The Identity That Explains a Lifetime of Fake Crushes

Beducated: https://beduc.at/pd2631-queercollective
TomboyX code: code QUEER15 for 15% off your order https://tomboyx.com/
Download FEELD: https://feeld.onelink.me/TRZt/queer
Watch In The Closet: https://youtu.be/MO6d8iz8Pn4?si=MnGNx4VA7kpyyDuu
Join Our Patreon: https://patreon.com/QueerCollective

We’re unpacking aromanticism. What if the person everyone calls cold, avoidant, or emotionally unavailable simply doesn’t experience romantic attraction? We’re tracing the misunderstood world of aromanticism; From the rise of the aro label and the pressure of amatonormativity to the myths that confuse aromantic people with trauma, autism, asexuality, or commitment issues. We’re also asking the gay little question society hates most: can intimacy, partnership, and sex exist without romance?

CONTACT US
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/queer.collective/
Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@queercollectivepodcast
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/queer.collective.to/
Website: https://www.queercollectiveto.com/
Email: queer.collective.to@gmail.com

00:00 Aromantic or Emotionally Unavailable?
01:26 What Does Aromantic Mean?
05:54 Sex Without Romance
13:30 What Falling in Love Feels Like
19:20 Am I Aromantic?
35:05 Aromantic vs. Asexual
39:17 The Aromantic Spectrum
47:28 What Is Amatonormativity?
51:34 Marriage Before Romantic Love
57:44 Aromantic People in History
1:06:15 How Aromanticism Got Its Name
1:14:26 Does “Love Is Love” Exclude Aros?
1:20:52 Aromantic Myths
1:35:15 Allo-Aro or Fuckboy?
1:42:14 Why Aromantics Aren’t Taken Seriously

Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.