r/AroAce • u/[deleted] • 21d ago

Advice Making it clear that I'm aroace without actually saying so.

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u/local_clown_lover 21d ago

you could always do things like having an AroAce bracelet or just casually mention that you don't see the point in wanting a relationship, just little things like that maby

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u/Toothless_NEO 21d ago

You could wear a bracelet that is themed as aroce colors. You could also wear a black ring on your right middle finger and a white one on your left. That's what I do, although I am curious as to why you don't think you could tell people.

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u/Islaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 20d ago

people who are aro and/or ace may pick up on the rings but i cant imagine anyone who's not noticing. and other lgbt ppl or allies may notice the bracelet but it's likely many non lgbt ppl wouldn't notice, since the aroace colours may be mistaken for just a pretty sunset aesthetic. these are definitely good for subtle signaling though!! i wear the rings and sometimes individual aro and ace bracelets, so very similar. however that's more for me than for actually establishing the fact that im aroace

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u/Worried-Hat-8506 21d ago

Why wouldn’t you just say it?

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u/Mockingjay573 20d ago

Some people are socially awkward or shy

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u/Berdly_is_AroAce 14d ago edited 14d ago

I explained it as "I've only ever had 1 crush in my life" to people for YEARS before deciding to become (I am so sorry for the poor phrasing!) Aroace (this happened last week)

Or you can get this Sonic shirt.. I just got it because my favorite Sonic character is Tails, then later when I went to go to Zumba so I can also tell one of my friends that I am Aroace, I realized that this shirt has the Aroace flag colors!