• Alloromantic

    Origin

    From - + allo + romantic.

    Adjective

    alloromantic

    1. Experiencing romantic attraction. from 21st c.
      • 2018, "Blue Ice-Tea", "Ace Mini-Review: 'Love, Simon'", AVENues Newsletters, October-December 2018, page 22:In Simon's case, the feeling is resolved by owning up to his gay identity, and he is almost immediately rewarded with a hunky new boyfriend – a rather optimistic ending that may appeal more to alloromantic than to aromantic aces.
      • 2019, Katherine Rachlin, "The Intersection of Gender Diversity and Asexuality: Psychotherapy with TGNC Individuals Who Identify as Ace", in Sex, Sexuality, and Trans Identities: Clinical Guidance for Psychotherapists and Counselors (eds. Gary J. Jacobson, Jan C. Niemira, & Karalyn J. Violeta), page 133:An alloromantic individual will enjoy activities associated with intimate relationships such as holding hands, kissing, cuddling, emotional intimacy, and commitment.
      • 2021, L. C. Mawson, Ethics in Magic, unnumbered page:"Do you think it's possible... Do you think two people could fall in love with no physical intimacy?"I shrugged. “I mean, alloromantic asexual people must do it, right?”

    Full definition of alloromantic

    Noun

    alloromantic

    (plural alloromantics)
    1. Someone who experiences romantic attraction. from 21st c.
      • 8 February 2018, Talia Soglin, Super Ace, “The language and the physicality that are associated with romance and sexuality are not limited to people who are allosexuals or alloromantics,” they said.
      • 2021, Chloe O. Davis, The Queens’ English: The LGBTQIA+ Dictionary of Lingo and Colloquial Phrases, Seth: I don’t understand you alloromantics. Love letters, long walks in the park, listening to each other’s heartbeats? No thank you. I am only allosexual.
      • 17 May 2022, Alex Brown, Alex Brown Reviews Fire Becomes Her by Rosiee Thor, It is unfortunately not uncommon for allo­sexuals and alloromantics to see those on the asexuality or aromanticism spectrums as not having valid identities, as needing to be fixed.
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