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How to handle friends who dismiss your aromantic identity

I told my best friend I'm aromantic and now she acts like I'm broken or lying to myself, constantly suggesting I just haven't met the right person yet.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Being invalidated by those we trust most challenges our sense of self-knowledge and creates isolation precisely where we seek understanding.

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