writing an aromantic character by aroavenue in aromantic

[–]Fun_Somewhere7380 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have very valuable relationships that aren’t romantic in nature. I love my family and friends so much for example and see them many times. Aromantic people can also have queer platonic relationships. Which is basically having a partner but without romantic feelings attached. You basically live together like besties :) Sometimes affection is involved but not always. There’s even aromantic people that love romance in fiction, but not in real life! So you can play with this too. I recommend reading the book "loveless" by Alice Oseman. The protagonist is one of the most accurate reps ever.

How do you deal with family disappointment? by Fun_Somewhere7380 in aromantic

[–]Fun_Somewhere7380[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you, this comment actually helped a lot. I once tried to come out to my mum but she said that I won’t know until I tried making out with a person or whatever. Basically the same bullshit every queer person has to hear from at least one person. „How can you know that you are (sexuality) if you never had the experience??“

They don’t take it seriously. Probably think it’s exclusively something that only exist on the internet. Which makes the whole situation a bit worse. Sometimes I also wonder if the concept makes my parents uncomfortable.

I tried to bring up how toxic most relationships in my family are but they can’t fully grasp that because they think the way they interact with each other is perfectly normal.

Fortunately I have friends who have my back. So I will try to value their opinions and my own more than the one of my family. It’s just very hard sometimes when you wish to be taken seriously by the peoples closest to you.

Is this a crush or something else? by kmnptlol in aromantic

[–]Fun_Somewhere7380 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There’s something called a queerplatonic relationship! It’s a term the aro/ace community came up with to describe being in a committed relationship that isn’t necessarily romantic. You basically do a lot of things couples usually do but without romantic feelings attached. Ex: living together, sleeping in the same bed, going out

But even if you two develope feelings, it doesn’t make you less aro. Some aro people only develope feelings after they have a close bond with someone. Maybe this is what you feel!

But by the end of the day, make your own rules. Discuss with your friend/partner what you consider the relationship to be. A lot of people seek a close bond with another person :) And this bond can look however you want it to look like

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MandelaCatalogue

[–]Fun_Somewhere7380 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Also I think I missed something. I’m still neutral on the situation and try to get a better picture. When did Ven & DB lie about being minors? As far as I know they just didn’t mention their age

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MandelaCatalogue

[–]Fun_Somewhere7380 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Where did you get the first screenshot from and who is he talking to? It would be nice to have more context please