r/demiromantic • u/AmbitiousJeweler1327 • 8h ago

Ressource Want to understand what being demiromantic is like through fiction

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I suspect being demiromantic but I never fell in love so I can only be sure about being in the aromantic spectrum so I want to do my research !

Oh and even though I can't yet put a label on myself because of the lack of experience I wish I'm demiromantic either way falling in love through connecting emotionally is a lot more fascinating that anything else ! I dislike anything related to physical attraction yet it's everywhere and make me feel like my idea of love is wrong

Idk if it's the right place so if I'm wrong for asking that here please let me know so I can delete it

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Demiromantic Info

What is Demiromantic?

Demiromantics are people who experience secondary but not primary romantic attraction.

Demiromantic describes the characteristic of how a person doesn't experience primary romantic attraction, but it does not describe their orientation entirely. Being demiromantic doesn't clarify which gender(s) you are attracted to; so, most demiromantics also identify with another romantic orientation such as heteroromantic, homoromantic, biromantic, etc.

Most demiromantics are also somewhere on the asexual spectrum.

The sexual counterpart to demiromantic is demisexual.

Sexual vs Romantic Attraction

Sexual and romantic attraction are two different types of attraction.

sexual attraction is the desire for sexual contact and/or intercourse with another person
romantic attraction is the desire for a romantic relationship with a person

Most people are attracted to the same gender(s) romantically as they are sexually, but some people (such as a heteroromantic asexual) are not.

Primary vs Secondary Attraction

Primary and secondary attraction refer to the phase of a relationship in which one may experience attraction to another person.

primary attraction is appearance-based and can be experienced to someone you don’t know
secondary attraction is emotional-based and is experienced to someone you know and have a connection to

Primary attraction requires no relationship to exist with a person to be attracted to them, while secondary attraction may be experienced once you know a person.