Note that there are also ace-spec, apl-spec, asen-spec, ater-spec, etc versions of all of these. Feel free to use these prefixes to make a-spec labels for other types of attraction.
Cooiromantic
Experiencing a ‘typical’ amount of romantic attraction and/or desire for romantic activities, but in an atypical way.
For example someone who feels a ‘normal’ amount of romantic attraction but only/mostly towards fictional characters (fictoromantic). Or feels a 'normal' amount of attraction but doesn’t want it reciprocated (lithoromantic). Another example would be someone who has a ‘normal’ amount of desire for romance, but only/mostly towards themself (autoromantic).
The flag has green for atypical attraction, pink for experiencing a ‘normal’ amount of attraction, and black for being aromantic/aro-spec.
[Flag ID: A flag with 5 horizontal stripes. They are light green, green, black, pink, and light pink. End ID.]
4 more terms below the cut:
Aputhoromantic
Being autoromantic and okay with feeling romantic attraction towards yourself, but repulsed at the thought of feeling it to others. (You may still feel it towards them you just won’t enjoy it.)
This could also be for when you’re romance-positive/neutral/indifferent when it comes to yourself but romance-replused towards others.
The term and flag are combinations of apothi and autoromantic.
[Flag ID: A flag with 6 horizontal stripes. They are dark purple, blue, teal, light green, green, and red. End ID.]
Binnoromantic
Being strictly aromantic and aro-spec at the same time. This could be because you’re myrromantic, propeestromantic, dynamaronantic, quoiromantic, neurodivergent/trying to figure things out, or something else.
Comes from the word 'binary' meaning 2 because you have 2 conflicting identities.
The flag has darker greens and gray on the top to represent being completely aro and light greens on the bottom to represent not being completely aro. The light gray-green stripe in the middle represents othellic/juxtaqueer (conflicting) identity.
[Flag ID: A flag with 7 horizontal stripes. They are green-gray, green, dark green, light green-gray, green, light green-yellow, and light green. End ID.]
Sospearomantic
Experiencing rare, confusing/conflicted, or weak romantic attraction because of having paranoia due to a mental condition (ex: schizophrenia, paranoid personality disorder). Your paranoia may also impact your desire to have romantic relationships or perform romantic activities.
Comes from the Old French word 'sospeçon' meaning mistrust or suspicion.
The flag is black and dark green to symbolize paranoia, green for being aro-spec, and green-yellow for atypical attraction. The black thin stripe in the middle represents paranoia-causing mental conditions.
[Flag ID: A flag with 8 horizontal stripes. They are black-green, dark green, green, bright green, light yellow-green, yellow-green, dark yellow-green, and black-green. In the middle there is a thin black stripe. End ID.]
Bowsromantic
Being aromantic (or aro-spec) and desiring a queer-romantic relationship (or a QPR involving traditionally romantic activities). This may be because of experiencing other types of attraction (ex: platonic) or just wanting to have a mutual bond with other queer people based on your identity (although that technically is called peculic attraction).
Term comes from a ‘bow’ (the ribbon, not the weapon) to represent gifts given between romantic partners.
The flag is green for being aromantic/aro-spec, the queerplatonic colors (yellow, gray, pink) to symbolize queer partnerships, as well as an extra pink stripe to symbolize romantic relationships.
[Flag ID: A flag with 6 horizontal stripes. They are dark green, yellow-green, yellow, light pink-gray, pink, and darker gray-pink. End ID.]
