Angrboda Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) If you only had a few moments to describe to someone what it means that you're Aromantic, how would you describe it to them? I think, for me, I'd explain that while most people say that there are millions of 'types' of love & that the romantic kind is the most important, I tend to see love as just one thing. (There may be some slight categorization. I.E. If the person is your care giver vs if they're someone you're caring for. But the love is still fairly similar.) I may have different amounts of love for different people in my life. I may also have different types of interactions with different people in my life. So, when people ask me if I feel 'romantic love' for a certain person, I'd have to say no. Even if I'm sexually attracted to someone, even if I love them more than I love others, it's still the same general 'type' of love, because I only know one main type. And no, that doesn't mean that I'm broken or uncaring. Yes, I'm a butthole, but that has nothing to do with the fact that I'm Aro. That's just my personality. How would you describe being Aro? Edited March 23, 2021 by Angrboda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonmerci Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I just say that I don't feel romantic attraction, which means I don't fall in love. And if the person is surprised, I'll add that they are people attracted to one gender, people attracted to all, so it is logical that there is also people attracted to none. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolo Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 "I'm not interested in having a romantic relationship" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InvisibleSquid Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 I experience love, and I love deeply, but not in the romantic sense. I'm better off being a close friend than a romantic partner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy Posted March 24, 2021 Share Posted March 24, 2021 In a practical sense if I was trying to explain it to someone, I would just say "I don't experience romantic attraction" because I don't feel like getting too deep into things, and I hate getting mushy in front of other people. But here's how I'd write it in a more poetic sense: Romance and romantic attraction feel like things that are for other people, not for me. And that's not a bad thing for me. I've never felt romantically attracted to someone else, or wanted a relationship with someone, and those facts feel good and comfortable and true to me. To me, the fact that I feel this way is not a deviation from the norm; it is the norm. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blake Posted March 25, 2021 Share Posted March 25, 2021 "I love people like you love your brother/sister/mascots, with all my heart but I would not date them" If they try to say that its not the same or I'm missing out, I would say that if they think that having romantic or sexual feelings toward their family is healthy or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squids_are_amazing Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 I am unable to experience romantic attraction but I am able to experience other kinds of attractions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HumanBeing26 Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 i dont want to date people so stop asking if im dating anyone, mom! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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