#fuck you aphobes

Imagine telling a sixth grader to take a twelfth grade math test and then saying, “well, everyone passes it eventually, you just haven’t found the right calculator for the job yet,” after they fail. Doesn’t that sound stupid? Putting a person in a situation they obviously don’t want to be in and forcing them to do something that they don’t understand?

It does sound stupid, doesn’t it. But that’s exactly what happens to every aromantic person who gets “you should at least try dating, you probably just haven’t found the right person,” as a response to their aromanticism. STOP SAYING THAT. It doesn’t make any sense and makes aros feel so isolated. Romantic love isn’t necessary for happiness.