Alterousromantic
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Alterousromantic is a form of emotional attraction that has multiple definitions:
- One understands that they feel/may feel alterous attraction and/or romantic attraction, but cannot distinguish between them.
- Knowing that they feel alterous and/or romantic attraction but they lean to one over the other (They may also label themself as the one they lean closer to.
- Fluctuating between the attractions or fluctuate between the states of not knowing. (E.g. Fluctuating between alterous and romantic. E.g. Fluctuate between alterous, not knowing and romantic.)
- Feeling one attraction to one individual and another to another individual and/or not be able to distinguish attractions to another.
History
Alterousromantic was coined by ALDA (Tumblr user a1ly) on November 26th, 2021 and the same user created the flags on November 27th.[1]
Related Terms
| Label | Relationship | Description | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebulous Attraction | Similar | A form of attraction in which an individual cannot distinguish between various types of attraction and instead experiences it as a "blob" | Nebulous attraction can include any forms of attraction, Alterousromantic is only alterous and romantic attraction |
| Idemromantic | Similar | A romantic orientation in which a person makes no internal distinction between platonic and romantic attraction | Idemromantic involves romantic and platonic attraction whilst Alterousromantic doesnât platonic. |
| Platoniromantic | Similar | A romantic orientation in which a person cannot distinguish between platonic and romantic attraction | Platoniromantic involves romantic and platonic attraction whilst Alterousromantic doesnât involve platonic. |
Flags
Resources
- â A1ly. "Alterousromantic". Tumblr, 26 Nov. 2020, https://web.archive.org/web/20230813212504/https://www.tumblr.com/a1ly/669017531206565888/alterousromantic. Archived on 13 Aug. 2023.
