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Of all the sexual and romantic orientations, I feel the one that never gets any recognition whatsoever and even in the wake of the #MeToo Movement is Aromanticism, that is, people who experience little to no romantic attraction to other people (not to be confused with Asexuality however, the two are definitely not the same).
To many this seems completely absurd and counterintuitive to the very essence of what it means to be a human. In my personal view though, I think it is valid and the root cause might be things like trauma or humiliation at a young age. I think Aromantic people are probably very self-sufficient, reliable and more likely to be wealthy and prosperous than the average person as a result of this.
I fall along the spectrum. But I found the label for ME, not for anyone else. It let me know that I was not "broken" or wrong for being the way that I am. I only felt the need to figure myself out because others kept telling me I was weird or afraid because I didn't pursue or care about romantic relationships like they expected me to. Me being this way isn't a result of trauma or some "tragic accident" nor is it a super villain origin story. I was literally just born this way. It is what it is. I think the labels would stop if people weren't nosy and quit trying to push ONE way for people to live. Falling in love doesn't define humanity to me, having basic empathy does.
Of all the sexual and romantic orientations, I feel the one that never gets any recognition whatsoever and even in the wake of the #MeToo Movement is Aromanticism, that is, people who experience little to no romantic attraction to other people (not to be confused with Asexuality however, the two are definitely not the same).
To many this seems completely absurd and counterintuitive to the very essence of what it means to be a human. In my personal view though, I think it is valid and the root cause might be things like trauma or humiliation at a young age. I think Aromantic people are probably very self-sufficient, reliable and more likely to be wealthy and prosperous than the average person as a result of this.
I don't think there is anything wrong with people who are aromantic, unless they are unhappy about it. Romantic attraction isn't a necessary element for a happy healthy life. Of course the problems will come from external sources- family and others who think there is something wrong with the aromantic person and want to fix them or worse punish or ostracize them.
I agree with the poster who said empathy defines our humanity.
Unfortunately sometimes we need labels just to get the message out there that there are different ways of being. At least some of it will get through to some people. The idea of asexuality, which most people have heard of by now, was met with a lot of jokes and hostility but some of that has calmed down a bit.
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