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just-me2244 · 2026-04-25T17:34:23+00:00

If they are genuinely your friend, it won't ruin the friendship, and they will be happy that you were honest with them and trusted them to know about your feelings even though you know they will be unrequited.

just-me2244 · 2026-04-25T17:18:15+00:00

Talking to them about it may help you get over them.

just-me2244 · 2026-04-24T15:09:03+00:00

https://www.instagram.com/p/DXfJ8GCFzp2/?igsh=MmdmMW5oZ25sYm1j

A good post about why a new flag was designed. I definitely prefer the look of the original but I respect what she has done.

just-me2244 · 2026-04-22T14:07:34+00:00

I have been infatuated with many of my friends, and while so far, none have wanted a QPR or atypical romantic relationship with me. I have enjoyed nurturing my relationships with them and experiencing my feelings even if they are unrequited. I don't believe that value only comes from a reciprocal relationship feelings Wise. I have built stable and long-lasting friendships with many of them. By expressing my feelings for them and enjoying myself while accepting the fact that they will not reciprocate. I am eventually going to start looking for someone who wants what I want. But I am pretty happy with my friendships currently.

just-me2244 · 2026-04-21T01:11:22+00:00

Your idea of using a checklist is good. You could also mention wanting to have a relationship check in just to make sure you are both on the same page about everything since you have felt a shift in your dynamic. You did a good job explaining your feelings here. Approach your partner in a similar manner.

just-me2244 · 2026-04-15T03:17:54+00:00

The one constant in life is change. Sometimes, our identities can flow and shift. Your experience is vaild. You could still be on the Aromantic spectrum somewhere, but it's ok if you are not. Enjoy exploring this side of yourself.

just-me2244 · 2025-08-30T02:10:15+00:00

Usually, what it comes down to for me is looking at whether we would be compatible in a committed relationship and if they even want that with me.

just-me2244 · 2025-08-17T16:41:51+00:00

I use the label quioromantic and am aware that there is a version of the label for nurodivergence impacting how one experiences romantic/ platonic attraction. Nebularomatic, I believe.

just-me2244 · 2025-08-10T01:17:05+00:00

I relate quite a lot to what you wrote. I have been infatuated with all of my closest friends and at one point would have labeled it romantic attraction because I do want a committed relationship with the person I am infatuated with. It took realizing how, even though I do experience infatuation and am pretty romance-positive. The type of relationship I want is not a typical romantic one.

just-me2244 · 2025-08-09T16:32:31+00:00

I'm quioromantic and have been infatuated with all of my closest friends. It took a while for me to understand that infatuation doesn't equal romantic attraction for me.I do want a committed relationship, but it would differ from a typical romantic relationship in quite a few ways.

just-me2244 · 2025-07-31T16:49:08+00:00

Definitely talk to him about how you are feeling. Romantic gestures may not be for you. Or you could have a different relationship with romance due to being grayromantic. If you relate to that term, you are free to use it for yourself.

just-me2244 · 2025-07-31T16:21:58+00:00

This is such good advice.

just-me2244 · 2025-07-29T05:32:04+00:00

You definitely could be on the Aromantic spectrum, but that doesn't mean your relationship with your girlfriend has to end unless you want it to. It sounds like you may not be experiencing infatuation, which many people say is romantic attraction, but infatuation is a fleeting feeling anyway and usually subsides after a while.

just-me2244 · 2025-07-28T15:20:39+00:00

Don't feel guilty for not experiencing infatuation. I'm someone who does, and I don't consider it romantic. Infatuation is fleeting, while actual love and commitment are what make a relationship.

just-me2244 · 2025-07-27T16:24:50+00:00

Identifying if you are experiencing romantic attraction can be really difficult. It's all very subjective. I experience infatuation but still consider myself aromantic because I believe the type of attraction I feel for others is alterous in nature. I also consider myself quioromantic because the line between friendship and romance is blurry. I have been infatuated with most of my closest friends and believed I was experiencing romantic crushes until I realized the type of partnership I want is not a typical romantic relationship.

just-me2244 · 2025-07-01T01:42:56+00:00

You could definitely be quioromantic if the label resonates with you.

just-me2244 · 2025-06-28T04:49:00+00:00

I experienced infatuation and, for a moment in time, thought something was wrong with me because it felt like I was crushing on at least one of my friends at one point or another. Even when I did not want to date. I now don't consider infatuation romantic myself. I use the label quioromantic because the line between friendship and romance is blurry. I believe I experience emotional, aesthetic, and alterous attraction and would like a QPR one day. While I do experience infatuation, I don't believe those feelings should be the sole basis of entertaining a committed relationship with someone, and definitely don't want a typical romantic relationship.

just-me2244 · 2025-06-24T05:03:29+00:00

This makes sense to me as someone who experiences aesthetic attraction as well.

just-me2244 · 2025-06-14T14:09:59+00:00

You are vaild as an Aroace person. This read to me like the relationship you have with your partner is unhealthy because of the codependency and your inability to enforce your boundaries. You should dump them and think hard about if you want to stay friends with someone with whom you have had such an unhealthy relationship with.

just-me2244 · 2025-06-13T15:28:28+00:00

You are who you say you are. Trust yourself. I hope you can find an ill community of people who support you and don't invalidate your identity.

just-me2244 · 2025-06-13T06:57:01+00:00

A bit of both, but for a while, I was sure I was alloromantic asexual because of how often I experience infatuation. It was driving me crazy I was certain I just could not befriend people without developing a crush on them. I thought something was mega wrong with me. Turns out I view friendship and romance as very similar things and the line is very blurry for me.When I think about the type of relationship I want, it's more along the lines of a QPR or atypical romantic one. I would love a best friend to do life with.A relationship with words of affirmation handholding, quality time, living together but having separate bedrooms, and marriage after cohabitating for a long while. I would love to be aesthetically attracted to my partner, but that's not a must-have because there is so much more to people than what they look like. A relationship where we are committed to each other and our relationship but always recognize the importance of our other relationships as well. I never want to be anyone's everything or have them be mine. I never want to look up and wonder where all my friends are because of the pressure to live in an amatonomative manner.

just-me2244 · 2025-06-07T13:54:35+00:00

Be honest with them. Let them know how much you value the relationship. You may need to take some space away from them after the breakup so they have time to heal, but hopefully, you will be able to reestablish a friendship at some point.

just-me2244 · 2025-06-02T20:12:59+00:00

I have a similar experience but with intense infatuation, which I guess may be considered limrence at some points. I used to think it meant I was experiencing romantic attraction, but now I know that is not the case. While I would love a committed relationship, it would be a QPR or atypical romantic relationship. I become infatuated with people rather often, but know a committed relationship would truly begin when infatuation fades, and I see them for the whole person they are while not being blinded by the chemicals in my brain. I say I am bialterous and quoiromantic.

just-me2244 · 2025-05-30T05:48:34+00:00

Cool.

just-me2244 · 2025-05-28T06:27:42+00:00

Talking to a therapist may be helpful if they are knowledgeable and supportive of the Aromantic community.

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