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ducky1783

9 months ago

No, wait, because why is this literally me……

Aroace Experiences We Don't Talk About Enough (Infographic)

Aroace Experiences We Don't Talk About Enough
"I wish I could feel romantic/sexual attraction, I want that experience"
"My allo friends pay less attention to me when they're dating someone"
"I want to see if I'd like romance/sex but I feel like I'd be using people if I tried and didn't like it, or that people wouldn't want to try dating if they knew I was aroace"
"I want to talk about aroace loneliness in therapy, but they might think something's wrong with me"
"I want a QPR in real life but don't know any aroace people"

"I still mourn the experiences I thought I'd have in life that I don't want now"
"I want it in theory but not in practice, I long for romance even though I don't like it"
"Part of me still hopes that I'll fall for somebody later in life"
"Marriage is a life milestone in my culture/religion that I feel excluded from"
"I enjoy romance/sex but can never find people who are okay with me not feeling the attraction"
"I'm afraid of living alone forever"
"I'm repulsed and can't find friends who don't always talk about sex/romance"
Aroace: Aromantic Asexual - feeling little to no romantic and sexual attraction

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