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[[File:Sam.png|thumb|220x220px|A visual representation of romantic and sexual orientation using a modified Kinsey scale. ]]
'''Romantic Orientation''' Romantic Orientation is a term, or group of terms, that refers to the gender(s) one feels [[Romantic Attraction|romantic attraction]] to and/or how one feels romantic attraction. Typically, romantic orientation labels are derived using a prefix combined with the suffix "-romantic." For example, [[aromantic]], [[biromantic]], [[Heteromantic|heteroromantic]],
The sexual counterpart is [[Sexual Orientation|sexual orientation]]. For most [[perioriented]] people sexual orientation is the only label used, as one's romantic orientation can be assumed to be the same unless specified otherwise.
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Later, in 1979, the psychologist Dorothy Tennov published ''Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love,'' which described "limerence" (or being "in love") as something distinct from sexuality.<ref>Danny Yee, [http://dannyreviews.com/h/Love_Limerence.html Book Review of ''Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love'']</ref>
Sometime in the 1980s, the term "affectional orientation" started becoming more common, though the exact origins are unknown. For example, the term was used by J.W. Wells in 1989.<ref>Wells, J. W. (1989). [http://www.wiu.edu/equal_opportunity_and_access/ucoso/docs/Wells%20article.pdf Teaching about gay lesbian sexual and affectional orientation using explicit films to reduce homophobia]. ''Journal of Humanistic Education and Development'', 28, 18-31.</ref> Prior to that, it was used in 1959 by the American Bar Association.<ref>American Bar Association, [https://books.google.com/books?id=5a4jAQAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=affectional Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities Newsletter], Volumes 1-5, 1959.</ref> In its
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