Aromantic spectrum is the spectrum of romantic attraction. One one side is alloromantic and the other is aromantic. Alloromantic means when someone sees another person they can feel romantic attraction. While aromantic is the opposite meaning someone feels no romantic attraction.[1]
History[]
The term aromantic it's self dates back as early as in 2002. It was on a Yahoo group where a user by the name of "maxnova100" speaks about now knowingly at the time aromanticism. [2] The coining of a very well known term on the aromantic spectrum known as demiromantic dates back to 2008. The Asexual Visibility Network or AVEN coined the term demisexual. It was around this time they coined the romantic counterpart demiromantic. [3]
Queerplatonic Relationships[]
Queerplatonic relationships (commonly abbreviated as QPRs) are very common in the asexual and aromantic communities. Though anyone can be in a QPR. It is very common to refer to QPR's as zucchinis. This started off as a joke in the a-spec community. The joke was it didn't have any of the connotations as boyfriend,girlfriend, partner, joyfreind etc.[4]
Resources[]
- ↑ https://www.reconcilingworks.org/resources/sogie/ace/
- ↑ https://shades-of-grayro.tumblr.com/post/187226871395/this-is-a-screenshot-of-what-is-likely-the-first?is_related_post=1%27
- ↑ https://taimi.com/wiki/demiromantic-what-is-it-what-does-it-mean#history
- ↑ https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/873-faq-orientation/page/3/