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The other day someone was like “you’re aromantic right?” And I was like yeah. They were like so you’re not interested in romantic relationships? And I was like no well some aros are. You can be aro and be in a romantic relationship. He said “but my definition of aromantic is not romantic. I don’t understand why you use that label. I’m single and I don’t call myself that.”

I keep finding myself in positions like that where I have literally no idea how to explain aromanticism lol. It’s a struggle.

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Well, he asked you specifically. Did you mean to say you are of the spec that does feel romantic attraction?  I'm simply aromantic so I just say I don't feel romance. I can see what someone feeling romance looks like, maybe understand it a bit from an outside perspective,  but I will never feel it.

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43 minutes ago, Picklethewickle said:

How did you not smack him around the head?

Good question honestly. I guess because he seemed genuinely confused. He wasn’t acting like a jerk (or at least not trying to) or anything.

 

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