Pronounced kwa-romantic, (also called “wtfromantic” or “whatromantic”), this term can be used to describe anyone who has a lot of struggle with the concept of romantic attraction. The term is intentionally vague and covers a large variety of experiences such as:
- Not being able to understand the concept of romantic attraction
- Having difficulty distinguishing between romantic attraction and another form of attraction (aesthetic, sensual, or
platonic)
- Finding the concept of romantic attraction to be inapplicable, inaccessible, or nonsensical
- Questioning your romantic orientation for so
long that questioning itself forms a part of your
identity
- Not feeling any other
label is useful for you
Along with many others
People who identify as quoiromantic may identify as arospec (within the aromantic spectrum) or not, it doesn’t matter. This orientation is grounded in
confusion around romantic attraction in general, and anyone can identify with this
label.
(Some of this information was paraphrased from the aromantics wiki’s quoiromantic page)
Some examples of people who may identify as quoiromantic:
“I
always have a really hard
time distinguishing a difference between romantic and platonic attraction, so I identify as quoiromantic.”
“I’m pretty sure I experience romantic attraction, but as there’s nothing I consider to be romantic (it’s all either platonic or aesthetic or something else), I am quoiromantic.”
“I’
ve never really understood romantic attraction as a concept, no matter how much people try to explain it to me. Because of this, I identify as quoiromantic.”
“I’ve spent so much
time wondering if I feel romantic attraction or not that it’s kind of just become part of me, so I say I’m quoiromantic.”
“I identify as quoiromantic simply because I don’t really feel like any other
label fits me well.”
