Milenea Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 (edited) I don't know if it's just me or other aromantic people. but i just love my friends. I feel so much for them, love to give them little gifts or help them - just love them so much. but not in a romantic way. and I think that often it's just me who feels this way and others don't consider friendship to be so strong and emotional. Alice Oseman got to the heart of this in her book loveless. "I've learnt some things. [...] Like the way friendship can be just as intense, beautiful and endless as romance. Like the way, there is love everywhere around me - there is love for my friend's, love in my paintings, there is love for myself" So which experiences do you have with this? 🧡 Edited February 25 by Milenea 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonmerci Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Not my case but it seems to be common in the aro community, I often hear people talking about this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holmbo Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 I wish I loved my friends more than I do. It's not that I don't care for them it's just hard for me to feel connected to someone. I'm generally comfortable with most people and like meeting new ones so my friends don't stand out as much from everyone else. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atypique Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 I feel what you mean. My friends are really close to me, and I love them a lot. It might be a part of my aroness that creates this, since I fear a lot people liking me in a romantic way, and I know that these specific people will never do that to me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frittatacrisis Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 i had thought that i was biromantic for a while, but i’m realizing that it might just be because i have a deep capacity to love my friends. and i think it’s important to realize that romantic love is not above platonic love. i absolutely love that quote from loveless. p.s. it’s been on my tbr for the longest time! p.p.s. i am so excited for heartstopper season 2. also for when alice decides to pick up working on the webcomic again. (and of course, i hope that she is doing well! :)) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted March 5 Share Posted March 5 (edited) I'm not sure. I mean I enjoy spending time with them, and I obviously care about them a lot, but I'm not sure if these feelings could be classified as loving them. It might be because even though I get attached easily (or at least I think I do), I'm having trouble with feeling connected to the other person. I don't know if it makes sense, but it's the only way of an explanation I could think of. Edited Saturday at 01:10 PM by Keith 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milenea Posted Saturday at 08:30 AM Author Share Posted Saturday at 08:30 AM On 3/2/2023 at 7:18 AM, Atypique said: I feel what you mean. My friends are really close to me, and I love them a lot. It might be a part of my aroness that creates this, since I fear a lot people liking me in a romantic way, and I know that these specific people will never do that to me oh yes, this! Friendship is just a great safe haven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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