Confused Artist Posted November 10, 2020 Share Posted November 10, 2020 On 4/8/2016 at 5:06 AM, Cassiopeia said: You might be aro if you mistook sexual, aesthetic or sensual attraction for a crush. You might be aro if you thought romantic feelings described by others must be exaggerated. You might be aro if you never notice when someone has a crush on you, unless someone points it out to you. You might be aro if you broke somebody's heart by accident, even without realizing it, simply because you underestimated the intensity of their feelings. You might be aro if you felt suffocated and overwhelmed in a romantic relationship. You might be aro if the pet names people gave to their partners, always felt artificial and ridiculous to you. Dang, all of these has happened to me at least once. Thanks for clearing things up lol. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest confused Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 On 12/28/2018 at 4:51 PM, Berry said: Ymbai you didn’t know that a crush was different from romantic love. pause .... how is a crush different from romantic love ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nonmerci Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 That's the difference between attraction and love. I can't realy explain as the line is a bit confused for me, but romantic love is more intense I guess. When someone has a crush, it is not in love yet, though it can lead to that if they explore this relationship That's how I see it : a crush grows into romantic love. That's why the "I love you" thing is such a big deal (wich confused me for a long time). Maybe, it's a bit like the difference between thinking someone is nice and it would be good to be friend with, and actually be friend with this person. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AroaceParrot Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 (edited) Oh jeez. I relate to basically all of these posts. 😂 Also, YMBAI you didn't date anyone until you were 16/17 and then felt nothing and/or relieved after breaking up with them... (This is my personal experience that made me question my orientation and then discover and identify with the words "aromatic" and "asexual") Edited January 14 by AroaceParrot 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cyancat Posted 22 hours ago Share Posted 22 hours ago (edited) YMBAI you identified as bi/panromantic because you’ve figured you like girls and boys equally after a long struggle of deciphering your feelings — as though grasping at barely existent straws. Bonus points if you specifically chose to identify as pan because the idea of being attracted to someone because of anything to do with them was the weirdest shit ever/you just couldn’t see it happening for you. The all-encompassing, hand-waving, regardless of pan-romanticism [vs omni’s all and bi’s many] happened to be very convenient for your don’t-want-to-think-about-the-specifics-of-your-preferences agenda. this is 100% a pointed jab at i, me, myself, and myself alone. Edited 22 hours ago by cyancat 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Skylord Posted 14 hours ago Share Posted 14 hours ago 7 hours ago, cyancat said: YMBAI you identified as bi/panromantic because you’ve figured you like girls and boys equally after a long struggle of deciphering your feelings — as though grasping at barely existent straws. ...yes... I did identify as panromantic for a while, but It never felt quite right. I'm still, to some extent, open to romantic relationships regardless of gender, and in the beginning, I took that as being panromantic, it never had anything to do with attraction. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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