I Keep Seeing Misinformation About This, So: Queerplatonic Relationships Do Not Have A Set Definition.

i keep seeing misinformation about this, so: queerplatonic relationships do not have a set definition. the name comes from the idea that it's "queering" the platonic relationship, tailoring it to the individual relationships' own desires. it isn't necessarily romance lite, but it also isn't necessarily whatever definition you want to impose on it. the point of queering the platonic relationship is to break away from strict allonormative views on friendship, romance, and sex, not to make a new categorical box to fit in.

the answer to "what is a qpr?" is "whatever you want it to be." sometimes that is romance lite. sometimes it's a deeply committed friendship. sometimes it's friends who have a sexual relationship. sometimes it's based on an entirely different mode of attraction. sometimes it's fluid and impossible to put into words. it's whatever you want it to be. it's queer.

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machinelights

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Anyone else loves this scene?

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yes GRAAAAHHH

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machinelights

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planning on reblogging some of our system posts from the other blog! and im saying that so if i/we forget, we will. find it again! aw yeah, kabloom

also i dont know how the others feel abt the pfp, it's just a temp one i think anyway

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i said this on that other post but i like it so im saying it again q's the name and kablooey's my game(favorite word) much like skuh-doosh that one is also very good

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machinelights

1 week ago

people tend to forget we're real beings too. just because our stories are out for anyone to see doesn't mean you know us personally. keep your thoughts to yourself and treat us humanely. 💢

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