aromantic

UK /ˌeɪ.ɹəʊˈmæn.tɪk/ US /ˌeɪ.ɹəʊˈmæn.tɪk/
adj 1noun 1

Definitions

adj

1

That feels little or no romantic attraction to others and/or romantic desire.

Although there are aromantic asexuals who do not experience the instinctual emotional need to be in a romantic relationship, many asexuals seek monogamous partners and value intimate connections just like sexual people.

However, if she [Emily Brontë] was asexual, she likely was not aromantic (see chapter 2 for distinction between sex and romance), or at least she had a high-level understanding of romance, as she wrote one of the most intensely romantic novels of her time, Wuthering Heights.

noun

1

One who does not experience romantic attraction to others.

Ours is a generation of aromantics, jaded about matters of the heart — often before gaining firsthand experience.

Anna is an asexual, aromantic. Before discovering those terms, she assumed herself to merely be unusually disinterested in sex or relationships.

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