Those Wandering Thoughts of Mine

I go to the gym after work often and when it’s crowded I get so nervous to do anything, but at the same time thinking all these people are staring at me makes me want to work out harder so they see home many calories I can burn.

A subset of gray romanticism (“between aromantic and alloromantic”).

Idem means “the same” in Latin.

TL;DR: Internally experiences romantic and platonic attraction similarly; categorizes relationships and feelings as romantic or platonic based on factors other than presence or lack of romantic attraction

Definition: Categorizes relationships and feelings as platonic or romantic but experiences no notable internal differences. They may categorize certain relationships as romantic instead of platonic based on age, personality compatibility, emotional closeness, ease of living together, presence of sexual attraction, or other factors. But their feelings toward their romantic interests would not be particularly distinguishable from platonic feelings and may be similar to how they feel for a best friend or beloved family member. They may pursue platonic, quasiplatonic, romantic, or no relationships.

Idem can be a modifier (“I’m idem-homoromantic”) or its own thing (“I’m idemromantic”). “Idemro” is the shortened version (as well as “grayro”).

Metacommentary below the cut for whiners.

A subset of aromanticism or gray romanticism.

Idem means “the same” in Latin.

Definition: Does not internally experience romantic and platonic attraction differently. Distinguishes between romantic and platonic based on other factors.

Explanation: Idemromantic people categorize their interest in others as romantic instead of platonic based on age, personality compatibility, emotional closeness, ease of living together, presence of sexual attraction, or other factors. However, their feelings toward their romantic interests would not be particularly distinguishable from platonic feelings and may be similar to how they feel for a best friend or beloved family member. They may pursue platonic, quasiplatonic, romantic, or no relationships.

Idem can be a modifier (“I’m idem-homoromantic”) or its own thing (“I’m idemromantic”). “Idemro” is the shortened version (as well as “grayro”).

Comparisons to other romantic orientations and metacommentary for whiners below the cut.