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I'd say to cut your hair short if you want. I also have plans to look more androgyne, so I'm cutting my hair short and mostly wearing unisex clothes. I don't use makeup so I don't know about that. For binding you could use sports bras? Two of them on top of each other is good, if they let you move normally and aren't too tight

4 hours ago, SwiftySpeedy said:

so is it non-binary?

or something else that I don't really understand.

Non-binary falls under the trans umbrella, because usually enby individuals identify as something else than cis. With absgender I personally feel that my gender consists of some parts of my AGAB but some other major factors that don't make me demigender. It's hard to explain how I feel but I'm just somewhere inbetween cis and trans

I found the term I think fits me the most: Absgender.

Definition: a gender modality that refers to when one is between, beyond or removed from cisgender/transgender dichotomy, and alternatively meaning a gender that is neither cisgender nor transgender.

I don't see myself with a gender, but not as genderless either, so I thought this fits really well for me. I'm not cis, and I'm not trans. This was a great discovery, but at the same time I'm questioning my asexuality

I feel kinda blank right now. Idk how to explain it.

My friend broke up with their partner and idk how to comfort them. 

I'm excited for summer and I'm going to enjoy it so damn much but it feels distant. My future studies with chemistry and biology are also causing me pressure. What if I fail my courses? What if my issues come back worse than before?

I've also started doubting my aroness. I have been planning how to come out to my parents on my birthday but idk if it's worth it. I don't know if they care. I know they'd use it against me, like they use my issues against me to call me lazy and "just a moody teenager".

I really want aro and ace pins for my backpack when I start high school (note: we start it later than in the USA, I'm not 14) as way of expressing myself more because I don't really do that due to past experiences, but can't get them.

I don't really know what to do right now. I might just delete this later

Someone in my class told another guy that he is "the reason why shampoo has instructions"

Just me and pets

I came out to my friend! And she's supportive! :D I've been busy with finals so I couldn't post this earlier 

We were in the woods and then she was like "let's talk about love" and I was a bit hesitant but she talked about the LGBTIA+ community (in a positive way!!) and she said that she likes guys and asked me for who I like. And I was silent for a bit but then I said "well I don't like anyone in a romantic or sexual way" and I told her that it's called "aromantic asexual" and she told me she's alright with it!! It was honestly such a relief to finally tell someone I trust

I am a hobbyist artist who has also made small profit through art, and in my opinion AI art is not real art. The algorithm is trained by stealing art from all across the internet without the artist's permission, which means that they gain no money from it. A great artist named Sam made a video on it, and I suggest watching it

This amazing song I found last week but also a lot of Jack Stauber, especially his album HiLo

I found out about the game around early 2022 and played it last June. I liked it a lot

For those who don't know, it's a surreal horror RPG. It's from 2007 but I liked it anyway

20 hours ago, EternallyTBD said:

That’s cool that you don’t need to label your gender, I don’t know if I could have done that!

I tried every label from female to demigirl to enby to demigender but none of them fit so I kind of gave up trying to find a label

I go by Robin or Rin online and my pronouns are they/them, and I think i am aego-asexual, aromantic and of an unlabeled gender 

I used to love hugs as a kid but after unfortunate things (a***e) I started getting very anti-touch. No hugs, no holding hands, just fist bumps and high fives. I can't remember when I last hugged someone. 

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6 hours ago, hemogoblin said:

We take sooo long to develop and mature.

And yet some people never mature

I have an aroace bracelet and sometimes wear aro and ace ones separately, I have keychains and magnets and have a crocheted mini ace flag

1 hour ago, Arden said:

If you're going to claim such ridiculous and dangerous claims, like telling someone they won't achieve their life goals, and telling them that they won't live past the age of 20 just because they don't experience romantic attraction

That if something is allo manipulation

1 hour ago, roboticanary said:

Interesting. Did it give a link to the article? Would be interesting to see it as it sounds like ultimately some form of survey has been done on peoples attitudes

https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/blog/without-prejudice/201209/prejudice-against-group-x-asexuals

I know this is an aro forum, but since many of us are also aces or acespec, I decided to share this small bit about asexuality and discrimination I found on the Finnish wikipedia page.

Directly translated:

"According to an article in Psychology Today, asexuals were the most dehumanized (considered less than human) sexual minority.  According to the study, asexuals are dehumanized in two ways: they are considered either machine-like or animal-like."

I find this really, really weird and sad. Do people actually think aces are machines or animals? Any thoughts or experiences?

Your teacher is probably narrow minded. We were taught about asexuality in health ed, and the worst response was from the other students.

1 hour ago, Keith said:

human were created to fall in love and it's something natural that happens to everyone.

No, it doesn't! I don't understand what about aromanticism is so hard to understand. No Karen, I don't feel that way, and many and I mean MANY people don't feel romantic love either. And yes, I agree with Decaying Vegetables that she shouldn't be teaching

I personally prefer cats, but I own both. I find cats more cuddly and they are (sometimes) calmer than dogs. And the purr is so cute