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vlynz

709d

this is more romance related but i’ve gotten great advice on here 😭 i’ve met someone and they’re incredible.. they say they like me and we’re so lovey together he’s adorable however, he’s aromatic so he doesn’t like commitment and relationships, etc. they’re incredible and i know i’m going to just like them more and more but he’s obviously not in the position to commit to a relationship. like i feel guilty for liking them knowing they’re aromatic but they are so cute ☹️

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    • vespera

      709d

      As an aromantic person, I don't experience romantic attraction. I have a girlfriend and we express affection to each other in most of the ways alloromantic people do. I'm not romantically attracted to her but I am very committed to our relationship and I love being around her. It's possible that the reasons they prefer to stay out of committed relationships is due to romance repulsion. That's where you experience distress or repulsion at romantic actions. This can be totally separate from physical affection for some people, as it is for me. I would look into queerplatonic relationships and see if that describes your experience well. It's important not to disrespect the romantic boundaries put in place, but it sounds like you both express affection to each other? They may be attracted to you in other ways, or they're just a very affectionate person. Maybe just tell them that you respect them being aromantic, but you have been receiving signals that they're interested in you in other ways? And that you just wanna explore their feelings and understand what's going on.

    • vlynz

      709d

      😌** whoops

    • vespera

      709d

      As an aromantic person, I don't experience romantic attraction. I have a girlfriend and we express affection to each other in most of the ways alloromantic people do. I'm not romantically attracted to her but I am very committed to our relationship and I love being around her. It's possible that the reasons they prefer to stay out of committed relationships is due to romance repulsion. That's where you experience distress or repulsion at romantic actions. This can be totally separate from physical affection for some people, as it is for me. I would look into queerplatonic relationships and see if that describes your experience well. It's important not to disrespect the romantic boundaries put in place, but it sounds like you both express affection to each other? They may be attracted to you in other ways, or they're just a very affectionate person. Maybe just tell them that you respect them being aromantic, but you have been receiving signals that they're interested in you in other ways? And that you just wanna explore their feelings and understand what's going on.

      • vlynz

        709d

        @vespera i’m so glad you responded :) i really don’t know much about aromantics or how different people can experience it 😅 we haven’t talked much about boundaries because even he says things that confuse me, like “hm this sounds pretty romantic” “does this mean he likes me romantically” so i think talking to them will definitely help set boundaries 🥰

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