When did you realize that you are aro

I wiill start: When I found out that people considered being friendzoned a bad thing, because in my mind having the chance to stay close to that person while not being in a relationship was still a great thing.

A little later I realized that I never really Had a crush on anyone, and that my "ideal romance" is just called a good and well-rounded friendship. So a small search later I stumbled across Aromanticsm and here I am :P