musings-of-a-monster:

dantiloquent:

• aro/ace kids getting into relationships in high school just so they can say they’re in a relationship and feel “normal”
• aro/ace people doubting themselves because they don’t feel attraction
• aro/ace spectrum people doubting themselves because they do feel attraction, just not all the time/not the “right” kind
• sherlock is said to be asexual for a purpose, not because he doesn’t have a sex drive, but because it’s suppressed to do his work.” 
• people thinking sexual attraction and sex drive are the same thing
• not only do people think asexuality is to do with plants, some think asexuality refers to sea horses. SEA HORSES.
• the lack of a dictionary definition means there’s no proof for aro/ace people to use to back themselves up
• “you just haven’t met The One yet”
• films, tv shows and books turning what could be a great platonic relationship into an unnecessary, bland romantic relationship
• people using aromanticism/asexuality as an angst trope
• asexuals and aromantics can be in denial about their sexual/romantic orientation for months
• canon asexual characters are the stone cold villains and the few asexual celebrities out there have their asexuality ignored and erased
• not a day goes by when i don’t doubt myself or my sexuality
• having no well-known asexuals/aromantics makes it really fucking lonely

^Yes, this, also

• asexuals and aromantics (including, of course, those on the spectrum(s) ) can be in denial about their orientation(s) for years
• Aros/aces will try to “fix” themselves because “how do you know if you’ve never tried it?”
• What few aro/ace characters their are might “grow up” or (gag) “get in touch with their humanity” and magically metamorphose into allos which is a toxic message to send aros/aces