#a-spectrums

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Aspec Glossary: Aplatonic

What is the Aspec Glossary?

Aplatonic (apl) is an aspec identity typically characterized by someone who experiences little to no platonic attraction.

Aplatonic is also the umbrella term for identities on the aplatonic spectrum (aplspec), such as greyplatonic, demiplatonic, aegoplatonic, etc.

Apls and aplspecs may:

Experience no platonic attraction

Experience little platonic attraction

Experience platonic attraction only under specific conditions

And/or experience platonic attraction in an otherwise non-normative way (as compared to someone who is alloplatontic)

Platonic attraction is an emotional urge or desire involving platonic feelings, which is not necessarily the same thing as wanting the reality of friendship. Attraction is not the same as action. For example, someone can experience platonic attraction without wanting to actually engage in a friendship, and someone can want a platonic relationship without experiencing platonic attraction.

Alloplatonic is the opposite of aplatonic. An alloplatonic person experiences what is considered a typical amount of platonic attraction.

Platonic attraction is essentially the feeling of "I want to be friends with that person."

Note: I am not aplatonic, so I apologize in advance if I have misunderstood anything or phrased something poorly.

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Aspec Glossary: Alove/Loveless

What is the Aspec Glossary?

Alove or loveless is sometimes considered a microlabel, a spectrum/identity of its own, or a modifier. Lovelessness is often associated with aromanticism, and as far as I can find, the term was first used in reference to a subtype of aromanticism, but is not exclusive to aromantics.

Loveless people may not relate to or experience love in general, including romantic and sexual love, platonic love, familial love, etc. This may even apply to hobbies, nature, etc.

Loveless people may prefer to discuss enjoyment, appreciation, etc. of people and things rather than love.

The alove or loveless spectrum, just like the aromantic, asexual, aplatonic, afamilial, etc. spectrums, describe people who may experience some level of love, but it is less or different than is considered typical.

Note: This is one identity/spectrum/term that is very far out of my wheelhouse, so huge shoutout to @our-loveless-experiences and the Loveless Wiki! I highly recommend checking those out if you want to learn more about lovelessness. Additionally, corrections are welcome if you feel I have misunderstood or poorly worded something.

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Aspec Glossary: Afamilial

What is the Aspec Glossary?

Afamilial (afam) is an aspec identity typically characterized by someone who experiences little to no familial attraction.

Afamilial is also the umbrella term for identities on the afamilial spectrum (afamspec), such as greyfamilial, demifamilial, aegofamilial, etc.

Afams and afamspecs may:

Experience no familial attraction

Experience little familial attraction

Experience familial attraction only under specific conditions

And/or experience familial attraction in an otherwise non-normative way (as compared to someone who is allofamilial)

Familial attraction is an emotional urge or desire involving familial feelings, which is not necessarily the same thing as wanting the reality of family or familial relationships. Attraction is not the same as action. For example, someone can experience familial attraction without wanting to actually view someone as family, and someone can want to view someone as family without experiencing familial attraction.

Allofamilial is the opposite of afamilial. An allofamilial person experiences what is considered a typical amount of familial attraction.

Familial attraction is essentially the distinct special-ness of family. For example, you might have many close friends, but some of them might feel like family ("they're like a sibling to me") while others don't. It doesn't make one relationship more or less important, just different. You can love your family as your family, or as your friends, or as both, or whatever.

Note: I am not afamilial, so I apologize in advance if I have misunderstood anything or phrased something poorly. Afamiliality/what familial attraction is are particularly tough for me to explain. <2

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Aspec Glossary: Aromantic

What is the Aspec Glossary?

Aromantic (aro) is an aspec identity typically characterized by someone who experiences little to no romantic attraction.

Aromantic is also the umbrella term for identities on the aromantic spectrum (arospec), such as greyromantic, demiromantic, aegoromantic, etc.

Aros and arospecs may:

Experience no romantic attraction

Experience little romantic attraction

Experience romantic attraction only under specific conditions

And/or experience romantic attraction in an otherwise non-normative way (as compared to someone who is alloromantic)

Romantic attraction is an emotional urge or desire involving romantic feelings, which is not necessarily the same thing as wanting the reality of romance. Attraction is not the same as action. For example, someone can experience romantic attraction without wanting to actually engage in a romantic relationship, and someone can want a romantic relationship without experiencing romantic attraction.

Romantic attraction is essentially the feeling of "I want to kiss/date/marry that person."

Alloromantic is the opposite of aromantic. An alloromantic person experiences what is considered a typical amount of romantic attraction.

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Aspec Glossary: Asexual

What is the Aspec Glossary?

Asexual (ace) is an aspec identity typically characterized by someone who experiences little to no sexual attraction.

Asexual is also the umbrella term for identities on the asexual spectrum (acespec), such as greysexual, demisexual, aegosexual, etc.

Aces and acespecs may:

Experience no sexual attraction

Experience little sexual attraction

Experience sexual attraction only under specific conditions

And/or experience sexual attraction in an otherwise non-normative way (as compared to someone who is allosexuals)

Sexual attraction is an urge, desire, or appreciation involving sexual feelings, which is not necessarily the same thing as wanting the reality of sex. Attraction is not the same as action. For example, someone can experience sexual attraction without wanting to actually engage in a sexual relationship, and someone can want a sexual relationship without experiencing sexual attraction.

Sexual attraction is essentially the feeling of "That person is hot, I want to have sex with them."

Sexual attraction is also distinct from libido or sex drive.

Allosexual is the opposite of asexual. An allosexual person experiences what is considered a typical amount of sexual attraction.

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Aspec Glossary Navigation: A-Spectrums

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Aromantic

Asexual

Aplatonic

Afamilial

Asensual

Atertiary

Analterous

Anaesthetic

Aqueerplatonic

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