your-friendly-aroace:

Little too much love

Friend: I love you

Me: Naw, love ya too bro

Friend: no i mean like.. Be my girl-/boyfriend

Me, aroace: Whoa okay that’s a little too much love. *slowly backs up*

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ace-thinks:

Friendly reminder that not all ace people are white

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millyredhead:

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aspec-positivity:

Two asexuals sitting in a tree

K-i-s-s-i-n-g

Because Asexuality doesn’t mean

You can’t enjoy doing

Things like kissing

And even

Sex

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aintnohollafront:

Affirmations for Asexuals Playing the Dating Game

For the aces who are playing the dating game and are dealing with your fair share of frustrations, here are some simple affirmations:

1. Asexuality is not a flaw. It is a valid sexual orientation, not a condition that needs to be fixed.
2. Asexuality does not make you any less desirable as a romantic partner. You are as worthy of love as everyone else. You have just as much to offer as anyone else.
3. The right time to bring up your asexuality to a date is whenever it feels comfortable for you. You aren’t “deceiving” anyone if you choose to wait before disclosing this part of yourself to a romantic interest, and you don’t owe anyone this knowledge. It makes total sense if you choose to wait until you trust the person more to come out to them.
4. When you do come out, keep in mind that you are divulging something personal about yourself. Your date’s reaction will provide excellent insight about their personality and values. Any decent person will appreciate and honor what you’re sharing with them.
5. Nobody gets brownie points for dating you “despite” your sexuality. Someone who is willing to date an asexual should not be placed on a pedestal by you or anyone else.
6. There are plenty of allosexuals who would be fine with dating an asexual and plenty who would not. Either way, that is not a value judgment about you as a person.
7. You don’t have to push yourself past your comfort zone to please a partner. You don’t have to behave in a way that is foreign or difficult for you in order to please a partner. You don’t have to pretend to not be asexual in order to please a partner.
8. You can say no. You are allowed to have boundaries. Your boundaries are just as valid as anyone else’s.
9. Compromise isn’t compromise if you’re the only one extending yourself.
10. Internalized acephobia is real. It might be something you grapple with while you’re dating or in a relationship. It might tell you that you’re an inferior partner because of your sexual orientation. Don’t listen to it; if you do listen to it, don’t believe it.
11. You don’t need to “make up” for being asexual. That’s the internalized acephobia talking.
12. You don’t owe anyone sex.
13. Having sex doesn’t make you any less asexual.
14. There are so many more ways to express love for someone other than having sex with them.
15. Your partners are privileged to date you. You have so much to teach others about love, emotional connection, and the human experience.

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riannastudies:

Science study tips and tricks

I’ve been involved with science related class since I was a freshman in high school, and I’ve found that I tend to do rather well in these courses. My friends usually asked me to help them study for this reason and I’ve found these things to help the best !!

• DO NOT MEMORIZE

- I swear to you, memorizing only fucks you over in the end. The most productive way is to actually sit and understand the material. Listen to your teacher/professors, read the books, read the PowerPoints and ask questions. Memorizing in science related courses will only cause you trouble when it comes to exams because these exams are more comprehensive.

• If you can teach it, you understand it.

- study with a group and act like a teacher. If you can teach the material effectively, you know the material.

• STRUCTURE = FUNCTION

- for classes like biology, anatomy and physiology, understand the structure and you will understand the function. Prime example, the rough ER (endoplasmic reticulum) is covered in ribosome because it’s main function is protein synthesis. Cardiac tissue has intercalated discs to allow for communication between the tissues. Etc. The structure always determines the function.

• Make connections to past knowledge of the subject.

-Courses like biology are cumulative and so this means each course only builds to previous knowledge. Basic biology and over time it gets to the nitty-gritty.

• DRAW

- this goes with understand the structure and function but also with processes such as glycolysis and photosynthesis. It always helps to draw it out so you can get a feel for how it works. Learning to visualize how it all comes together is always a help on any exams.

• Understand the beauty of it all. Finding the beauty in how intricate biology is will make you more interested in the topic. The details are raw and nature is amazing. “If it isn’t broken, don’t try to fix it.”

apollinaresart:

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