tbh i used to not understand neopronouns and then my friend told me "neopronouns are like keychains, you add them to ur bag and they look cool" and it changed how i saw them. like theyre just cool. thats all.
Aromantics be like: βholy shit i want to be in a relationship so bad i want to call someone my bbg so bad i want to hold hands and go on dates and feel so affectionate towards someone but the minute i step in a serious relationship i back awayβ
Aromantics be like: the concept of someone to fall in love with: β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ
Falling for someone irl: ππππβ οΈβ οΈππππ
Happy coming out day reminder that aroace people can still get crushes, they can still want a romantic relationship, and they can still think romance is cute as hell. Aromantism is a spectrum.
Benchtrio nitw tidbit:
Wilbur: βYou know how sometimes you just want to stand in a corner sometimesβ
Ranboo: βyeahβ
Wilbur: βtommyβs my corner.β
aroace people can date. like yeah just because aroace people feel love LESS doesn't mean they don't feel love and desire to be in a relationship. theres more to relationships than being all romantic goddamn!!
However (coming from an aromantic) they struggle with forming a romantic attachment to someone. Their love can fizzle out quickly after entering a relationship and they can feel out of place for it.
A very big sign that someone is on the aromantic spectrum is when you feel a lot of love for someone, but at the sign of acknowledgement or entering a relationship, you tend to draw back and the feelings dissapear.
Aromantism faces a lot of stigma due to it being viewed as βromantic repulsedβ or incapable of romantic love. This is wrong. While some may be repulsed by romance on a whole, many dont.
Aromantics can still have crushes. They can still dream about being in a romantic relationship. Aromantics can like romance a lot, they can feel love. They can enjoy doing romantic things like going on dates, or being affectionate.
Aromantics can still be in romantic relationships for other reaons. An extremely close friendship for example. Aromantics can enjoy being in love but hate the idea of being in a relationship. Familial and friendship bonds are very strong too.
Other things to consider is that aromantics can also feel a spike of romantic attraction to someone for no apparent reason, but after its reciprocated they lose interest. That is extremely relatable
And finally, if youβve ever felt guilty from being in a lot of relationships that you feel failed because you lost feelings for them or didnβt reciprocate enough, youβre probably aromantic. You shouldnβt feel guilty that you canβt feel as affectionate. You didnβt lead them on.
Adding more as i go aromantics can still be sexually interested etc, not all aromantics are sexually repulsed too and can actually be extremely active.
benchtrio nitw tidbit: all my followers are canon. you are all canon. you are in the town of lmanburg. ranboo runs around and talks to your little npcs who sit on roofs or hang around town square.
BENCTHRIO NITW LORE:
ranboo : kid who grew up in lmanburg alongside tubbo and tommy. went out of town to go to college, and maybe be a streamer. failed college, was a semi-successful streamer, visiting home for a "gap" year after an accident.
reminder that being aromantic is a SPECTRUM. Demiromantic is on the aromantic spectrum. So is lithromantic. Some of this info does not apply to aromantic people. This is mostly from personal experience and talking to others on tbe spectrum abt being aromantic.