Not to be confused with asexuality, the lack of sexual attraction, or aromaticity, the chemical property.
For the album, see Aromanticism (album).
Aromanticism
Definition
Lack of romantic attraction to others; low or absent desire for romantic activity
Abbreviations
aro
Flag
Aromantic Pride
Flag name
Aromantic Pride
Meaning
Green for aromantic spectrum, white for platonic love and friendship, grey and black for sexuality spectrum[1][2]
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Aromanticism is a romantic orientation characterized by experiencing little to no romantic attraction.[3][4][5][6] The term "aromantic", colloquially shortened to "aro", refers to a person whose romantic orientation is aromanticism.[7][8]
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^Bougie, C. (2021). Composing aromanticism (Thesis thesis). University of Missouri--Columbia. p. 8. doi:10.32469/10355/85832. Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
^"5 things you should know about aromantic people". Stonewall. 2022-02-18. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
^"Never Been Interested in Romance? You Could Be Aromantic". Psych Central. 2021-10-29. Archived from the original on 2022-02-26. Retrieved 2022-02-26.
^"Definition of AROMANTIC". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
^Josh Salisbury. "Meet the aromantics: 'I'm not cold – I just don't have any romantic feelings' | Life and style". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2021-04-07. Retrieved 2018-04-15.
^Przybylo, Ela; Gupta, Kristina (2020). "Editorial Introduction: The Erotics of Asexualities and Nonsexualities: Intersectional Approaches". Feminist Formations. 32 (3): vii–xxi. doi:10.1353/ff.2020.0034. ISSN 2151-7371. S2CID 235009367. Archived from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
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