Despite feeling no romantic attraction, aromantic people may still enjoy sex. Aromantic people are not necessarily incapable of feeling love. For example, they may feel familial love, or the platonic love that is expressed between friends.
Many aromantic people are asexual, but the term aromantic can be used in relation to various sexual identities, such as See More▼ aromantic bisexual, aromantic heterosexual, aromantic homosexual or aromantic asexual. Aromanticism primarily deals with romantic attraction rather than with sexuality.
The antonym of aromanticism is alloromanticism, the state of experiencing romantic attraction to others. An informal term for an aromantic person is aro. The letter "A" in the expanded LGBT acronym LGBTQIA+ stands for asexual, aromantic and agender.
Many aromantic people are asexual, but the term aromantic can be used in relation to various sexual identities, such as See More▼ aromantic bisexual, aromantic heterosexual, aromantic homosexual or aromantic asexual. Aromanticism primarily deals with romantic attraction rather than with sexuality.
The antonym of aromanticism is alloromanticism, the state of experiencing romantic attraction to others. An informal term for an aromantic person is aro. The letter "A" in the expanded LGBT acronym LGBTQIA+ stands for asexual, aromantic and agender.