i literally don't know why i bother trying to talk to alloro people about aro theories on love 99/100 times they literally do not fucking listen to me and immediately go back to forgetting what aromantic even means

my sociology prof: its so interesting to talk about how we define love and questioning those definitions :)

me: so in the aro community we have this concept of lovelessness-

prof: oh thats SOO SAD :(( thats so sad and tragic everyone deserves love you are SO FUCKING SAD to me because love is perfect and amazing !!!!!!!!!!!!!

this is so real, I was talking to my queer or neurodivergent friends about aromanticism, just like labels nothing to complicated, I was explaining the term alloro because I had used it and they were confused, after explaining it to them, they had basically completely ignored the whole point and said why do they need a label, just to not call them anything at all. like as if they are not trans themselves, like it's just like cis and trans, I was so confused, why wouldn't there be a label for people who weren't aspec , they kind of later implied that only aspec people need a label since those who aren't aspec are "normal" and like that is such a damaging perspective, like being aspec should be normalized and I shouldn't have to explain that being aspec is normal to someone who is queer, the amount of times I have had to explain qprs and then re explain them for them to not even care is insane

I would just like to say since this is a thing right now.

The aromantic community has opened my eyes to so many different things. I'm alloromantic 100% but man, the aromantic community has done so much for me.

I will always be an ally to my aro siblings. They helped me realize that relationships are not black and white. Relationships are not just romantic and nonromantic.

I have learned that love exists in so many forms. Love takes shape in so many different ways and people. How I experience relationships from my romantic ones to my friendships to my family to my hobbies to communities to the world around me has been forever changed thanks to the aro community.

I've started blurring the lines (in healthy and responsible ways so yk not romantic with my family) between relationships. I've started to be more open and don't limit how I display affection to certain "love types". If I want to make out and go on dates with my best friends I do. If I'm not in the mood to cuddle and be all kissy with a partner I just play a game with them or something.

I'm telling my friends and family "I love you" more. I say that I love things like art and nature more. I call my partners my good/cherished/best/beloved/etc. friends.

I have platonic partners and I'm open to the idea of alterous partners too. The aromantic community has given me language for feelings that I as an alloromantic DO IN FACT experience while also experiencing a romantic attraction.

The aromantic community is beautiful and I will ALWAYS fight with them. They have redefined how I view my orientation and relationships as a whole.

Admittedly, there's still a lot I don't know about being aromantic but you can put your life on me being that stupid himbo ally to them.

AROMANTICS ARE QUEER! THEY ALWAYS WILL BE!

-Mica

“i could never have a fwb, one of us would just end up catching feelings and getting their heart broken.” skill issue.

nothing makes me more glad to be aromantic than seeing straight allos discuss how they feel about their partners having friends of the opposite gender.

kids were roleplaying with minecraft figurines and one of them had their figure go up to the other and say “i’m in love with you” and the other one replied “sword slash to the chest. and you’re on fire”

Reblog if sword slash to the chest. Also you're on fire.

We need more aro representation in the media. We need someone to say the word aromantic and explain what it means without implying that they're a terrible human being. We need the people they come out to to not take pity on them. We need GOOD aromantic representation

What alloros think we do

[ID: Cartoon of the terminator hunting for a child who is hiding under a table, scared and crying. Over the terminator is text which says "Aros", and over the scared child is text which says "Love". End ID]

Reblog if you think aros should be judge jury and executioners for all things love

[ID: At the top, text reads “Aro blogs be like”. Below is the solidarity meme. Five people form a circle by holding on to the wrist of the person in front of them. Each person’s hand is labelled “reblogging from another aro blog”. End ID]

wishing all aros the best of luck during the "so do you have a partner yet" season

no offence but i think a lot of us me included don’t actually want romantic love as badly as we think and really are just lonely and crave a closeness and intimacy that feels out of reach in friendships because of society’s emphasis on marriage and the nuclear family so we project that into the never ending search for a perfect love and a soulmate when really we all just want to mean something to someone

Inspired by the last post I reblogged but people need to accept some aroallos will have traditional relationships with one or more people, with whichever labels they want to use for said relationship[s], and some won't. Some aroallos do fit the stereotype of no-commitment hookups, and that's ok! Some don't at all and that's ok too. But to really, REALLY support aroallos, you have to support aroallos in whatever relationship or lack thereof they pursue. Sex isn't an immoral action, it's just a thing to do with one or multiple people. It is a neutral activity that means different things to different people. You don't have to have any love [romantic, platonic, etc] for someone to have sex with them. You don't need a fwb or a partner. You shouldn't have to justify your relationships [if you have them] to allos. You just need what works for you and the person[s] you chose to do it with.

if you eat very aromatic foods in the breakroom I hate you

1. How the heck do you make a food aromantic

2. Why the hell is romance-free food a problem?

aromatic. like. having a strong aroma. food that has a strong smell

this food doesnt fuck

oh no it fucks severely it just won't ever love you

this food doesn’t love you