Interesting post about the genom of an aro

[Holmbo]

I found this reddit post very interesting. About an aro who analyzed his genom and is musing about how it might relate to his orientation.

 

[Jot-Aro Kujo]

Mm... As an ADHDer myself, I can't help but have the Oh Fuck, Euthanasia reaction, yknow?

[DeltaAro]

That asocality is associated with aromanticism is pretty obvious. A strong reverse association OTOH would only exist if aromantic traits were as rare as asocial traits, which I doubt.

 

Asociality is also a trait that really sticks out, while aromanticism is subtle enough that if you fit into the norm otherwise (allosexual straight, cis, social, no mental health problems, etc.) you probably never come across the term and adopt this still obscure label. So online aro communities at this time don’t really reflect the general aromantic population.

[Holmbo]

6 hours ago, DeltaV said:

Asociality is also a trait that really sticks out, while aromanticism is subtle enough that if you fit into the norm otherwise (allosexual straight, cis, social, no mental health problems, etc.) you probably never come across the term and adopt this still obscure label. So online aro communities at this time don’t really reflect the general aromantic population.

I agree. I shared the post mostly cause I find it interesting to speculate about what factors determines romantic orientation, and if genes could be any part of it.

[Cake-Loving Dragon]

On 5/26/2019 at 10:30 AM, Holmbo said:

I agree. I shared the post mostly cause I find it interesting to speculate about what factors determines romantic orientation, and if genes could be any part of it.

Me too. I really wonder what demographics say about the aromantic-identifying community.