Monthly Archives: January 2014

Linkspam: January 31st, 2014

Posted on January 31, 2014 by queenieofaces

Every Friday, we will share links to news, blogs, and anything else we find interesting.  We can’t catch everything, so you are invited to self-promote in the comments! anagnori writes about things they wish they had known when they first thought … Continue reading →

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My reactions to non-normative relationships

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Siggy

I desire long-term exclusive romantic relationships.  Save for the same-sex issue, my primary relationships are normative.  I also prefer casual, take-it-or-leave-it friendships, the kind where it’s unnecessary to negotiate commitment, the future, or anything whatsoever.  Most of those “friends” I … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: January 28th, 2014

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Sciatrix

If you’re in a relationship, how did that happen? Did you explicitly start dating or looking for a partner, or did you fall into a relationship unexpectedly? My partners and I fell into things, without really expecting anything to happen. … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: January 24th, 2014

Posted on January 24, 2014 by queenieofaces

Every Friday, we will share links to news, blogs, and anything else we find interesting.  We can’t catch everything, so you are invited to self-promote in the comments! Kristina Gupta wrote about asexuality in non-human animals. The Asexuality Studies Interest Group … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: January 21st, 2014

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Aydan

What’s your favorite gift that you’ve ever given someone? What’s your favorite gift that you’ve ever received?

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Linkspam: January 17th, 2014

Posted on January 17, 2014 by queenieofaces

Every Friday, we will share links to news, blogs, and anything else we find interesting.  We can’t catch everything, so you are invited to self-promote in the comments! redbeardace has been running a series on ace things he’d like to see. … Continue reading →

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Question of the Week: January 14th, 2014

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Sciatrix

In the last few months at the Agenda, we’ve talked about some ace community concepts that don’t see much discussion, like aesthetic attraction and sex repulsion/aversion. Are there aspects of your sexuality that you find important that aren’t discussed much? 

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The Earth moves beneath us

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Siggy

There’s a reason I like learning about foreign language communities: by looking at communities which have been mostly isolated from us, we discover how much of our community framework is contingent. In Japanese communities, aromantic and romantic asexuals are separate … Continue reading →

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I don’t understand dating, so I’m getting married

Posted on January 11, 2014 by Sciatrix

Recently, one of my partners and I got engaged. DOMA falling suddenly made it an option for them to emigrate to the US and live with me, and once that was a serious option on the table it quickly got … Continue reading →

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Linkspam: January 10th, 2014

Posted on January 10, 2014 by queenieofaces

Every Friday, we will share links to news, blogs, and anything else we find interesting.  We can’t catch everything, so you are invited to self-promote in the comments! Verbs, Not Nouns has some thoughts on aesthetic attraction. nextstepcake has some advice … Continue reading →

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