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Asexual Visibility and Education Network

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The official Tumblr page of the Asexual Visibility and Education Network (AVEN), maintained and updated by the AVEN Project Team. Header image by @dykedva
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alloandace

"Love's language has many dialects. Cuddling close, holding hands, and sharing quiet moments - these are the whispers that speak volumes about the strength of our bond."

It's important that your Asexual partner knows that you can do these things without the fear that it will lead to more. When your partner can relax those fears, then they can fully enjoy these types of intimacy without the anxiety typically involved. 💜

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gay-otlc

"Some aros are in deeply committed and loving relationships that are not romantic" and "some aros do not want or need a committed and loving relationship of any sort, romantic or otherwise" are ideas that can and should coexist btw

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Anonymous asked:

Idk if you're a good account to ask, plus this is more aro-oriented, but do you know of any term for being uncomfortable with verbal romance?

Hello! Unfortunately, I am unaware of a term for that. Maybe someone else will be able to help. I'm sure there's a term out there! We appreciate you reaching out though. :) Best wishes!

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shoutout to acespec and/or arospec people who still feel some amount of sexual/romantic attraction btw. shoutout to everyone who isn't fully aro/ace and isn't fully allo. shoutout to the aspecs who feel like they don't fully fit in aro/ace communities or allo communities because of it. i love you all i am baking you cookies

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Every time someone talks about how it's our "purpose" or how we're "meant to" to reproduce, I want to tear my reproductive organs out and slam them down on the table.

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Aspec men deserve much more respect and recognition in the aspec community than they receive. They often face a different form of aphobia specific to them ("men are naturally sexual they can't be ace" "all men are unromantic that's not unique") this rhetoric is spouted by many, even members of our own community and I hope for a day where that is no longer the case. As an ace and demiro woman (demigirl but that's beside the point) I want to encourage folks to take the time to give the aspec men in their lives support and to the aspec men reading, you are who you say you are no matter what people say and you deserve the world. I'm sorry for the ways in which toxic masculinity has harmed you. You are a valued member of the aspec community and the queer community as a whole. No ace or aro person is broken and neither are you. I'm sorry if anyone has ever told you otherwise.

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