Category:Romantic Orientation

Romantic attraction: is an emotional response that  people feel that results in a desire for a romantic relationship with the person that the attraction is felt towards. Romantic attraction can be experienced towards any person and any gender. However, people can experience romantic attraction and sexual attraction differently.

This has provided the need for a distinction between sexual orientations and romantic orientations. Usually both orientations align and match, but it is common to have a romantic orientation different from sexual orientation

Different combinations of romantic orientations exist as counterparts to sexual orientations.

•Aromantic: absence of romantic attraction.

•Biromantic: romantic  attraction to two or more genders.

•Demiromantic: romantic attraction only when an emotional bond is formed.

•Heteromantic: romantic attraction to only the opposite gender.

•Homoromantic: romantic attraction to only the same gender.

•Panromantic: romantic attraction to people regardless of gender.