I love being aromantic because: 1. I have the space to focus in myself and my growth, and experience the world without being attached to a partner. 2. I can be more independent. 3. I can form deep friendships and give a huge amount of love to my friends!

One thing I love about being aroace is that I don't need a relationship, I have other really cool things to do than be constricted by someone else.

i love being aromantic cuz i dont have to spend my time being like "does he/she like me" crying over exes or trying to date also i get more time to myself to take care of my strawberry garden

@SpaceyAces

Жыл бұрын

Yes, strawberry garden!!

I'm a aro and what I love about being aromantic is the fact that I can be single forever if I want to I can treat myself all the time I can love myself

I love being an aromantic asexual human, I can spend my time with my special interests.

I am ace and probably also aro, and I definitely agree that the aromantic flag is really cool! Also, your hair looks wonderful.

Their hair slays

I love being aro, because instead of having to deal with dating or the stress of crushes. I can eat breakfast in bed and watch KZread on my phone for hours. Which is what I’m doing now even though it’s midnight.

I very recently realised that I am romantic (99% sure) and what I love about it is that you have a lot more time and energy to use on friends or hobbies etc. (as you mentioned). Relationships just appear to be so much effort for legit no reason like when I was still figuring out if I liked dating I just felt to burnt out and out of place. Now I just feel a new freedom lol

@sunstarsart

Жыл бұрын

*aromantic WHY AUTOCORRECT!!

@birnapetursdottir2616

Ай бұрын

@@sunstarsart the amatonormative agenda i suppose 🥲

had my first February 14th after finding out I'm aroace and just now I realize I dressed up as my flag lol

I’ve definitely had a bit of troubles with my own label as aro since I love to do traditionally romantic actives with friends I’m close to but allowing myself to just love without worrying about having a romantic partner makes me very happy. Also I love both the aro and aroace flags :)

@jirsadcassam

Жыл бұрын

yay, affection and freedom both, that's really cool!

I prolly also feel strong platonic attraction but I also have to, at the same time come to terms with the fact that my friends will still treat their romantic relationship different from how they treat ours. And it does still suck that other people will still put romantic relationships on a pedestal and maybe value them more.

@SpaceyAces

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I feel you on that. 💚

Being aro is so much simpler. No relationship stress, no trying to date, no wanting someone I don't have. Just me and my dog, the way I like it. Plus every time I realize I'm a different identity I get into that aspect at a deeper level. For instance, if I wasn't nonbinary, I wouldn't know what my gender felt and looked like. If I wasn't aro, I wouldn't know about all the different kinds of attraction and how I feel them. I like being able to know all these things about myself.

Not too long ago, I saw a meme on how to come out as aroace: I am a member of the order of the black ring. I am immune to such things as attraction. I just love not having to bother with that constant questioning of "is this platonic or romantic attraction? Does this person like me back? What if we break up and it destroys our friendship/friend group?" that seems to be going on in the lives of allo people (according to books) with the added relief of not desiring a romantic relationship, which seems exhausting to me. I also love the flag (though I actually prefer the asexual and nonbinary flags). I am looking forward to spending my life living with friends and meeting other arospec people. I am also looking forward to maybe writing stories with more diverse characters than we see nowadays and writing lots of complex relationships that don’t have to be romantic in nature. I love discovering a wide rage of types of attraction that many allo people I know don’t bother exploring, like platonic attraction, aesthetic attraction, sensual attraction and so many more! Those are probably the main reasons why I love being aromantic (as well as asexual).

@jirsadcassam

Жыл бұрын

wow, I too should write complex aroace relationships! such a good idea 🙂

I like the ace community and the aro a lot people make some cool things like memes and stuff

5:48 this actually explains a lot of my feelings towards my family and I thought that being a romantic is why I feel such strong love for my mum and sister so thank you helping me understand that a bit more

This is so close to how i feel, i very rarely feel romantic feelings, like almost never an this was great to see someone speak about the positives, love the video.

Honestly, for me the best thing is not having to deal with allo nonsense (as much)

omg the point about being able to direct love+attention towards personal passions instead of romance is so cool!!! eeee makes me happy just thinking about how much more time i can spend drawing instead of having a partner :D

One reason I love being aromantic is how amazing the flags color pallet is! Like for aro spec awareness week I’m wearing a ton of greens, blacks, grays, and whites. I also love doing fun abstract art with the colors.

Very late to this, but I like being aromantic because of my unique perspective on romance. It can be very entertaining to see people's reactions when I bring up a new point none of them thought to consider, I don't think I'll ever get tired of it

I love the aro community and the flag and my different view of the (amatonormative) world

I love being aro because I feel like it allows me to have incredible friendships that I view as family, I have a major love for my friends and I know that is generally shared among the group (despite being the only aro there), another reason which is more due to when I finally found the term that explained everything, is that I no longer feel the pressure to be in a relationship (also romance repulsed btw, so that was interesting...), I know that I can be perfectly happy by myself, that something isn't wrong for not wanting a relationship, it's perfectly normal and human, and knowing this is one of the best and most reassuring feelings to have (also the flag is incredible!)

i found this channel about a year ago and i totally forgot about it until recently. what a coincidence you just uploaded! also the funny thing is asaw is the week of my birthday heh

@missnaomi613

Жыл бұрын

Happy birthday! 🎂

I love being aroace because my entire life can be about myself. I hope that doesn’t sound too selfish, I still care about other people, I just mean that I can spend my income on myself. Like I don’t have to spend money on kids or a significant other!

@CesarSaladBowl

Жыл бұрын

I mean you can still feel other love that aren’t romantic. Like platonic love! Also you don’t sound selfish at all!

As both an aromantic and a musician, I feel like my love for instrumental electronic music especially might have something to do with how often romance is the subject of many vocal songs. Romance in songs doesn’t usually bother me, but I find myself enjoying songs with little to no vocals that focus more on creating a mood a lot more. I also can relate to feeling strong platonic bonds with my friends and even just liking the flag. Being aro is pretty nice!

Your hair looks amazing.

@SpaceyAces

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!

yo! I've found I'm aro-spec in addition to already knowing I'm ace. I identify as indiromantic: I do feel crushes but I really wish I did not, it's so uncomfortable, and I don't want to act on them. and yeah, great flag, great hair n_n.

@palomabrochier5000

Жыл бұрын

omg I relate to you so much

i love being arospec because i get to to romance-coded things with all my friends without it being romantic, and ther isn't this concept of scary commitment, exclusivity or jealousy you would find in a couple :)

Though I'm not aro, I'm totally with you regarding friend-love. It's awesome!

Well, it's so relevant to me. Also i never connected my strong familial relationships with siblings and my aromanticism. Thanks for that perspective.

if you're aro and you know it clap your hands👏👏

Your look in this video is so aesthetically pleasing ! Such an interesting video too! I'm ace and aro-spec myself and found most things you mentioned relatable on some level.

@Katethebush00

8 ай бұрын

Okay so…after a few months hahaha I realised I’m aro af and I relate to everything you said! Proud to be me!

thank you for posting this, i and so many other arospecs needed to hear this

Ty for this video, it helps. I usually cycle between hateing being aro and loving it, I am aroace, but this video helps me hate being aro less. I still have those episodes of hateing it but they end and I feel confident. Tysm love ur content❤

Love this video! Being aromantic is great because I feel like it saves so much time and energy since you don’t have to worry about finding a romantic partner and all that, plus it seems to build independence in a way that alloromantic people might not get to experience. 💚

I like being aro because people know where I stand when they think I'm flirting with them. Before I used this label, I would just confuse people when having fun with friends. But now I can say. "I'm aro, so any romantic vibes you're getting from me aren't ones I'm intentionally putting out there" it's a good explanation

I love being aro because I've never really wanted to be in a romantic relationship with someone, and now I know I don't need to do that to be happy. I also love the flag so much because it's beautiful!

Thank you for this video! I am just sooo happy being an aromantic！💚

AroAllo (Aromantic Allosexual). Platonic sexual relationships are truly joyful, just because something is short does not make it meaningless.

Thank you for the video, and happy asaw! I think I identify as quoiromantic, because I am unsure of what defines romance, so I can never know if I have not felt it because I don't understand what romance is.

Aroace enby here! I love being aro because 1.I never need to ask someone out/flirt with someone 2.I will never feel unrequited love 3. People that know come to me for advice for some reason. Tho practically everyone I have told thinks I’m gay Or I’m lying since everyone feels love at least that’s what they Believe

ur hair is so pretty

@SpaceyAces

Жыл бұрын

Awwww, thank youuu!

your entire vibe is so cute!

I love being aromantic because it allows me to be absorbed in what I like to do and not spend so much time and energy on someone for no reason. From all the songs and other media on the concept, it just seems super draining.

I just like it and it is also just how it is, I am a free spirit, it is actually a tough question for me lol, it just feels right.

I love being aromantic because I can focus on giving time to myself. I also really like only having a few very close friendships that in turn I can dedicate a lot of effort to because I don't have a partner. I also do agree I just feel really special being aromantic because I'm immune to something everyone else is experiencing.

I love all the jokes about transcending humanity and how love is for the weak.

I’m writing a book and two out of the five main characters are on the Aromantic spectrum

im an aromantic person who has always been confident and happy in my identity, and it rings me SO much joy to here someone i can relate to

I love being aro because I feel like a wise hermit detached from society, the kind that always has amazing advice, but I'm not detached from society wich is cool.

My case is interesting. I love being aro beaucase I don't lose time on looking for "One specific person", snd yes sometimes I feel also badass. But my problem is that my brain sometimes just starts randomly questionating my aromaticity, and then i feel gulity like for few hours or days.

I loved being aro for so long ...rn I wish I wasn't .I have this amazing frind that I made the stronest connection with ever .She fell in love with me and I wish I can reciprocate .I know no one will love me like her , I know I will never make a friendship like the one I have with her. I tried so hard to make myself love, or even imagine a relashionship with her but I couldn't . being aro made me take and take without giving, not think of people's recation with my behavior and how carless I was in how I acted that gave them hope than there is a chance . now I hurt a heart and lost my best friend ...

Nice video! Happy to hear more about aromantic topics!

@SpaceyAces

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Oh this was a nice video! Helps to accept myself just a bit more, since I kinda... Hate being aromantic

I have been questioning if I am aro for a while now and recently have found out that i am pretty sure I am. It’s a new thing to me but I’m trying to see this as a good thing for me and not bad. So, something i love about being aromantic is that i can love my friends so much and so freely without needing any romantic feelings. I like that I can experience that friendly platonic love strongly.

There's a good and a bad to it The Good: I get to stay single and love that The Bad: I get incredibly flabbergasted when people talk about love or I see a couple.

Great video. While I don't know whether I'm aromantic, I'm certainly fascinated by the aromantic spectrum (and I am ace) so these arospec videos are always helpful for me to kind of dissect how I feel! Awesome job.

@SpaceyAces

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

1:15 me trying to pronounce “Pneumenoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanocoliosis”

I love being aromantic because 1) I get to skip the drama, 2) because I have so much time for other hobbies and people I love, 3) because my friends and family are the highest on my list and I don't want that to change, and 4) because I have this self-love that I could never get from a romantic partner.

I am still not 100% sure, but I like not having the feeling of needing to date someone to be happy

My favourite part about being aroace is being able to keep my objective view on characters in media and analyse them without being influenced by attraction to them :) (seriously why is this an issue for the allos)

I’ve been noticing how I’ve been aromantic and I’ve recently been noticing in college that I lack in romantic attraction especially in the past where I’m not into girls or guys even though I’m a boy irl tho I think having friends who are loyal is better than having a girlfriend or a boyfriend also I’ve got an ILS Educator though sometimes he’s like a brother but he can be a little intense like always saying things how girls are cute when he sees one while I get weirded out by it because it’s just that he’s also sexually harassing women while me as an aromantic person it’s just annoying what he’s doing also saying if I have a girlfriend when I’m talking to my friends because I’m just an aromantic person besides most of my friends are asexuals and aromantics because aromantic people also treat you like a best friend rather than a girlfriend or boyfriend

I don't love being aromantic in the same way I don't love the color my hair or the length of my fingers.

I love just not having to deal with all of the bullshit that romance brings and instead be on the outside going “Ha” and it is funny.

@lynxone9434

Ай бұрын

Nice pfp

Being Aromantic at first felt devastating to me, until me friend told me they were too and I realized that I wasn’t a “monster” (at the time I had felt that way, I moved on from that mindset a long time ago). Community and relationships make it so much easier to come to terms with identities and I’m glad that you’re here helping people feel seen as well as helping inform people who don’t feel that way 💖💖💖

Yoooo I’ve also been dancing since I was 3

as an aromantic myself my only reason is I H A V E N O S U C H W E A K N E S S

Can we as a community adopt liking swords as a stereotype?

We need garden gnomes 2.0 . Built in air fryer . All aroace . Very long legs

i love being aromantic because coloured hair is a dead give-away of an identity/individuality crisis.

How differenciate between platonic squish and romantic crush? 🙃

@missnaomi613

Жыл бұрын

After someone (one of my kids) explained it to me, I realized I've had both. If I forget something, or say it not-great, I invite correction... *With a crush, there's the feeling of wanting to hang around with the person. There's also wanting to be cuddly, smoochy, and maybe adult-fun-timey. I would add that there's a desire for a bigger, ongoing story. *I think a squish is the wanting to hang out together a lot. And maybe hug, if you're a hugger. But not all of that Other Stuff. I hope this is helpful/accurate. 🙏💚🤍🖤

@Starlight-yn4wl

Жыл бұрын

Let me explain it to you like this: A crush is when you feel heat on the person, butterflies in your stomach, dream about the person and float on Wollke 7. A squish expresses itself differently, so different kind of butterflies and the whole rather different. When I was in love it was very different than a squish

I have a question. Am I allowed to celebrate ASAW if I'm demi romantic? Or if I'm still questioning if I'm aro or not but has a pretty strong feeling?

@SpaceyAces

Жыл бұрын

Of course! It is all about the aro SPECTRUM after all. And questioning arospecs are absolutely a part of the aro community when it comes to celebrating our identities and experiences! Happy ASAW!!

i didn’t really think i was aromantic but i’m kinda thinking that i’m aroflux 🤧

I think I am aro and Quoisexual ,idk but if it’s possible could you help a little for on this topic (I think I am either aro and ace or aro and Quoisexual)

Guys I have an aro problem!!!! I just recently found that I was aroace, but I have a boyfriend. I don’t feel romance with him, but I don’t want to make him sad!!! I like him. I don’t want to break up with him though. WHAT DO I DO???😖

@alkalii1476

Жыл бұрын

communication is always important

Was this before you met Cayden?

@SpaceyAces

18 күн бұрын

Nope :)

1question. Do do people with promisc uous lifestyle wouldn't get pair bonding,Or is that a myth. Please, explore this topic. If my question is wrong forgive me

♠️❄️🐇

Well thats depressing

@lynxone9434

Жыл бұрын

It's not

@matylda4169

Жыл бұрын

You seriously look at someone saying how they think their life is great - and that's your first thought?

@saudinho1436

Жыл бұрын

amatonormative person detected

@SpaceyAces

Жыл бұрын

Right? I don't even know what to make of this, haha.

I'm an enby still exploring if I'm aro atm although I am bisexual wwhich complicates things as an afab person. Honestly the biggest reason I would want is partner is cause it sounds nice to have someone to complain to and share my interest in stuff like kawaii fashion,toys, and art. Also because I want someone to help pay rent lol. Things I enjoy about being aromantic are devoting my existence to art and my cat/and any other cats I own in the future. I wouldn't have to feel self conscious about not watching movies and shows, because other people manage the weird capacity of binge watching and I don't and I probably watch a few movies a year. It's exhausting and I hate forcing myself to watch things since I usually don't have the energy unless it's an easy to digest youtube vid. I really love art and my cat. She is my best friend and I love her more than any and every human.