to accept romantic gestures but will totally fall for you". It really made me wonder what that person was on. Being aromantic is not autistic or having no social skills and thus there is no logic behind claiming that we don't understand romantic gestures. Not to mention that it went directly against aro definition by claiming that the do fall in love. My brain couldn't comprehend that.

YMBAI when people around you talk about what crushes feel like and to you it sounds like a serious medical condition.

I liked Romeo and Julliet because they die at the end.

Just kidding. I usually like very subtle romances that usually don't even get a single kiss in the medium. Or the kiss is unintentional (such as mouth to mouth resuscitation or giving someone air underwater). For some reason I never liked romances where it's obvious they fall for each other since the very beginning. Also, I really like purely sexual "romances". Not FWBs but more like... angry romances? You know, they don't really like each other but end up having random sex encounters.