Jux 🏳️⚧️& - IT'S PRIDE MONTHHHHHHH<p><span>for the longest time i've considered myself aromantic, pretty much because it aligns with my experiences that i've had, but now i'm starting to have some slight second thoughts<br><br>now i wanna clarify i am feeling *okay,* just kinda confused and unsure of what to make of this. i'm definitely arospec and closer to the "absolutely no romance" side, but maybe not as much as i thought???<br><br>so, there's this person at school, right? (gonna use they/them not because they're nb, but to not disclose their gender) and they're really nice to talk to and whatever.<br><br>i consider them a new friend and i'm perfectly happy with that status, but i </span><i><span>do</span></i><span> think i'd like to be a little closer to them.<br><br>i think i would describe this as just really strong platonic attraction, as i don't have a desire to form a romantic relationship with them (i think), but honestly?? idfk, they have pretty much the same traits as some of my current friends have, but for </span><i><span>some</span></i><span> reason i just </span><i><span>really</span></i><span> like and value my interactions with them.<br><br>to be honest i'm not even sure if what i'm feeling </span><i><span>is</span></i><span> platonic attraction. for me the line between "strong platonic" and "weak romantic" attraction is very blurry, invisible, i can't tell and every time i'm not doing anything i'm thinking about it<br><br>i'm thinking maybe since they're one of the few new people irl right now, my interactions with them kinda "stand out" for me? and of course i'd like to be more friends with them but, if this supposition is correct, then that's just because i'm not </span><i><span>fully</span></i><span> friends with them... but i don't knowwwww<br><br>i've looked into </span><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queerplatonic_relationship" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span>QPRs</span></a><span> and i feel like the kind of relationship i'd like to have with them kinda fits. but i can't know that, because for that i need to know what kind of attraction this is, and what it is exactly that i'd like<br><br>again, to clarify:<br>- this is not giving me mental health issues, i am feeling perfectly okay right now! i would simply like guidance on this<br>- just in case, this is </span><i><span>my</span></i><span> experience, don't use this as proof that </span><i><span>all</span></i><span> aro people will experience this or whatever<br><br>any ideas?? i'm genuinely confused right now<br><br></span>:repost_ok:<span> </span><a href="https://catodon.social/tags/aromantic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#aromantic</a><span> </span><a href="https://catodon.social/tags/arospec" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#arospec</a><span> </span><a href="https://catodon.social/tags/help" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#help</a><span> </span><a href="https://catodon.social/tags/boostswelcome" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#boostswelcome</a><span> </span><a href="https://catodon.social/tags/boost" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#boost</a><span> </span>:repost_ok:</p>