#idemromantic

[rottinqbonezz]

MORE SHOUTOUTS!!

shout out to aspec people (who are):

aroallo

alloace

aroace

afamilial

aplatonic

feel 0 sexual attraction

feel 0 romantic attraction

feel 0 romantic and sexual attraction

feel 0 platonic attraction

feel 0 familial attraction

feel 0 platonic, familial, romantic, and sexual attraction

feel a mix of these

identify as aspec but still feel a certain type of attraction

use many labels despite being aro/ace

use ‘contradicting’ labels

cupioromantic

caedsexual/romantic

idemromantic/sexual

quoisexual/romantic

heterosexual aro/aces

lesbian aro/aces

gay aro/aces

trans aro/aces

agender aro/aces

transmasc aro/aces

transfem aro/aces

transneutral aro/aces

demigender aro/aces

genderfuck aro/aces

aro/aces that are poc

fat aro/aces

disabled aro/aces

caedfamilial

caedplatonic

SHOUT OUT TO ALL YOU PEOPLE!!

🚨 TERFs, radfem, homophobes, transphobes, ableist, etc. DNI 🚨

[aroworlds]

I thought I might also show off some of my cross-stitch patches during @aggressivelyarospec's Aggressively Arospectacular, especially my collection of quoi, nebula and vague patches (as an aro who floats about said trifecta of identities because comprehending attraction and my relationship to it is difficult).

I do have more: these are just the patches I have yet to attach to my backpack and jacket. It's just so much less fun to sew my patches onto things than it is to sew the patches, so I have a huge backlog!

[zeroxir]

List of aromantic spectrum identities/microlabels! ↗

Aegoromantic - being aromantic but still liking romantic things in a way that doesn't involve yourself. (movies, fanfic, etc)

Uniromantic - only experiencing romantic attraction to one person, and none for anyone else.

Cupioromantic - being aromantic but still wanting a romantic relationship.

Aroflux - fluctuating between different orientations on the arospec.

Myrromantic - being multiple labels on the arospec.

Apresromantic - only feeling romantic attraction after feeling another form of attraction. (platonic, sensual, aesthetic, etc)

Platoniromantic - not experiencing/feeling a difference between romantic and platonic attraction.

Idemromantic - differentiating platonic, romantic attraction, and relationships but feeling no significant difference between them.

Ceaseromantic - having your romantic attraction occasionally stop completely for a period of time.

Duraromantic - rarely feeling attraction, but when you do, it lasts for a long time.

Limnoromantic - only having your attraction piqued by depictions of it, but not of them in real life. (fanfic, writing, etc)

Aliquaromantic - not feeling attraction unless under specific circumstances.

Duoromantic - having two or more defined arospec orientations you switch between.

Acoromantic - being arospec because of past negative experiences.

Polarromantic - swapping between extreme attraction and none at all.

Schroromantic - being romantic and aromantic at the same time, or a mix of the two. (name coming from schrodingers cat)

Borearomantic - when your attraction seems to revolve around one person in particular.

Burstromantic - feeling attraction in sudden bursts which then fades away or leaves immediately.

Preromantic - feeling that you haven't had enough attraction to determine your orientation.

Quoiromantic - feeling your attraction doesn't exactly align with allos or anywhere on the arospec, not identifying with any labels, or feeling that you don't want to label your attraction as doing so wouldn't make sense. (multiple definitions)

Arospike - usually not experiencing attraction but sometimes having rapid and intense attraction which then plummets again.

Propeestromantic - having at least more than two labels on the arospec that feel mixed and all describe your identity.

Nebularomantic - having trouble distinguishing romantic attraction from platonic attraction due to neurodivergancy.

Recipromantic - only feeling attraction for someone after knowing they experience that attraction to you.

Requeroromantic - feeling limited or no romantic attraction due to trauma or emotional exhaustion.

Thymromantic - feeling attraction that varies depending on your emotional state.

Noviroromamtic - feeling your complicated romantic attraction cannot be contained by a single term.

Metaroromantic - experiencing attraction that cannot be defined by the strict terms of romantic and platonic.

Placioromantic - having no desire for romantic acts to be done for you, but feeling interest or desire in doing them for someone else.

Hyperaromantic - having more romantic desires than allos while still being on the arospec. (different from hyperromantic, a non arospec identity caused by trauma)

Apathromantic - someone who may or may not have romantic attraction, but feels indifferent to receiving it or acting on it.

Caedromantic - having once had romantic attraction, but feeling like it was lost or "cut away" somehow due to trauma.

Demiromantic - only experiencing romantic attraction after forming an emotional bond with someone first.

Grayromantic - rarely having romantic attraction, feeling it weakly, or having it unreliably come and go. (multiple definitions)

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(these are all part of my aro hoard, and i just posted this for no reason)

[ren-054]

*baps and smacks around my gender and orientation labels like a little cat with their toy in great, fully engrossed enjoyment and enrichment*

[nodistinction-noproblem]

the “do i have crushes on all of my friends??” to arospec pipeline

[aroxbetchio]

you want to know what romantic attraction is? its a language thing. if there’s an intent to call something romantic then its romantic, likewise when it comes to platonic things. there is a different wavelength, but the only thing that differentiates the wavelengths it is the language used for them. i think this is important and needs to be everywhere.

[naquey]

Sometimes, I feel like my identity on the aromantic and asexuality spectrum affects the way I interact with the romance trope and fandom itself. That, or I'm just jaded.

Edit: That being said, let friends be friends and not want to vigorously fuck each other.

[acespec-ed]

This week’s obscure aspec label is...

Idemromantic

Idemromantic is someone who has no internal differences between romantic and platonic feelings. Instead, they base them off of external factors like gender, closeness, age, etc. Aside from that, the two are indistinguishable to them. It’s considered a subset of quoiromantic.

[beanb-urrito]

Guys i have seen this for the asexy people but not for the aros, so let's take a look at romantic attraction ONLY

[katriellesque]

this rose I colored in to be the idemromantic pride flag colors

[ijustwannamakeemojis]

[ID: Four pixel hearts of various flags in order being Cupiosexual, Idemromantic, Raccoonboy and Sunsetian. End ID]

[rottinqbonezz]

trying to use analogies/metaphors using food and other stuff (sorry I’m not good at ELA lmao) to explain how I see sexualities:

bisexual: hi we like all types of foods, but sometimes we prefer certain foods

pansexual: we like all foods wdc what kind

omnisexual: we’re like bisexual, we like all foods but sometimes prefer certain foods!

lesbian: we typically like the same foods, but sometimes we like those and other foods because our label can fit anyone who uses it

gay: we’re like lesbians in a way!

trans: I originally was water, but then changed to.. fire (??? idk how to do thus)

aromantic: I’m on a diet until I’m not or maybe I’m never. who cares

asexual: I’m also on a diet but for um.. shitting the food? (idk how to make sex and romance fit this food thing)

quoisexual/romantic: what do I like???

idemromantic/sexual: do I like this food or do I love it?

aplatonic: I love this food, but I don’t like it.

maybe I’ll do more later. btw to explain:

like = platonic attraction

love = romantic/sexual

diet = no romance

shitting = sex so aces don’t.. shit

water to fire = gtg (genda to gendaaaa)

quoi = what in like French I think so like you don’t know if u feel

idemromantic/sexual = u don’t know if it’s romantic/sexual feeling or platonic

[aroworlds]

[image description: three pixel art text banners of the word "aroace" in a blockish, pixel-style text, coloured in three different four stripe aromantic and asexual pride flags. Identities: cupioromantic (grey/lavender/white/light green) and cupiosexual (grey/lavender/white/pink); idemromantic (dark grey/mint green/white/coral-pink) and idemsexual (dark grey/purple/white/coral-pink); polarromantic (lime/pink/white/black) and polarsexual (purple/yellow/white/black). For each banner set,  “aro” is coloured in the corresponding aromantic spectrum flag and “ace” in the corresponding asexual spectrum flag. Banners are shown in two versions: one on a black background with a white frame, the other with a transparent background.]

Aro and Ace Pixel Art Text Banners

Flags: Cupioromantic and Cupiosexual, Idemromantic and Idemsexual, Polarromantic and Polarsexual.

All banners/stickers are available for free personal or non-commercial use with credit to one of my accounts. They are not available for commercial use.

For flag creator posts, please see @aroflagarchive.

[coochiequeens]

That's a lot of words to just say you have no real personality, hobbies or anything outside of sexuality

[poniesart]

i am LATE for arospec awareness week BUT... i am here. be very aware !!!

[nodistinction-noproblem]

Shoutout to aros that don't know if or how they feel romantic attraction. Shoutout to aros that definitely feel romantic attraction at some point in some way. Shoutout to romo aros and shoutout to aros who see having a partner of some kind as important to their life goals. Shoutout to aros that aren't ace. Shoutout to aros that enjoy romance and nevertheless experience romantic attraction differently than alloros do.

Just a big ol' shoutout to aro ppl that don't relate to the restrictions that uneducated and alloro ppl may project onto the aromantic label, because they don't understand that aromantic is a spectrum. You are aro enough, and your experiences with attraction and romance are not alloro!

I am giving you big hugs if you like hugs, and a big serving of your favorite refreshing beverage if not!