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[[File:Romance ambivalent flag.png|thumb|Romance-Ambivalent flag]]
[[File:Romance ambivalent flag alt.png|thumb|Alternate romance-ambivalent flag]]
'''Romance-ambivalent''', or '''romance-conflicted''', is a [[Romance Stances|romance stance]] that describes an individual who has mixed or complicated feelings regarding the act or concept of [[Romantic Attraction|romantic]] interaction. The term is commonly used by [[Aromantic Spectrum|aromantic spectrum]] individuals, but is not exclusive to this community or romantic orientation.
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* One’s feelings towards romantic interaction are different depending on the specific romantic acts. For example one may feel repulsed by the idea of affectionate speech, but feel favorable towards other forms of romantic interaction.
* One’s feelings towards romantic interaction are confusing or unidentifiable. For example, one may struggle to tell if they are romance-favorable or if their desires for romance are caused by the internalized thought that an individual “should” want to have a romantic relationship.
== Flags ==
The first romance-ambivalent flag on this page is from beyond-mogai-pride-flags on tumblr.<ref>https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/169725849730/sex-and-romance-ambivalent-pride-flags|proof of first flag origins</ref>
The second romance-ambivalent flag on this page is from the [https://mogai.miraheze.org/wiki/MOGAI_Wiki MOGAI Wiki].<ref>https://mogai.miraheze.org/wiki/Romance-Ambivalent|proof of second flag origins</ref>
== History ==
This term has existed within the aromantic community with no clear first coining for many years. The term was recoined for the purpose of providing a concrete source by AnonymousHermitCrab on the subreddit r/asexuality on April 27th, 2022.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/asexuality/comments/ucy0kl/coiningrecoining_interaction_stance_terms/</ref>
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