#recipalterous

Recip- or Recipro- A person that only feels attraction only if the other person feels attraction to them at first. If there is no one around to feel attraction to them, largely recipros may feel like simply definining themself as aromantic/asexual/etc. describes their experiences just fine.

Alterous attraction is described as neither being (entirely/completely) platonic nor romantic, & is an attraction best described as wanting emotional closeness without necessarily being (at all or entirely) platonic &/or romantic, & is used in the place of -romantic or -platonic (so say bi-alterous instead of bi-romantic). Someone can be both alterous & romantic &/or platonic & can have varying degrees on attraction, ultimately feel discomfort / unease / or just a sense of inaccuracy in calling it wholly romantic or platonic. Similar to queerplatonic/quasiplatonic/quirkyplatonic attraction but not quite the same.

Term coined by: [Deactivated] They became some gross truscum and doesn’t want people using this term anymore, so if anyone would like to coin an alternate name for this, feel free!

[Image: 5 stripes from top to bottom: hot pink, pastel pink, pastel blue, white, black].

Full size: [Here]

Designed by: Unknown (Edits by me)

Color meanings:

Pinks: Attraction (also slightly mixed with purple to give homage to the ace community)

White: Lack of attraction

Black: Aspec

Check [Here] to see designs for different attraction types for this orientation (reciprosexual/romantic/alterous/platonic/etc)!