Aromantic - Blog Posts

I've seen a lot of stuff going down on tumblr and I just wanted to let you all know that all aromantic, asexual, and aroace people are valid members of the LBGTQIA+ community. It doesn't matter if they are cishet or not.

I'm ill and asking for validiation (real)

So, idk its hard to explain but, I would treat my partner how I treat my friends and its hard to differentiate romantic/platonic attraction for me, like I 'flirt' with my friends I'm affectionate and everything, how someone would treat their partner/boyfriend/girlfriend. I saw a post say something how it was related to aromanticism(?) but I wanted some other opnions or if other people had the same experiences.

I know this is technically a positivity blog but today I am full of hate. reblog to bite an exclusionist.

Not the normal togachako, fanfic, or music posts I spam by blog with but little aro rant time:

I think you either get to be one of those aromantic people who end up falling in love, or you get to be the one who's sitting there, trying to be happy while your friend talks about getting married, and all you can think is "I might lose them." You try to be happy, because marriage is happy; it's supposed to be happy. They love each other, it's a great thing, but what about you? You're making it about yourself now--their marriage, a plan for the future, something that won't happen for a long while, doesn't involve you, but you're sitting there, trying not to cry, and they're /so/ happy sounding. And it's only made worse because they're inviting you, because you're friends and they're aro too and they might understand this, but you can't find it in your heart to tell them, instead you yell into the tumblr void, because what if they think you're just being selfish and controlling and toxic and you don't want that, you don't want to end this friendship because talking to them is so fun.

I will be listening to Will Wood and directing these feelings into a togachako fic if anyone needs me lol

Romance is so damn weird??

Like, you're telling me two (or more) people can see each other and have the same chemical response in their bodies happen at the same time? Like, love at first sight, right? You see someone.. and now you want to spend your life with them? Because the silly little Dopamine and Norepinephrine producers went crazy? Alright, sure friend..

it's actually blinding unfiltered hatred and the reason it can't be platonic is because they'd stab each other if you put them in the same room

"it's clearly not platonic! it can't be!" oh? and why is that? why can't it be platonic? what clear and definable qualities move it beyond the realm of platonic love? if you say "well friends would never do that" or "it's just obvious" i'll kill you btw

The way that exclusionists treat ace and aro people often reminds me of how the average person would treat me when I started being open as non-binary. I’ve said it once and I’ll say it a thousand times, we are not enemies. Our experiences do not oppose each other, they are intertwined. If you’re ace, if you’re aromantic, if you’re any variation thereupon; your home is here. You belong here, too. You are beautiful, and powerful; and you don’t have to explain yourself to anyone. You are a valued part of this community.

Here’s day 5 of trying to make pride art every day for pride month!

Today we have; sapphire and ruby!

And in honor of aromantic visibility day…

Peridot! In all her aroace chaotic glory!

(Click the pictures for higher quality)

They call me a triple A battery

Because I’m asexual, aromantic, and annoying as shit

Happy pride month folks