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When aromantic preferences conflict with social milestones

My college friends are all coupling up and moving in together while I'm genuinely excited about living alone forever, but I worry I'm missing out on something essential to human experience.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Diverging from normative life trajectories can trigger existential doubt about whether one's authentic preferences represent fulfillment or avoidance.

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