hiii, I am amatopunk in aropocalypse. I love this approach. I think the relationship escalator idea keeps people way from seeing the beauty in romantic non committed relationships and platonic partnerships. also, the expectations on escalating to a romantic partnership as quickly as possible ruin the overall experience of connecting with others. it also made me think about how a lot unrequired romantic love/unrequired platonic love and unrequired partnership could be seen in this new framework. tysm!
Hi friend! I'm so glad this was useful to you. I totally agree that there are two overlooked spaces here: platonic partnerships and romantic relationships that aren't partnership. This paper was focused on partnership, but I think romantic friendship (or adjacent relationship types) deserves some attention too. I would love to see more people get comfortable playing with other forms of intimacy in friendships, and recognizing the intimacy that is already there.
hiii, I am amatopunk in aropocalypse. I love this approach. I think the relationship escalator idea keeps people way from seeing the beauty in romantic non committed relationships and platonic partnerships. also, the expectations on escalating to a romantic partnership as quickly as possible ruin the overall experience of connecting with others. it also made me think about how a lot unrequired romantic love/unrequired platonic love and unrequired partnership could be seen in this new framework. tysm!
Hi friend! I'm so glad this was useful to you. I totally agree that there are two overlooked spaces here: platonic partnerships and romantic relationships that aren't partnership. This paper was focused on partnership, but I think romantic friendship (or adjacent relationship types) deserves some attention too. I would love to see more people get comfortable playing with other forms of intimacy in friendships, and recognizing the intimacy that is already there.