fhqwhgads Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Heya guys! I’ve been lurking in the shadows for a little while and thought I’d make myself known. I’m 20 years old and recently realized that I’m aromantic. While I can’t quite remember the thought process that lead up to it, I remember the moment I admitted it myself. I was washing up with my little sister when out of the blue I turned to her and said “I think I might be aromantic.” She nodded solemnly and said “Yeah, I think you really are.” I’m not sure when I first heard about aromanticism or whether it struck a chord with me then, but I’m really glad it was something that I already knew about when I was figuring out my romantic deal (yay for aro awareness!). Looking back, I always knew that something was off with me romantically, but I assumed that I (sigh) hadn’t met The Right Person or that I would be interested when I was older. Being heterosexual didn’t help with my realization, because I thought, hey, I like guys as people and I think they’re hot, that’s romantic attraction, right? Right? No? I’ve been on exactly one semi-date: I was at a dance and a guy I had spoken to briefly before bought me a ginger-beer down the street. We sat on a bench and talked about… I dunno, nothing of substance really. He kept saying weird junk, like “You have a great personality.” (Bro, you don’t know me from Elmo) and “Wow, I’m surprised that you’re single!” (Bro, being unpaired is default state of a human being, what are you on about?) I’m ashamed to say that I don’t remember his name, only thinking that ginger-beer is amazing and that I didn’t see the point of dates. While I’ve had my suspicions for a long time, and I’m very content with my identity, I’m still reeling a little from the realization, and I just want to say how grateful I am that this forum exists. I find our shared experiences very validating. I’ll probably be pretty quiet on here, but I just want you guys to know that I exist and I appreciate you! xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louis On Air Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 I hate waiting for anything and I know how annoying it is but here we quite literally wait for no one! Also it's the most sacred and technologically advanced thing ever and it's existence marks a new era of Humanity starting from April 2016CE. Also ice cream Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyFenton123 Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Welcome to Arocalypse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Welcome to Arocalypse! Yeah, I struggled with thinking I'll meet "the one" >.> Hope you enjoy being a part of the community Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedNeko Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Hi, welcome Thanks for making an account and saying hello 5 hours ago, fhqwhgads said: I’ve been on exactly one semi-date: I was at a dance and a guy I had spoken to briefly before bought me a ginger-beer down the street. We sat on a bench and talked about… I dunno, nothing of substance really. He kept saying weird junk, like “You have a great personality.” (Bro, you don’t know me from Elmo) and “Wow, I’m surprised that you’re single!” (Bro, being unpaired is default state of a human being, what are you on about?) I’m ashamed to say that I don’t remember his name, only thinking that ginger-beer is amazing and that I didn’t see the point of dates. Yeah, that sounds like some poor dating technic there Dating culture is weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerformativeSurprise Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 Welcome, and thanks for introducing yourself! I'm glad you've found the forum helpful so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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