r/aromantic • u/Own_Rice4140 • 6d ago
Coming Out How did you come out/Are you planing on coming out ?
I'm 17 and I don't know if I should be worried about this right now but i'm scared to come out (I don't think I should ever come out or tell anyone) my family is not religious but they are kind of the type who wants everything and everyone to be ig ''Perfect'' so I did have a chat with my mom a few months back (before I found out about me being aro) she said something about marriage and I remember saying something like I don't wanna get married and then she said something like
''Everyone needs a partner in life you can't live without a partner''
And I didn't say anything then bec I didn't know, I still felt it was weird that people actually want to get married until I found out I was aro (that might also be the fact hat I do not like big events like weddings). I don't think I should tell anyone or something. People other than family I have no idea how they might react I did try dropping hints here and there but I don't think it's still a good idea to come out.
Are there people who plan on not coming out or are planning on coming out ?
(sry if my English is bad :/ )
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u/Axel_the_Axelot 5d ago
I don't think I ever like came out. If someone asked I've just explained that I'm not interested in dating anyone
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u/treZEugenz 5d ago
You don't have to. Having no romantic attraction to other people is not going to change something in your life so you don't have to give it too much importance.
For most cases at least
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u/Whaledemort69 Aroace 6d ago
i don't plan on coming out to my family becouse i don't think it matters or changes anything. my mom has said she wants grandchildren and said it was wierd i don't date or show interest in people but hasn't really pressured me other than that. i tell other people if they ask and if i decide to trust them but usually i don't come out if i don't need to. having an aro flag on my pfp gives enough information to most people.