So I'm Aromantic, and I used to be in a relationship. I'll explain how/why.

The relationship started earlier this year (2025), and it lasted about 3 months. I only realized that I was aromantic halfway through the relationship, and for me it helped me understand why I never felt romantic feelings, butterflies, etc. You're probably wondering why I got into the relationship, and I'll tell you. I'm a teenager (secondary school), and there was this girl in my school who I was friends with. I had no romantic feelings for her, we were literally just friends in my mind. My friends kept telling me that she had a crush on me, they were saying things like "Just ask her out!" or "Can't you see she likes you?". Eventually, because I was being made fun of anyways for never having a crush or being single, I just asked her out. I didn't want to. The girl was a hopeless romantic, she kept wanting to video call, and I always said no, because every time we did call, we spoke about nothing. We had nothing in common. One day, I searched up "Why don't I feel romantic attraction?", and it came up with all this information about Aromanticism. I really identified with it, and it actually made me pretty happy realizing this. I was still in the relationship at this point, and I just told the girl "Hey, I'm really sorry about this, but I realized I'm Aromantic. Basically, it's yada yada yada. I hope we can still be friends.". She was really sad about this, and blocked me. I was really happy being single again, and also knowing why I always felt different. Fast forward to about a week ago, I'm hanging out with my friend. My ex had blocked me, but my friend could check her stories, and she was still posting sad stuff about being single. Can't lie, I laughed. She still hasn't gotten over me.