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any au you’re working on rn?
this. GOT ME HOOKED
hi !! new follower here, even though i haven’t been using twitter a lot except for your yoonmin fic that i’ve been following closely.
hope you’re doing okay, i saw a tweet of yours at the hospital if i’m not wrong, so please rest and take care.
¡nice weekend!
i’m so sorry kittie please ignore all the shitty stuff this anon is telling you :( sending you a virtual hug
So do you think ase/aro is inherent? As in, you don't develop it, but get born this way??
Yes I get that, don't worry, I don't presume you're trying to play dense. I think you should first try to figure out where the aro/ace tendencies are stemming from. Is is because you're insecure, don't think anyone would love you so you turn it into a self-protection mechanism of 'I don't feel rom feelings/I don't like sex' or is it something entirely different. It's worth delving deep for the core reason. I personally think these are mental blockers more than anything else + (letter limits uh)
Having a crush/rom love differs from having platonic feelings for your friends in that you want to jump your crush's bones and become vulnerable with them in the most base instinct way possible. Also, you want to be special for them as they are to you, friends don't have that exclusivity. When I think of a friend I don't get butterflies in my stomach and giddiness. I find physically intimate play mkre exciting because it's rarer. You can cuddle, hold hands, etc with almost anyone. But fuck - mmm 😏
ps: i fully understand your confusion bc i’m ace and every time someone talks about sexual attraction i’m SO LOST it makes zero sense to me 🙅🏻♀️ you’re not alone 🫂
you’re certainly right, i too fell like the love we feel for our friends can overlap with what one can feel for a romantic partner (i actually had this exact conversation with my best friend a while ago and she told me that what she feels for me is as intense and strong as what she feels for her boyfriend!)
i do think it can be really difficult to describe and now i’m gonna sound really stupid but every time i’ve had a crush i just /knew/ it was different than wanting to be friend with that person? 😓
Can you elaborate? :( Isn't falling in love one of the few good things in life we can experience really? Don't you have the desire to feel that pull to someone and have it returned? I am trying to understand the perspective.
And what do you mean romantic love isn't all that people make it out to be? I'm quite young still- only 19 so I have not experience it yet but I don't know how or when or if I even want it cuz it looks awesome but more people say what you said and I wonder why and it worries me :'(
anon, im trying to give u a pass bc ur young but let me tell u that coming to an aromantic's inbox with "isnt falling in love one of the few good things in life?" is just....... no
i dont have any desire whatsoever for a romantic relationship. all the emotional/physical needs i have can easily be fulfilled by my friends (hand holding, cuddles, even kissing).
platonic love can be just as intense, if not more, than romantic love. im not lacking love - im full of it. for my friends, my family, my dogs, bts...
so dont let society tell u romantic love is something u need to be complete, bc thats simply not true.
hi kittie!! to me having a crush usually means that i can’t stop thinking about that person, that i want to be with them all the time, that i crave their attention, and that i want to be physically closer to them (this is a big deal bc 99% of the time i don’t enjoy physical touch)!! also i want to know about their day, how they’re doing, and i want to be the first person they call when anything happens
hope this can help somehow??? :]
Hii hi! Saw your tweet about aro. Can youu explain what it means to not feel romantic feelings? Is it for everyone meaning you don't want a relationship with anyone? I am asking because I fear I might be similar way ://
it's honestly hard to explain, anon. it doesnt necessarily mean u dont want a relationship, it simply means u wont fall in love. it also doesnt mean u cant feel love. u do, but just in a platonic way.
i know its confusing, esp in such a romance oriented society. it took me a long, long time to even realize i was aro (i figured out when i was like. 25?)
it's nothing to be afraid of!! romantic love isnt all that ppl make it out to be lmao
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