I'm Sorry But I Saw Ur Tags On That QPR Ask, And I'll Be Honest I've Always Been A Little Confused By

I'm sorry but I saw ur tags on that QPR ask, and I'll be honest I've always been a little confused by the concept? Maybe you can shed a little light (if not that's cool it's not ur job or anything), but what makes a QPR "more than friends"? Cause you mentioned like holding hands and snuggling and stuff but I do that with my platonic friends all the time? I can't tell if maybe there's an aspect to this that I'm missing....

I guess it’s mostly the intent! Physical affection is not inherently romantic or platonic, if its something you do with your platonic friends thats fine! if its something you feel like you could only do with a romantic partner thats fine, too! To me, I think the main thing about QPR is how the people involved feel about eachother. (I could also be interpreting this wrong as I am no expert on the subject, myself, but if anyone wants to correct me, please do so! I am mainly going on my personal experiences as an aroace person)  Like,,, IDK it feels like sexual or romantic attraction is supposed to feel OBVIOUS when you’re experiencing it? It never was for me. For me personally, I’ve desired the committment and affection that is usually typical of a romantic relationship. But I’ve never really had ROMANTIC feelings toward another person, before. In relationships I’ve been in while i was still figuring myself out, romantically, it was mainly the sheer idea of labling it as a “romantic relationship” that kinda just bugged me? I liked the idea of having someone close to you, who just KNEW you and GOT you and could be affectionate with you. But... i didnt want that romantically, yknow? But also it feels different than Just Being Friends with someone. Personally, I wouldnt wanna raise a kid or marry someone who i only considered a friend, but a person probably would with their QPP. (thats just me though, its different for everybody) As far as I’m aware, QPR’s usually have a level of commitment that is generally associated with Romantic relationships, which is mainly how it seperates from a general platonic friendship. That’s mainly as far as my knowlege on the subject goes. If anyone in a QPR or knows more about it than I do would like to elaborate further, I highly encourage it! I guess the TLDR would be that QPR’s are basically a way to describe a relationship that doesnt quite follow the general ideas of what people usually consider Platonic or Romantic relationships.