Tag Archives: wtfromantic

Updating the Map: Romantic Attraction and Friendship vs. Romance

Posted on October 31, 2015 by Elizabeth

This post is for the October 2015 Carnival of Aces. The theme is aromanticism and the aromantic spectrum. Cross-posted to Prismatic Entanglements. Until relatively recently, I never considered whether I might be on the aromantic spectrum. It was patently obvious … 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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Scripts Are a Bug, Not a Feature

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Sciatrix

A few days ago, a post calling for scripts for queerplatonic/aromantic relationships popped up on Tumblr and into my feeds. The first time I saw it, my visceral, immediate reaction was to be uncomfortable and unhappy with it. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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