Am I missing out?

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>>6848842
Romance isn't the same for everyone. Just look at all the variations in love songs. Even a single artist can have love songs that describe extremely different relationships/romances.

Personally, I've only been "in love" three times and all three times have been really unpleasant. I was unable to speak to them coherently, I had trouble maintaining eye contact, and being in their vicinity made it hard to think. None of those feelings went anywhere; all the girls were straight and/or taken, not that I would have had the nerve to ask them out. I would not recommend it.

Movies and songs feature unrealistic depiction of romance. The relationships in them are too perfect. A lot of love and feelings go unrequited.

Are you "missing out"? Maybe. If you're talking about the perfect, wonderful romances seen in movies and songs, then most of us are "missing out".

I don't think romance is comparable to friendship. None of my friendships have made me so uncomfortable and unhappy. Maybe it's amazing when romances work out, perhaps someone who has had good relationships can chime in.

There are literally millions of facets of the human experience and existence that you have no idea of and thus will miss out on. That's true for every human that has ever lived.

If you don't care for something, don't waste your precious time worrying about it. Find out what you like and focus on that, you're wasting energy worrying about nothing.

Aro-ace? Yeah. Yeah I'd say your missing out on quite a lot.

I want a close friendship where we can be roommates, cuddle, hold hands, watch movies, hang out, and talk about anything. That's hard to create though.