Recipro (orientation)

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Reciprosexual

Orientation: Any
Prefix: Recipro-


Recipro (orientation) is a prefix referring to those who do not experience a specific type of attraction unless one knows that another individual is attracted to them first.

Related Terms

Term Relationship Description Difference
Lithosexual Opposite Describes an individual who experiences attraction but does not want it to be reciprocated. Litho individuals do not want their attraction to be reciprocated whilst recipro individuals do.

Orientations

Term Orientation Flag Coiner
Recipromantic Romantic cameoes[1]
Reciprosexual1 Sexual cameoes[1]

1 Also known as recipsexual[1]

Sub Terms

Term Description Flag Coiner
Reciproflexible Describes one who typically only experiences attraction once they know the other individual is attracted to them but occasionally they can experience attraction to an individual one knows/assumes doesn’t experience attraction to towards them. ThatAnnoyingDemigirl[2]
Reciproflux Describes one who is allo- and may feel attraction straight away but other times they will only feel attraction unless the other individual is attracted to them. Unknown[3]

History

The term was coined by Tumblr user cameoes/knuxouge on an unknown date, their account is now deactivated and the original coining post is lost, the term has existed since at least June 2014.[1][4]

The flags for Reciprosexual and Recipromantic were created by an unknown individual, they were perhaps created by the individual who created the term however this is unknown.[1][5][6]

Resources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Pride Color Schemes. "Recip- Recipro-". Tumblr, 06 Jul. 2016, https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/147025918640/recip-recipro.
  2. "Reciproflexible". LGBTQIA+ Wiki, https://lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Reciproflexible. Accessed on 16 Jun. 2025.
  3. "Reciproflux". LGBTQIA+ Wiki, https://lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Reciproflux. Accessed on 16 Jun. 2025.
  4. asexualityexists. Tumblr, 14 Jun. 2014, https://www.tumblr.com/asexualityexists/89051539061/hyaenahart-okay-so-the-aro-ace-spectrum-really?source=share.
  5. Pride-Flags. "Recipsexual / Reciprosexual". Deviantart, 20 May. 2016, https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Recipsexual-Reciprosexual-610074502.
  6. Pride-Flags. "Recipromantic Pride". Deviantart, 20 May. 2016, https://www.deviantart.com/pride-flags/art/Recipromantic-Pride-610074511.