#dependqueerplatonic

Depend- Requi- Exige- Exigen- or Crux- An orientation in which attraction only occurs within one’s depended(s). Can be used to describe any kind of attraction felt solely within the context of Dependent Personality Disorder. (Example labels include dependromantic/platonic/sexual/alterous/etc).

For use by those with DPD only.

Queerplatonic, Quasiplatonic, or Quirkyplatonic: Describes relationships where an intense emotional connection transcending what people usually think of as ‘friendship’ is present, but the relationship is not romantic in nature; people in a queerplatonic relationship may think of themselves as partners, may plan on spending their lives together, etc. The ‘queer’ is a reference to the idea of queering relationships and ideas about relationships, not for describing the orientations or genders of anyone in a queerplatonic relationship. Anyone, sexual or asexual, romantic or aromantic, straight, gay, queer, bi, lesbian, poly, cis, trans, etc etc can be in a queerplatonic relationship, can have more than one such relationship. It’s a popular term within the aromantic community, but not all aromantics feel queerplatonic attraction, and not everyone who feels queerplatonic attraction is aromantic. Similar to alterous attraction but not quite the same.

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Term coined by: anti-god

[image description: a flag with a light pink background. Two overlapping hearts are centered on the flag. The upper heart is behind the lower heart, and is white. On the lower, yellow heart, two gray stripes criss-cross the heart. Slightly darker gray, stylized flame shapes are attached to both sides of the lower heart.]

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Designed by: anti-god

Color meanings: The frontmost heart represents one with DPD while the heart behind it represents a depended. The string-like figures on the frontmost heart represent the binding and compelling nature of attraction to one’s depended(s), a defining feature of Dependent Personality Disorder.

Check the “Depend” tag to see designs for different attraction types for this orientation (sexual/romantic/alterous/platonic/etc)!