stomatium:

boned-furry:

biro-ace-of-hearts:

incapableofgivingup:

• watchingtv/movies together
• going to events together like carnivals, festivals etc.
• going on dates like to the movies or shopping
• sharing secrets
• hugs
• sharing drinks
• phone calls
• talking
• touching noses
• cuddling
• philosophical discussions
• hand holding
• sharing jokes
• sharing smiles
• laying your head on someone’s shoulder
• linking arms
• massages
• tickling
• playing with hair
• scratching backs
• tracing designs on arms
• talking about the future
• a hand written note
• moving your head to their chest and listening to their heartbeat.
• singing together or playing instruments together
• dancing
• feeding each other
• drawing/writing on one another
• brushing your partners hair
• sharing food
• sitting knee to knee across from each other
• doing beauty treatments like facials or manicures, hairdying or face masks
• reading books together
• take care of your partner when sick
• talking about the relationship (how I feel with you, How I feel w/this relationship)
• cooking together
• head-scratches
• hugging
• discussions about yourselves (like flaws, shortcomings, passions,
  stuff)
• being physically/emotionally vulnerable
• just sleeping together,
• an actual open honest conversation
• bathing and taking care of hygiene together
• butterfly kisses
• nuzzling
• telling on-the-fly stories
• meditating or sharing spirituality
• grooming
• sharing hobbies
• studding
• sharing personal stories
• shaving
• seeing each other without make-up or all dressed up
• moral support for major events
• crying, sharing emotions, comforting each other
• listening to someones heartbeat or breathing
• camping/hiking
• sleepovers
• being with animals together
• going on trips together
• sharing clothes/jewelry/personal items
• sharing online social media
• cleaning someone else’s living space
• going with them to a doctor/therapist
• doing art together
• kissing different body parts
• making out
• volunteer together
• work together
• talking about wants and desires
• experience new things together
• do an extracurricular together
• play games together
• play sports together
• walking together
• being respectful and kind to one another (helping them do things,
  open doors for them etc.)
• sharing responsibilities (chores, babysitting etc.)
• giving each other presents, special things from the heart
• talking about and respecting each others boundaries
• public displays of affection
• grooming in front of each other
• wrestling or play fighting
• texting/talking online
• looking in each other’s eyes
• complimenting each other
• falling asleep over skype or chat
• making faces at each other
• sky watching
• write poetry
• inside jokes
• respect
  each other
• tell
  them how you feel about them
• get
  to know each other better (playing 20 questions)
• go
  for a ride together
• close
  your eyes and memorise each others faces with your fingers
• walk
  arm in arm
• make
  a playlist together
• make
  up your own words or slang
• go
  out to eat
• list
  each other’s best features
• bring
  your faces close without touching and feel each other breath
• go
  shopping together
• throw
  a party or other event together
• leave
  love notes
• exercise
  together
• exchange
  something meaningful
• try
  to have a whole conversation with only eye contact and facial
  expressions
• sit
  back to back and feel each other’s heartbeat
• learn
  their favorite food and make it
• run
  errands together
• look
  at photos together
• take
  photos together
• go
  people watch
• have
  a staring contest
• learn
  something new together
• take
  turns leading each other on a nature walk blindfolded
• get
  to know each others family and friends
• draw
  or sculpt each other
• paint
  each other’s bodies
• play
  with kids together
• practicing
  a skill together
• sharing
  food
• being
  in comfortable clothes together
• waving
  goodbye
• being
  comfortable with each other’s bodily functions
• any others you can think of?

For aces everywhere!

For anyone everywhere

TAKE NOTE

romance-repulsed-aros:

why does nobody ever talk about how the belief of “romance is the top priority” is so toxic and dangerous? how it causes more harm than good?

this doesn’t even just affect aromantic people. this belief harms anyone and everyone.

there are people that literally believe their life has no point because they don’t have a significant other. there’s mentally ill/neurodivergent people that think they’re worthless and meaningless and disgusting because they can’t find someone who wants to date them, even if they’re showered with love from their friends and/or family. but the love only counts if it’s romantic, right?

society is constantly perpetuating the idea that you were born to find a romantic partner and that romance is the only way to be truly happy, and it’s so messed up. this completely disregards other great moments in life, like personal achievements that make you feel like you’re on top of the world and the things nobody glorifies simply because it’s not romance.

your pet(s) pulling a smile out of you every time you see them. having a deep, emotional talk with a friend and being reminded that someone cares about you. enjoying alone time with yourself. reaching a milestone or getting through a hard time. these things are so wonderful and amazing, but it’s not romance, so it doesn’t matter, right? it’s boring and insignificant.

and it really shows when questions like “do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend yet?” and “have you settled down with someone yet?” are asked. it shows how society thinks romance is the most important thing to experience in life. the “yet” implies that romance is a requirement, that you’ll have to find it eventually. but what if you don’t want to? if you simply aren’t interested in that stuff right now or if you won’t ever be interested?

romance is not everything. remember that. you were not born to “find someone” or to “have a soulmate”. you don’t need romance in your life for it to be a good one. you are allowed to not include it in your priorities. it doesn’t matter if nobody has a crush on you or wants to date you. it literally doesn’t matter. that has absolutely no importance to your worth as a human being. you were not brought into this world to impress and find a potential mate. you’re here to live and to do what makes you happy.

romance can be nice, but it is not everything. please, please remember that.

lovely-lovely-lanie:

acesappho:

anyway aro sapphics are just as important as ace sapphics and I will shun anyone who says otherwise

so i definitely read important as immortal but i’m pretty sure it still applies