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sockhippie asked: So I'm not sure how I feel. I don't mind the physical part of "romantic" relationships, I don't really like kissing though(sex is fine). But the gooey romance things weird me out. It's hard for me to define when I like someone just as a friend or not. I can see myself in a nice relationship one day but I'm not sure if it's a romantic one. I've never been in love and I don't know what it feels like so, I'm confused. I've been reading up on aromatic thing but I'm still not sure, any advice?

Let’s get one thing out of the way first: having sexual attraction doesn’t mean you aren’t aromantic. A lot of people think it does, because many people don’t understand the idea of having a mixed romantic and sexual orientation, but being aromantic doesn’t always overlap with being asexual and vice versa.

Based on what you’ve said here, it does possibly sound like you may be aromantic, but the only one who can decide that is you. 

Note that not liking “gooey romantic things” doesn’t necessarily mean you aren’t romantic. What does make you not romantic, however, is not experiencing romantic attraction (crushes, wanting to date someone, etc).

Feb 1st, 2012
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