What are you doing for Aromantic Awareness Week?

[aromanticLamp]

Aromantic Awareness Week, also known as Arospec Awareness Week, starts today! It's February 16th to the 22nd, find out more here if you haven't heard about it. What are you going to do to spread awareness this week?

Some ideas are:

- Tell your friends and family about the aromantic spectrum and the awareness week

- Wear green

- Put up posters in your school or workplace if you can

- Increase your activity in the aromantic community for the week, whether it be on AVEN or Tumblr

- Write aromantic headcanons and/or fanfiction

- Etc!

[Ruqiah]

I have a question. I know that I am not completely Aro, but I do wonder if I could be partially. I probably won't publicly label as such, I'm more interested for personal knowledge. I guess I'm confused as to what "romance" is defined as in the first place. Is it things like kissing, cuddling, hand holding (the stuff of dating) or is it more like.. love concept? Since I see that you're aro, what do you think romance is and when did you realise you were aro?

Aromanticism is a spectrum too, isn't it? If so, what are the forms it takes. Example, I know that aces can be grey, demi, etc. And I've run across a few terms related to aromantic spectrum but when I look them up, they are not very clear to me. Such as lith, flux, or so on.

Also I'll wear green. Doubt anyone will know what it means though XD but either way ~

[SecretLibrary]

Huh, didn't even know this was a thing, let alone that it was starting ... but then, I'm pretty new to the whole subject. Good to know! This year I'll probably stay on the quiet end of things and build my own awareness. :)

[aromanticLamp]

I have a question. I know that I am not completely Aro, but I do wonder if I could be partially. I probably won't publicly label as such, I'm more interested for personal knowledge. I guess I'm confused as to what "romance" is defined as in the first place. Is it things like kissing, cuddling, hand holding (the stuff of dating) or is it more like.. love concept? Since I see that you're aro, what do you think romance is and when did you realise you were aro?

Aromanticism is a spectrum too, isn't it? If so, what are the forms it takes. Example, I know that aces can be grey, demi, etc. And I've run across a few terms related to aromantic spectrum but when I look them up, they are not very clear to me. Such as lith, flux, or so on.

Also I'll wear green. Doubt anyone will know what it means though XD but either way ~

This is a good time to ask these questions, since it is arospec awareness week! :)

An aromantic is a person who doesn't experience romantic attraction. Basically, they never see people and say, "hey, I want to date this person." They don't get crushes, fall in love, etc. That's it! An aromantic can still enjoy ""romantic"" activities, and how they define romance is up to them. Some aromantics still like to kiss and hold hands and such, but platonically. The definition of romance is up to you! Personally, I see romance as a feeling... like that whole blushy dizzy butterfly-tummy thing that characters describe in romance novels. While friends can still go on dates and hold hands and snuggle, I don't think friends ever feel those physical symptoms around each other. For me, that's what separates friendship from romance, so that's how I define romance. I realized I was aro when I figured out that not only had I never experienced those feelings, but that I didn't want to, and that I didn't think I ever would. Like, the idea of feeling icky and nervous around somebody kinda weirds me out? I gotta say, when I first read the definition of aromantic, it felt like everything clicked. My lack of romantic attraction, my faking of crushes to seem normal, my overly pragmatic views on romance, all of it. I could never see myself dating or getting married, and being aromantic explained it!

Yes, it is a spectrum! Here are some of the most common terms:

Greyromantic: Only sometimes experience romantic attraction. Sometimes people who can't figure out where they are on the spectrum take greyromantic as a default label.

Demiromantic: Only experience romantic attraction towards someone after a deep bond had been formed.

Lithromantic: Only experience romantic attraction until the person they feel attraction towards reciprocates. After the person reciprocates their romantic feelings, the lithromantic loses romantic attraction towards them.

Aroflux: Their romantic orientation changes on the spectrum overtime (e.g, they may feel that their identity changes from aro, to lith, to aro again.)

Cupioromantic: Does not experience romantic attraction, but still wants to be in a romantic relationship.

Sorry if I rambled here, I hope I helped!

[Xavy]

A whole week for aromantic awareness.....that's awesome. I will wear my aromantic pride friendship braclet this week.

[Ruqiah]

I have a question. I know that I am not completely Aro, but I do wonder if I could be partially. I probably won't publicly label as such, I'm more interested for personal knowledge. I guess I'm confused as to what "romance" is defined as in the first place. Is it things like kissing, cuddling, hand holding (the stuff of dating) or is it more like.. love concept? Since I see that you're aro, what do you think romance is and when did you realise you were aro?

Aromanticism is a spectrum too, isn't it? If so, what are the forms it takes. Example, I know that aces can be grey, demi, etc. And I've run across a few terms related to aromantic spectrum but when I look them up, they are not very clear to me. Such as lith, flux, or so on.

Also I'll wear green. Doubt anyone will know what it means though XD but either way ~

This is a good time to ask these questions, since it is arospec awareness week! :)

An aromantic is a person who doesn't experience romantic attraction. Basically, they never see people and say, "hey, I want to date this person." They don't get crushes, fall in love, etc. That's it! An aromantic can still enjoy ""romantic"" activities, and how they define romance is up to them. Some aromantics still like to kiss and hold hands and such, but platonically. The definition of romance is up to you! Personally, I see romance as a feeling... like that whole blushy dizzy butterfly-tummy thing that characters describe in romance novels. While friends can still go on dates and hold hands and snuggle, I don't think friends ever feel those physical symptoms around each other. For me, that's what separates friendship from romance, so that's how I define romance. I realized I was aro when I figured out that not only had I never experienced those feelings, but that I didn't want to, and that I didn't think I ever would. Like, the idea of feeling icky and nervous around somebody kinda weirds me out? I gotta say, when I first read the definition of aromantic, it felt like everything clicked. My lack of romantic attraction, my faking of crushes to seem normal, my overly pragmatic views on romance, all of it. I could never see myself dating or getting married, and being aromantic explained it!

Yes, it is a spectrum! Here are some of the most common terms:

Greyromantic: Only sometimes experience romantic attraction. Sometimes people who can't figure out where they are on the spectrum take greyromantic as a default label.

Demiromantic: Only experience romantic attraction towards someone after a deep bond had been formed.

Lithromantic: Only experience romantic attraction until the person they feel attraction towards reciprocates. After the person reciprocates their romantic feelings, the lithromantic loses romantic attraction towards them.

Aroflux: Their romantic orientation changes on the spectrum overtime (e.g, they may feel that their identity changes from aro, to lith, to aro again.)

Cupioromantic: Does not experience romantic attraction, but still wants to be in a romantic relationship.

Sorry if I rambled here, I hope I helped!

Thank you, this is pretty helpful, actually. I kind of fluctuate between the ends of the spectrum. Sometimes I think it'd be nice to date someone just to try it, other times, I think I'd be completely bored and would rather be on my own. But anyways, thank you for the post. :) Also, what does your bracelet look like, Xavy?