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[[File:Aroflag.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The aromantic flag.]]
'''Aromantic''' (often shortened to '''aro''') means someone who generally does not experience romantic attraction. Romantic attraction is defined as the desire to be in a romantic relationship and/or do romantic acts with a specific person. While a [[Straight|heteroromantic]] person is romantically attracted to people of another gender, but not to people of the same gender, and a biromantic person is romantically attracted to people of
Being aromantic does not mean that one is unable to experience sexual attraction. An aromantic person can have any sexual orientation. Many aromantics use separate romantic and sexual orientations. For example, a heterosexual aromantic person is sexually attracted to people of another gender, but is not romantically attracted to them. Some aromantics are also [[asexual]], meaning they do not feel sexual attraction as well; they may identify as [[aroace]].
A common misconception is that all aros lack emotions, lack the ability to form social connections, and are "loveless". In reality many aros are capable of feeling love- platonic love such as that between a mother and child or best friends is still love. Aros can also meet their emotional needs through [[Queerplatonic Relationship|queerplatonic relationships]], or other [[Tertiary Attraction|non-romantic relationships]]. Some aromantics get platonic crushes or "squishes", also known as
Some aromantic people may enter or seek out romantic relationships despite that lack of attraction, and may identify as [[cupioromantic]]. Others may be [[Romance-repulsed]].
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