Romantic orientation

Romantic orientation is a term that originates with asexual communities. It is related to a person's romantic attractions or desires, whereas sexual orientation is associated with sexual attractions. Romantic orientation is generally expressed in terms of which gender or genders a person is attracted to in relation to the person's own. These terms usually end in the suffix "-romantic".
Romantic orientations are most often referred to in asexual communities, but they are not exclusive to asexual people. Although a person's sexual and romantic attractions are usually implied by the same word used for their sexual orientation, a person's romantic and sexual orientation may differ. The Split Attraction Model is sometimes used to convey these differences.
==Examples of romantic orientations==
The labels below aromantic are specifically alloromantic orientations and most are defined in terms of genders. For additional romantic orientation labels under the aromantic umbrella, see aromantic spectrum.
===Aromantic===
===Abroromantic===
===Androromantic===
Androromantic is a label used to denote romantic attraction to men, males, and/or masculinity. However, note that androsexual can also be used to mean both sexual and romantic attraction to men, males, and/or masculinity, while androromantic is specifically for romantic attraction by itself. Masromantic is an alternate term to androromantic.
===Biromantic===
===Ceteroromantic===
===Gyneromantic===
Gyneromantic is a label that is used to describe having romantic attraction to women, females, and/or femininity. Gynesexual can also used to mean both sexual and romantic attraction to women, females, and/or femininity, but gyneromantic is the label specifically for romantic attraction. Gynoromantic and womaromantic are alternate terms for gyneromantic.
===Heteroromantic===
Heteroromantic describes individuals who feel romantic attraction to people of a gender different than their own. Within the Split Attraction Model, its sexual orientation equivalent is heterosexual.
===Homoromantic===
Homoromantic refers to individuals who feel romantic attraction to people of the same or similar gender as their own. Within the Split Attraction Model, its sexual equivalent is homosexual.
===Omniromantic===
===Panromantic===
===Polyromantic===
==See also==
* Gender identity
* Sexual orientation
==References==
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