The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide, Cody DaigleOrians
The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide, Cody DaigleOrians
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The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide
Making It Work in Friendship, Love, and Sex

Author: Cody Daigle-Orians

Narrator: Cody Daigle-Orians

Unabridged: 7 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: John Murray

Published: 01/30/2025

Synopsis

'A must read relationship guide' - School Library Journal
'One of the books I'd deliver to my younger self' - Jeffrey Marsh

Should I be upfront with someone I'm interested in that I'm ace or aro?
How do I get people to respect my boundaries around intimacy?
What if I don't want intimacy at all?
Is it selfish to pursue a relationship if I don't want romance?

These questions are not only a source of deep anxiety and frustration for ace and aro people - but limit the heights that ace and aro folks believe they can reach for in their lives. These questions make us believe that we should settle for less, when in fact we all deserve more.

Whether we're talking about friendships, romantic relationships, casual dates or casual intimate partners, this guide will help you not only live authentically in your ace and aro identity, but joyfully share it with others.

About Cody Daigle-Orians

Cody Daigle-Orians is an asexual writer, educator and creator of Ace Dad Advice, a social media-based asexuality education project. They are the author of I Am Ace and The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide. Cody lives in Columbus, Ohio.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Silvia on January 05, 2025

I was sent this book as an advanced copy by the publisher via NetGalley for reviewing purposes, but all opinions are my own. I think this book can be an incredibly useful tool for aspec people. It provides a theoretical framework within which one can explore, even just in their own head, whether......more

Goodreads review by Kara on November 02, 2024

Last year I reviewed the internet’s favourite ace dad’s book I Am Ace: Advice on Living Your Best Asexual Life. Now, Cody Daigle-Orians is back with The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide: Making It Work in Friendship, Love, and Sex. While both books are aimed at aspec readers, this latter is a more......more

Goodreads review by Janine on July 04, 2024

Despite the name, The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide by Cody Daigle-Orians (aka The Ace Dad) is not strictly a dating/sex guide. It's a guide to build your own satisfying relationships, without the societal expectations of romance and/or sex, as many guides in this genre tend to do, so this is a bre......more

Goodreads review by mtrics on September 09, 2024

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. For a book just over 200 pages, this one packs a punch. In it, the author coins the term “ANKOP” (A New Kind Of Perfect) as a toolbox for relationships and goes into detailed ways to reach stronger, more meaningful connections between the reader and......more

Goodreads review by Andrew on January 04, 2025

Tbd I wasn’t expecting much as there still has yet to ever be a book better than Ace by Angela Chen and Diagle’s other Ace book just fell flat for me and didn’t give me anything new. But THIS! Was great!! It gave me a lot to think about and A LOT of affirmation!! I left this feeling more confident a......more

Quotes

By drilling into to the basics of what actually makes up a healthy relationship, this radically inclusive and practical guide dives headfirst into the questions we are so often afraid to ask: can I be ace and find love without compromising myself? Can I build a relationship that suits me? Am I deserving of happiness? With love and affirmation, Cody guides the reader to an answer: a resounding, unapologetic YES!

The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide is a comprehensive beginning for asexual and aromantic seekers to develop better relationships. Regardless of whether you're troubleshooting a current relationship or you're just beginning your aspec journey and don't know how to approach relationships, this guide will examine and deconstruct harmful norms, teach you to value and defend your boundaries and needs, and open your mind to the incredible variety of relationship options that are very much available to people like us. An excellent starting point for how to think about partnership from an ace/aro perspective

Buy this book! If I had a time machine, this would be one of the books I'd deliver to my younger self. Cody Daigle-Orians has crafted an invaluable resource for navigating the pitfalls of normative relationships and intimacy.

A must-read relationship guide offering practical advice, personal insights, and essential tools for the aspec community and beyond.

An empowering and important tool.

This groundbreaking guide is a must-read for anyone looking to redefine their understanding of relationships, love, and intimacy. Beyond its primary focus on aromantic and asexual individuals, the book offers a revolutionary perspective on what constitutes a fulfilling connection.

"The Ace and Aro Relationship Guide by Cody Daigle-Orians is the book I wish I'd had growing up.

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