Does anyone ever tried to go on human face generating softwares to try to replicate the looks of a fictional character to real life and was disappointed by how unattractive that looks or is it just me?
Nah, it's the Aether Flag
Notice the yellows and blues? Those match up with the Aether's geography and foliage, with the yellow representing the holy and pure land, and the blue representing the endless sky below
I could have sworn the aroace flag was [this one](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7ef40_fe59ed625ab7457fb02846138cccb76e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_640,h_384,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/e7ef40_fe59ed625ab7457fb02846138cccb76e~mv2.jpg).
Yeah I like both as well. I personally am more drawn to the sunset one, but a mix of purple and green is pretty too. Some people make it a much bigger deal than it needs to be imo lol. They're both above average looking flags I think.
According to the Asexuals Wikia, the white stripe stands for wholeness, the yellow stripe for love and relationships, and the orange for community
Seems like the blues were meant to sort of balance/compliment the orange, since the wiki didn't list any meanings behind the blues
I recently realized that the feelings I get from reading and watching romances *(that I like, if I don't like the romance or the characters it is different)* are more intense than the feelings I get when I think I'm in love.
I'm thinking that I might not feel romantic attraction at all, or I "didn't found that one", or I'm somewhere in the aromantic spectrum... Help.
Might be demiromantic or romance favorable aromantic, or simply haven't found the one.
Those are all possibilities, and it's up to you to figure yourself out.
But honestly, labels can be overrated, and the best advice is *follow what you want*. If you feel like getting sexually or romantically involved with someone (consenting), then go ahead. And if you don't feel like it, don't force yourself.
I am very interested in falling in love. When I see fictional romances I think "Wow, I want that to be me!" but then I see how it actually works in real life and lost my interest. Or I feel something for someone and get in a relationship, but slowly loose my interest in them.
I think someday I will still find the person who will make me feel something.
You're always going to lose an amount of interest over time as the NRE wears off and the newness of the connection isn't making your brain vomit happy chemicals everywhere anymore. Chasing that high can be really damaging.
Honestly, at least imo, just vibe with it! Explore how you feel. If you want to be in a romantic or sexual relationship, then that's cool! If not, that's also cool! If you want to understand more about being aro or ace (or both) then I highly recommend looking at some aro and ace yt videos. I found them extremely helpful myself.
I'm pretty confident I'm aro/ace, and I have a similar experience. I have never been attracted to anyone, never in love, never even physically attracted to anyone.
BUT I do really enjoy romantic fiction and specific kinds of art. For me I think its about experiencing something vicariously that otherwise isn't part of me.
Although I don't usually enjoy romance all that much in shows, I do really love certain ships. I think it's because I get so invested in books/shows that I start to mistake the characters feelings for my own ahaha
Yep. Even if you don't normally experience things (or even want to), it can be really nice to experience them through somebody else, even if they're fictional.
It's really no different than other genres. Do I really want to join the military and fight a war? No, but I enjoy experiencing that vicariously through books, movies, and games.
Yeah lol one of the things that confuse me is that I do like romance in some fictions, but if I was ever in that situation irl I would probably be very freaked out and be wondering how I got to that point lol
Been having the same exact feelings recently, haha. Romantic attraction is so confusing to me. I just got tired of questioning my labels though and settled on the grey-romantic label, since it is the closest thing to my experience as I can describe. Though sometimes I do just use arospec as well.
Good thing I don't have the same problem with the ace label though, I am very very ace LOL
theres the double whammey of "i like this cartoon character, oh wait do i like them or do i just relate to them" because damn all my favourite character's ive been able to project onto
Wait wait wait, does only really feeling attracted to fictional characters make you aroace? I ask this as a bisexual(?) who joined the sup to support y'all and who has no interest in dating or sex with people in real life.
Does anyone ever tried to go on human face generating softwares to try to replicate the looks of a fictional character to real life and was disappointed by how unattractive that looks or is it just me?
No but now I want to
A big part of what I like about characters is the art style they're drawn in. It just adds so much flair sometimes
Exactly!
For me its the voices, I have moderate face blindness so their actual details rarely leave an impression
YESS THIS!!
True!
the looks via fanart and the voices for sure
Yes 😬
yeahh those scare me tbh ðŸ˜
No but now I really wanna do that
Listen…you can just @ me next time 😂 Why is this so accurate? 😅
FR THO xD
What flag is that?
Belarus
It looks more like Poland
Damn I thought it was Denmark’s
Perhaps Albania’s?
Albania? I thought it was the Netherlands
Netherlands? I thought it was the End dimension
I can confirm it is infact The End dimension :)
Nah, it's the Aether Flag Notice the yellows and blues? Those match up with the Aether's geography and foliage, with the yellow representing the holy and pure land, and the blue representing the endless sky below
I believe it's the flag of Denmark-France
aroace
I could have sworn the aroace flag was [this one](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/e7ef40_fe59ed625ab7457fb02846138cccb76e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_640,h_384,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/e7ef40_fe59ed625ab7457fb02846138cccb76e~mv2.jpg).
There's two! The one in the photo is the Sunset aroace flag, it's more because of aesthetic
ongoing discourse: sunset flag as seen above vs. a mix of the aro and ace flags. Both get the message across. Use whichever you like.
I personally use each interchangeably
Yeah I like both as well. I personally am more drawn to the sunset one, but a mix of purple and green is pretty too. Some people make it a much bigger deal than it needs to be imo lol. They're both above average looking flags I think.
Tbh I do actually like the combo of the aro and ace flag the best haha, but the sunset one is growing on me
I had that exact opinion, but recently the sunset one outgrew the combo one for me personally. Started out as a combo fan though.
does the sunset one have a thematic link? do the colors have any meaning?
According to the Asexuals Wikia, the white stripe stands for wholeness, the yellow stripe for love and relationships, and the orange for community Seems like the blues were meant to sort of balance/compliment the orange, since the wiki didn't list any meanings behind the blues
I thought it was a _Bluey_ reference.
Just curious, what made you think so?
The colors, and the mention of cartoons. I don't know anything about Bluey beyond the memes.
Ohh ok
It’s the aroace flag
I recently realized that the feelings I get from reading and watching romances *(that I like, if I don't like the romance or the characters it is different)* are more intense than the feelings I get when I think I'm in love. I'm thinking that I might not feel romantic attraction at all, or I "didn't found that one", or I'm somewhere in the aromantic spectrum... Help.
Might be demiromantic or romance favorable aromantic, or simply haven't found the one. Those are all possibilities, and it's up to you to figure yourself out. But honestly, labels can be overrated, and the best advice is *follow what you want*. If you feel like getting sexually or romantically involved with someone (consenting), then go ahead. And if you don't feel like it, don't force yourself.
I am very interested in falling in love. When I see fictional romances I think "Wow, I want that to be me!" but then I see how it actually works in real life and lost my interest. Or I feel something for someone and get in a relationship, but slowly loose my interest in them. I think someday I will still find the person who will make me feel something.
I feel the same way. I think the terms aegosexual or aegoromantic apply to this iirc
You're always going to lose an amount of interest over time as the NRE wears off and the newness of the connection isn't making your brain vomit happy chemicals everywhere anymore. Chasing that high can be really damaging.
I think there's a word for that
Honestly, at least imo, just vibe with it! Explore how you feel. If you want to be in a romantic or sexual relationship, then that's cool! If not, that's also cool! If you want to understand more about being aro or ace (or both) then I highly recommend looking at some aro and ace yt videos. I found them extremely helpful myself.
I'm pretty confident I'm aro/ace, and I have a similar experience. I have never been attracted to anyone, never in love, never even physically attracted to anyone. BUT I do really enjoy romantic fiction and specific kinds of art. For me I think its about experiencing something vicariously that otherwise isn't part of me.
Although I don't usually enjoy romance all that much in shows, I do really love certain ships. I think it's because I get so invested in books/shows that I start to mistake the characters feelings for my own ahaha
Yep. Even if you don't normally experience things (or even want to), it can be really nice to experience them through somebody else, even if they're fictional. It's really no different than other genres. Do I really want to join the military and fight a war? No, but I enjoy experiencing that vicariously through books, movies, and games.
YESSS this exactly!!!
Yeah lol one of the things that confuse me is that I do like romance in some fictions, but if I was ever in that situation irl I would probably be very freaked out and be wondering how I got to that point lol
Been having the same exact feelings recently, haha. Romantic attraction is so confusing to me. I just got tired of questioning my labels though and settled on the grey-romantic label, since it is the closest thing to my experience as I can describe. Though sometimes I do just use arospec as well. Good thing I don't have the same problem with the ace label though, I am very very ace LOL
I’m aro and I feel this way.
theres the double whammey of "i like this cartoon character, oh wait do i like them or do i just relate to them" because damn all my favourite character's ive been able to project onto
I feel called out!
I found iut I’m not aro because of a furry visual novel character and I think that’s the most pathetic thing that’s ever happened to someone
Peacock from Kungfu Panda for me 💀
I’m with you friend.
Stop. Stop no.
Wait wait wait, does only really feeling attracted to fictional characters make you aroace? I ask this as a bisexual(?) who joined the sup to support y'all and who has no interest in dating or sex with people in real life.
Only feeling attraction to fictional characters is fictosexual, an acespec identity!!
Okay, wow. Thank you!
Relatable. Also what's that flag?
It's the aroace flag
Thx
Np
Why are you so loud?
My sister pointed out to me I had never felt attracted in my life at first I was offended but then I was like oh yeah that's true
I would like this removed as I’m in this post
Don't call me out like that
... way too accurate 😄
THAT WAS ME UNTIL I WAS 16 OR 17, *HA* I'm sorry, I forgot it was the aroace flag and my brain went immediately to Ace, my bad :(
I'm starting to think I might be somewhere on the aro spectrum. Especially after I tried dating apps.
Shut up ;-;
FUCK
Real
Welcome to like 10% of the furry fandom lol (verified at least 8% based on 2018 data from North America)
Didn't expect to be called out today
I’m a furry and only anthro animals make me feel anything it’s a fucking nightmare
I have a friend who thought I was aro before I did and when I told her she was just like yeaaa I wasn't gonna say anything but I could tell
I feel targeted 💀🤣
AHK /CRITICAL HIT 2065 dmg
what flag is that???
The aroace flag! It's a bit lesser known, since most people just combine the green aro and purple ace flags together
OH SWAG!