I am 13 years old and a boy and I am aromantic. I already came out to two of my friends. One is also part of the community (pan) and one is just my best friend and I have a hard time talking to people in general, especially my family but I do want to come out somewhere during 2026. Do you have some tips and tricks for it?
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zinc anchor
lusty lily
I am 13 years old and a boy and I am aromantic. I already came out to two of my ...
- Don't come out to your parents or anyone if you feel like it would result in harm done to you in any way.
- Be ready for questions from your parents. They will probably be curious about it since aromanticism is fairly unknown.
- Be patient with your parents if they don't react the way you'd like them to. It's a new situation for them, they didn't expect having to deal with this. Coming to terms with it could take some time.
- Try to feel the waters by bringing up lgbtq topics casually and see how they react
- Don't make a big deal out of it. Just tell them casually when having dinner or breakfast or whenever
hazy plover
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timid pine
yeah, first thing you need to do before coming out is make sure that you’ll be safe. like ariska said try testing the waters by bringing up lgbtq topics, if you’re nervous about that you could also put on a movie with lgbtq characters and see how they react.
coming out is very personal to you and there’s no right or wrong way to do it. you can do it casually if you want, you can sit down a have a longer talk about sexuality - whatever you’re most comfortable with. i came out to my mom as bi with a long phone call and came out to my dad by casually mentioning it the same day. depending on how knowledgeable your friends and parents are you will might have to explain aromantic them, so be prepared to do that. if you want i have some links to sites that can help explain what aro is and answer common questions (like the frustrating arent you too young one) that you can share with them if that helps.