Thread:Blackphoenix the SkyWing NightWing/@comment-39024013-20190804100940/@comment-32353824-20190804132848

Alright, so the first time I considered it was when I first found the term: aromantic/asexual. Aromantic meant one who didn't experience romantic attraction, and asexual was someone who lacked sexual attraction. At the time, it had already been a while since I passed the "confused pre-teen/teen age" where everyone seemed to be getting into relationships and more.

Strangely enough, I never got a crush on anybody. No one really sparked my interest. I'd gotten squishes before, though, and lots of them; back then I didn't know the difference between a squish and a crush. So I thought I couldn't identify with the term.

But I still wanted a definite answer. I looked back on my squishes and thought, ''Have I ever wanted to have sex with these people? Or have I ever been attracted to their bodies instead of something else?''

For that, the answer turned out to be no, so I was asexual. For aromantic it was a little harder. I asked myself, ''Have I ever been interested in having a romantic relationship with these people? ''

And that, too, was no. My squishes were all platonic/aesthetic/emotional, etc.

So I found out I was aroace by looking back on previous squishes and drawing the line between sexual and romantic attraction and other types of attraction.

I'm sorry if this was too long or not detailed enough, though y'all can send me a message if you wish