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 Big rant about romance and crap because yeahg.

 I'm gonna start with the awful expectations of the world and try not to make this a rant about society in general because that's also a really big thing i despise. 

But there's a lot expectations for ppl when they get older?? One of them is that when people become adults, they apparently have to get a partner of the opposite gender and have kids and generally have a big chunk of their life be romance-based, And even little kids!!

 Can I hang out with a guy without my parents shipping me with him? Can I exist without my relatives asking if I have a partner of some sort? Can I play truth or dare without being asked about my non-existent crush

 Like please I am literally just some teenager writing fanfiction about utdr and gay dragons let me live for a bit!! 

I think it's so messed up that even super young kids are IMMEDIATELY expected to start fantasizing about marriage and having kids and being super romantic. 

Pretending to be married with my friend for funnies is ironically the only way I can survive the "who do you have a crush on" question I've been asked so many times. But also if I be really vague about it people get pissed and leave

 and besides those expectations of having some kind of romantic part of your life, there's the stuff people expect to be strictly for people who are in a relationship. This includes, but is not limited to,

- cuddling

- holding hands??

-wearing someone else's hoodie 

- people touching at all

- saying "I love you"

Can ANYTHING be platonic? Why are there things that have to be strictly romantic? People need to normalize not liking anyone romantically, or not having a crush, or not always having a partner, or not wanting to have kids.

 But if someone DOES like anyone romantically, or have a crush, or have a partner, or want to have kids, suddenly everyone else is entitled to wanting the same thing. Like good for you yeah but keep it to yourself jfc