Parofluid is a form of paro- attraction (e.g., parosexual, paroromantic) that is fluid in some way between two or more forms of attraction or orientation, similarly to abrosexual. It is a general term for any paro- orientation that is fluid. Ones attraction may be fluid towards some genders but not others, or one's orientation may be fluid while remaining paro- in nature.
One may use terms such as parosexualfluid and paroromanticfluid to indicate a more specific form of parofluidity.
Grey-Parofluid
Grey-parofluid is a subset of parofluid describing an attraction that is partially or rarely parofluid. One who is grey-parosexual may usually/mostly experience static paro- attraction while sometimes/partially experiencing parofluid attraction, or otherwise be partially parofluid. The coiner of this term is unknown.
Paroflux
Paroflux is a subset of parofluid. It may refer to:
- Experiencing one or more forms of fluctuating attraction within a paro- orientation (e.g., aceflux towards one or more genders, and statically demisexual towards others).
- Usually experiencing ones m-spec orientation as parosexual, but ones attraction fluctuates so that one: sometimes only experiences one form of sexual attraction; sometimes feels that ones forms of sexual attractions are less distinguished from one another; and/or sometimes feels one has less of a connection to the parosexual label.
Parospike
Parospike is a subset of parofluid referring to an attraction where one usually isn't paro- but one experiences rare, sudden and intense "spikes" paro- attraction. It was coined by an unknown user on an unknown date. Parospike may be used to refer to spikes of parosexuality, or as a general term referring to any form(s) of paro- attraction that one experiences in this way.
Examples of specific types of parospike attraction include: parosexualspike (spikes of parosexual attraction), paroromanticspike (spikes of paroromantic attraction) and parosensualspike (spikes of parosensual attraction).
History
Parofluid may have been coined by Reddit user u/DemifluixTulpaTalk, 20th July 2021.[1]
Paroflux was coined by FANDOM user Contie, 21st July 2021, inspired by "parosexualflux" - a term coined by Reddit user u/DemifluixTulpaTalk, 20th July 2021.