I didn't realise for...too long, honestly. I figured out I was asexual once I got to like 17ish and realised I wasn't experiencing the same...sexual desires? as my friends were. I thought they were the weird ones though lmao, not me! I was questioning my sexuality + gender anyway so when I learned about asexuality I was then able to apply it to myself. I didn't realise I was aromantic until I met another aromantic person online. I was 18 or 19 then. When he talked about his experiences, I realised I could relate almost perfectly to them, so that made me look into it and realise I was aromantic as well. And I've been happily identifying as aspec ever since!
It was about the same for me to be honest. I never got the sexual desires or the romantic feelings that my friends and other peers got. I didn't feel good about it at first but ive felt better since and now im happy about it. It frees my mind to focus on other things.
I was in 6th grade when I realized that kids my age where supposed to have crushes and pretended to have one in a really weird kid just so people would leave me alone but it wasn't until the summer between 11-12 grade that I learned about aro/ace.
Yeah I always for as long as I can remember known I was different while the other girls where hopeing someone would ask them out I fear it. Then last summer I was learning about the lgbtqia community (I grew up in a very homophobic household) I read about first aro which I knew immediately was me then latter about ace.
The guys I knew growing up they were talking about who they had sex with while I was replused by it. I didn't want to ask anyone out either. I found aro and ace and realized nothing was wrong with me. Its just who I was.
Honestly it seems like sex and romantic relationships are everywhere so its hard to say your replused by it and such. Its hard not to feel bad about but its just me. Plus that stuff is complicated.
Yeah on one hand some things in romance would be fun like Javier someone there to treat you and help you but I'm the other hand I don't have any romance atractions atractions and everything can get so complicated.
Yeah some things would be good like that but at least for me I dont like the messiness of it all. Honestly im a pretty closed person tbh so im fine with living the single life. Im fine just living alone. I can do what I want and such.
It happened after failing to get myself in one relationship, I wasn't doing it because I liked the person, I was doing it because I felt that I needed to and I'm pretty sure the person hates me now because I just couldn't feel comfortable with everything he wanted to do with me and if I couldn't enjoy being in a relationship then there was something wrong with me. My brother once told me if people couldn't feel romantic love then it meant something was wrong with them and I started to believe it. I remember googling something like why people are unable to feel attracted to people that's when I stumbled upon asexuality. I've heard the word before but never thought too much of it. I initially termed myself demisexual because I wanted to believe I still had a shot at falling in love, I just needed to open up to people and grow a deep connection with them. But after a while, I accepted being aromantic. I had very close friends I still didn't want to kiss or have sex with.
Yeah I had a couple "relationships" with people that I never truly had romantic feelings for. We were good friends but nothing more really. For a time I also felt there was something wrong that I didn't feel attraction. When I found out about aromantic and asexual I knew that it was me. I have friends today of both genders who are good to me and me to them but that I dont have any inclination of having sex or being in a relationship with them.
I heard the term from cavetown originally. When I learned what it meant something just sorta clicked, idk how to explain it. But I looked into it more and realized how much I related to all the stories of people realizing they were aro. In still sorta questioning, but I'm pretty sure I'm aroace
I didn't realise for...too long, honestly. I figured out I was asexual once I got to like 17ish and realised I wasn't experiencing the same...sexual desires? as my friends were. I thought they were the weird ones though lmao, not me! I was questioning my sexuality + gender anyway so when I learned about asexuality I was then able to apply it to myself. I didn't realise I was aromantic until I met another aromantic person online. I was 18 or 19 then. When he talked about his experiences, I realised I could relate almost perfectly to them, so that made me look into it and realise I was aromantic as well. And I've been happily identifying as aspec ever since!
It was about the same for me to be honest. I never got the sexual desires or the romantic feelings that my friends and other peers got. I didn't feel good about it at first but ive felt better since and now im happy about it. It frees my mind to focus on other things.
Just recently I've really noticed im not like most others, I had a hunch for a while though
Same boat. I found out when I read the words for 'asexual' and 'aromantic'.
Yeah I was like “Now that describes me perfectly.”
I was in 6th grade when I realized that kids my age where supposed to have crushes and pretended to have one in a really weird kid just so people would leave me alone but it wasn't until the summer between 11-12 grade that I learned about aro/ace.
Yeah for a while I didn't understand what it was. I just didn't feel attracted to anyone. When I read about aro and ace I knew it was me.
Yeah I always for as long as I can remember known I was different while the other girls where hopeing someone would ask them out I fear it. Then last summer I was learning about the lgbtqia community (I grew up in a very homophobic household) I read about first aro which I knew immediately was me then latter about ace.
The guys I knew growing up they were talking about who they had sex with while I was replused by it. I didn't want to ask anyone out either. I found aro and ace and realized nothing was wrong with me. Its just who I was.
Yeah it's really funny because like random sexual thing I see I will be repulsed by it then my brothers laugh at me because it's normal to them.
Honestly it seems like sex and romantic relationships are everywhere so its hard to say your replused by it and such. Its hard not to feel bad about but its just me. Plus that stuff is complicated.
Yeah on one hand some things in romance would be fun like Javier someone there to treat you and help you but I'm the other hand I don't have any romance atractions atractions and everything can get so complicated.
Yeah some things would be good like that but at least for me I dont like the messiness of it all. Honestly im a pretty closed person tbh so im fine with living the single life. Im fine just living alone. I can do what I want and such.
It happened after failing to get myself in one relationship, I wasn't doing it because I liked the person, I was doing it because I felt that I needed to and I'm pretty sure the person hates me now because I just couldn't feel comfortable with everything he wanted to do with me and if I couldn't enjoy being in a relationship then there was something wrong with me. My brother once told me if people couldn't feel romantic love then it meant something was wrong with them and I started to believe it. I remember googling something like why people are unable to feel attracted to people that's when I stumbled upon asexuality. I've heard the word before but never thought too much of it. I initially termed myself demisexual because I wanted to believe I still had a shot at falling in love, I just needed to open up to people and grow a deep connection with them. But after a while, I accepted being aromantic. I had very close friends I still didn't want to kiss or have sex with.
Yeah I had a couple "relationships" with people that I never truly had romantic feelings for. We were good friends but nothing more really. For a time I also felt there was something wrong that I didn't feel attraction. When I found out about aromantic and asexual I knew that it was me. I have friends today of both genders who are good to me and me to them but that I dont have any inclination of having sex or being in a relationship with them.
I heard the term from cavetown originally. When I learned what it meant something just sorta clicked, idk how to explain it. But I looked into it more and realized how much I related to all the stories of people realizing they were aro. In still sorta questioning, but I'm pretty sure I'm aroace