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lihea · 9 years ago
:D
Cool. I'm glad my q's didn't offend you. Sometimes it's difficult to get the tone of what someone's saying when you can only read and don't have info about body language, intonation etc.
So, i was wondering, for myself one of the appeals in having a relationship is the companionship that comes along with it, you know? Having someone to wake up with, go to sleep with, someone to hang out with and share your most private thoughts and stuff with.
Do you still want those things?
ruiningtheeffect · 9 years ago
See, the waking up with someone and going to sleep with them thing is something I've never really wanted. It's just a really weird concept for me. As for the hanging out and sharing private thoughts and stuff, I typically go and hang out with my best friends. Personally, I think that as long as you've built up enough trust with someone you should be able to tell them anything you want to without getting a whole lot of feelings involved
lihea · 9 years ago
This is really the most interesting view point I've heard in a long time. It's completely understandable and logical, and at the same time so far from my own way of thinking. I really want to learn more about this.
So can I ask you if you'd liek to have kids? Of course, no one has to be in a relationship to have them anymore, and I wonder how you look at them. Like, do you feel any appeal in having them? Or is it something you're not to crazy about?
And on a personal level, are you the type of person who likes their privacy and enjoys being by yourself?
I am much of a loner, I don't like to have many friends, and even when I'm in a relationship I need to have a few days a week where I just chill with myself and no one else. It sometimes creates tension between new friends and partners, because they want to socialize a lot and I am just like " well, I got a new book and 2 bags of candy, I gotta take care of these things first" lol.
Do you feel the same? Does that contribute.....
lihea · 9 years ago
...to why there's little appeal in waking up and going to sleep with someone else?
loveless · 9 years ago
Lihea, it really depends on the person, for example, I indentify myself as aro/ace mostly, mainly because I've never been interested in pursuing any sort of relationship with anyone, even if the person were reaaaaally nice, but who knows if that'll remain forever (based on what I told my coworker). You asked about kids, right? There is no way someone will ever convince me to have kids my own, ever since I was 12, that's been something that was on my mind, and 10 years later I still remain saying I won't have kids, but like I said before, I wouldn't be opposed to adopt a child.
Like you, I'm a introvert, even being with my friends can be exhausting. Whenever I go in my "get away, I need my space" phase, I'll try to avoid my friends as best as possible. For a while, they wondered what the heck was going on, until they I more or less told them. If I feel that way with my friends, how am I going to feel with a partner?
loveless · 9 years ago
What piss me off, more than anything, it's people, strangers, telling me "oh, don't worry, you'll see you were wrong and someone will be there telling you how wrong you were." kind of thing. Don't do that, it's annoying.
To your last question.... there is no... honestly, I don't know how to answer it. We are not emontionless people, robots, or whatever other term you might like to coin. Our needs are different; we don't feel that need of being in a relationship to feel some sense of companionship.
ruiningtheeffect · 9 years ago
I'm not too keen on having kids for a couple reasons. One, (if we're talking about /having/ kids) everything involved in that idea freaks me out, and two, I have three younger siblings so I think I've had my fair share of child-raising considering I'm 14.5 years older than my little brother. As for the other question, I really enjoy being by myself. I mean I have some close friends who I'll hang out with but I'm honestly the happiest if you give me headphones, a good book, and complete solitude for a bit
lihea · 9 years ago
I never wanted to give you the idea that I look at you as a robot, or as emotionless! Sorry if it came across like that! You don't seem to fit any of those descriptions as far as I can tell :) You seem very nice and in some ways very much like me.
Like me, you're also content by yourself and like you, I also don't want to have children.
At least, none that are biologically mine. For one pregnancy freaks me out. Completely. And second, I worry about overpopulation, then third I don't feel it's right to make the choice to bring another living being into the world, and 4th because I thin there are just way too many children that need a home and don't have one. All these combined make me feel that having biological kids is just a very selfish thing to do.
I'm sorry if people have behaved as if it's just a fase you're going through. I can assure you I'm not one of those people. I am, however, very curious when I run into things I don't know anything about, which is why I'm bombarding...
lihea · 9 years ago
you with questions.
ruiningtheeffect · 9 years ago
Lihea, I think it's great your asking questions and that you're being really nice about it. I don't feel like I'm being bombarded with questions or that you're being disrespectful. What Loveless said at first about it depending all on the person is completely true though. I've only met a few other aro/ace people and we've all had different thoughts on what being aro/ace means to us
loveless · 9 years ago
Nah, it's refreshing. You are curious, your questions haven't come across as something offensive. It's not overpopulation i'm worried about, if i have the means to give someone something new, different, i'll do it.
and thanks, for being really understanding.
corbett · 9 years ago
Pan female
nikanixx · 9 years ago
Bi female ;)
fruitcakecat · 9 years ago
bi and genderfluid.
idontevenknow · 9 years ago
Greyhomosexual homoromantic demifemale
deleted · 9 years ago
Straight female. I went out with a girl before but it just wasn't for me. Strong supporter of the LGBTQ community though! My mum is bi, mostly dated girls when I was little. Now she's married to my papa (technically my step dad, but he's the only dad I've ever had. I was a test tube baby)
lihea · 9 years ago
No, thank you guys for being so open with me :)
I love meeting people who have very different views then my own. I think that we all look at the world from our own perspective, and can report only what our truth is, but to get a better understanding of the world itself, and possibly some underlying mechanism, we have to look at everyone's truth and see what the combination shows us.
So thank you two again for answering my questions. I feel like i've seen a bit of a world I'd never even considered before. Many thanks for that.
loveless · 9 years ago
Not a problem dear ^^, I understand your curiosity (wouldn't be a good scientist-to-be if I didn't). It was truly gratifying having someone willing to listen the reasons as to why we identify as aro/ace or even gray (like idontevenknow), feel free to ask away¬
deleted · 9 years ago
HA, you're all.... *clears throat*.... GAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY :P
xxscreamokittyxx · 9 years ago
@durell479
Can't deny that <3 XP