Split attraction model

The split attraction model (or SAM) is a model of attraction which treats sexual and romantic attraction as two separate experiences. The adoption of the Split Attraction Model is widely associated with a-spec communities, but is not exclusive to them. Not all a-spec people use the Split Attraction Model. For example, an aromantic person who does not want to use sexual orientation labels may identify as a non-SAM aromantic person.
People whose orientations don't align exactly (example: pansexual and aromantic) may identify as varioriented. People whose orientations align together (example: bisexual and biromantic) may identify as perioriented. People whose orientations only sometimes align, and other times do not, may identify as perivariflux.
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