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[[File:Nonamorous.jpg|thumb|220x220px|The nonamorous flag.]]
[[File:Nonamorous alt.jpg|thumb|220x220px|An alternate nonamorous flag.]]▼
'''Nonamory''' is a lifestyle choice that does not include intimate, long term partnerships. One does not need or want a boyfriend, girlfriend, or partner. They do not need or want a [[Queerplatonic Relationship|queerplatonic partner]], or platonic life-partner. One can be nonamorous regardless of romantic orientation, however it is most common among [[aromantic]] and [[Aromantic Spectrum|aro-spec]] people. Among non-aromantic people nonamory can be used to refer to someone who does not want a romantic relationship. Among aromantics it is most commonly used to refer to an aro-spec person who does not desire queerplatonic relationships, or similar long term partnerships. Some nonamorous people also do not desire significant platonic relationships, and may identify as [[aplatonic]].
Nonamorous people may instead decide to focus on friends or family, or they may choose to be solitary. Their life may focus on many fulfilling things such as hobbies, career, friendship, the arts, traveling, spirituality, social activism, learning, or more. They may or may not be sexually active.
▲[[File:Nonamorous alt.jpg|thumb|220x220px|An alternate nonamorous flag.]]
Since nonamory is a lifestyle that one can choose an alloromantic person can choose to be nonamorous, similar to how an [[allosexual]] person may choose to be celibate. A nonamorous person feels the same way about romance and life-partnerships as a celibate person feels about sex.
== History ==
Nonamorous was coined by Tumblr user Anagnori on December 1, 2013<ref>https://anagnori.tumblr.com/post/68737057155/nonamory</ref>. The term originated from a conversation between them and
Around summer of 2019 the term nonamorous, along with other terms like it, was criticized by part of the aromantic community. The criticism stemmed from the fact that the term implied that someone who is not nonamorous would be "amorous". Since amorous and armory is typically used to exclusively describe sexual or romantic relationships this caused discomfort among parts of the community that would fall under this "amorous" label.
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