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For as long as he can remember, Jughead Jones has found the idea of dating weird beyond belief. As a kid, he saw adults kissing on TV and grimaced, and stared incredulously when his classmates started crushing on each other. It just didn’t make sense to him.
Although, it still doesn’t make sense to him, even now; Jughead is unsure if he will ever understand the entire idea of romantic love. But at least now, at sixteen years of age, Jughead knows why he doesn’t get it. He isn’t just weird. He is aromantic.
He discovered asexuality last year, when eating a large burger in Archie’s bedroom. His best friend, who recently came out as bi, told Jughead about how some people are asexual. And something clicked in Jughead’s mind. And it was at that moment that Jughead discovered he is ace.
But that didn’t quite explain everything. Through research online, Jughead learne that many asexual people still experience romantic attraction and want to date and kiss. But Jughead, who would rather never eat a burger again if it got him out of going on a date, isn’t like that. He is totally repulsed by romance.
And that’s when he discovered the label for him: aromantic. And everything truly clicked into place. So that’s why he’d rather die than kiss someone and he thinks burgers are better than romance – because he’s aro.
And that’s the way he is meant to be.