Inimicual attraction
[PT: Inimicual attraction]
{'Inimicu' from inimicus, meaning enemy in latin, '-ual' suffix to turn the noun inimicus into a adjective, taken from sex-ual, sens-ual, etc}
A tertiary attraction based in hatred, rivalry, betterment, and/or competition.
This is by no means a ‘friendly’ kind of attraction, but it usually does have a basis of respecting the object of attraction (even if it’s not acknowledged), and can be formed due to a want (or perceived need) to be better than them.
It differs from rivaline attraction due to its unfriendliness and a lack of a playful/teasing aspect, as well as a larger focus on competitiveness.
This attraction type can occasionally overlap with romantic, sexual or sensual attraction (and other similar attraction types) but rarely overlaps with platonic attraction
Relevent Terms
Alt Relationship/partnership Term : Bettership (eg; "I'm in a bettership with [name]")
Alt Partner/friend Term : Enemy or Competitor (eg; "[name] is my enemy")
Alt Crush Term : Frush {from a mix of frustrated and the Irish word for hate, fuath} (eg; "I have such a frush on [name]!")
[PT: Relevent Terms
Alt Relationship/partnership Term : Bettership (eg; "I'm in a bettership with [name]")
Alt Partner/friend Term : Enemy or Competitor (eg; "[name] is my enemy")
Alt Crush Term : Frush {from a mix of frustrated and the Irish word for hate, fuath} (eg; "I have such a frush on [name]!") :END PT]
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