Hi! / trying to figure it out

Lizzy

Hey guys I’m Lizzy and I’m not ace, but I’m somewhere far on the aro spectrum. I am trying to figure out the technical terms for what I am even though I don’t find much importance in labels, I’ve used aro for a while. Some may find this is TMI, so fair warning: I have been in a serious relationship before–at least as serious as it can get in high school–and we were together for a year. I loved him, but I think it was a different kind of love than other people have, one that was based on a different level of trust or something like that. I was definitely sexually attracted to him and I loved the physical contact (cuddling, hugging, etc.) but even the thought of romantic gestures makes me uncomfortable. Does anyone else relate?