What does it mean to be aromantic?

What does it mean to be aromantic?

An aromantic is a person who experiences little or no romantic attraction to others. Where romantic people have an emotional need to be with another person in a romantic relationship, aromantics are often satisfied with friendships and other non-romantic relationships.

What does “asexual” and “aromantic” mean?

By its barest definition, someone who is aromantic asexual (or aro-ace) doesn’t experience either romantic attraction or sexual attraction to the other people around them. Romantic attraction refers to the wish to do “romantic things” with another person, and the feeling involved when you have a crush on someone.

What is asexuality and Aromanticism?

Aromanticism is what could be described as the romantic-orientation counterpart to asexuality. Similar to asexuality, someone who identifies with a subcategory of aromanticism may simply call themselves aromantic because it’s simpler and easier to explain.

What is your romantic orientation?

Romantic orientation refers to an individual’s pattern of romantic attraction based on a person’s gender. This is considered distinct from sexual orientation, which refers specifically to a person patterns of sexual attraction, which is distinct from romantic attraction.

What does it mean to be aromatic?

• AROMATIC (adjective) The adjective AROMATIC has 2 senses: 1. (chemistry) of or relating to or containing one or more benzene rings. 2. having a strong pleasant odor. Familiarity information: AROMATIC used as an adjective is rare.

What is the Aro spectrum?

The Aro Spectrum. The aro spectrum includes all non-alloromantic orientations. Alloromantic people experience somewhat frequent romantic attraction and are typically considered “the norm”. The spectrum of nonromantic, semiromantic, and altromantic orientations which fall under the aromantic spectrum is very diverse.

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