Another intro post

Hello! My name is Maddy. Did it take anyone else quite long to go from "oh ace/aro! so that's a thing!" to "This is me."?

I think I first read about the term around 2011/2012 and it took me until this year to fully accept ace (gray-ace specifically) as a term for myself. It is funny, because I had no problem identifying with the label bi (bisexual at first, now biromantic) since I first heard it. I never thought I was straight, because as a child it didn't matter and when I got old enough to think that I should be able to tell other people how I identify (13 or 14, maybe? I am now 29, btw) bi felt natural and it has ever since.
Anyway, it was just something I wanted to share, wondering if others who are non-heteroromantic/non-heterosexual as well as ace/aro had experienced as well. And I guess it just shows how deeply rooted certain social expectations are in our heads.

I look forward to meeting you all, read about your experiences, laugh about some ace/aro jokes and maybe learn some new things :)