5 Ways Amatonormativity Sets Harmful Relationship Norms For Us All

“When you’re a kid, they tell you it’s all: Grow up. Get a job. Get married. Get a house. Have a kid, and that’s it.

But the truth is, the world is so much stranger than that. It’s so much darker. And so much madder. And so much better.”

–Elton, from Doctor Who episode “Love and Monsters”

I’ve never heard truer words spoken.

And for those of us who are aromantic (an orientation comprised of a complete lack of romantic interest, behaviors, and relationships), we understand it in a…