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An aromantic is a person who experiences little or no romantic attraction to others. Where romantic people have an emotional need to be with another person in a romantic relationship, aromantics are often satisfied with friendships and other non-romantic relationships. What distinguishes romantic relationships from a non-romantic relationships can vary diversely, but often includes physical connection (holding hands, cuddling, etc.) The aromantic attribute is usually considered to be innate and not a personal choice, just as the lack of sexual attraction is innate to asexuals.Credit: Asexual Visible & Education Network

Blogs

• Aromantic Spectrum Awareness Week (AroSpec)
• Ask an Aromantic

Posts & articles

• Anagnori: Handy words for people questioning if they’re aromantic
• Anagnori: Different kinds of love
• Asexuality Archive: …And then what?
• Buzzfeed: 5 myths about aromanticism
• Intimacy Cartography: Let’s talk about (a)romantics

Comics

• Checkhov and Owl: You're aromantic but you have a girlfriend?
• Checkhov and Owl: Autobiographical story about a hopeless aromantic

FAQ

• Thinking Aro: An aromantic primer
• AroSpec: Ask us

Forums

• Asexual Visible & Education Network: Conversation about romantic orientations