A person will identify as apromantic if they have the ability to feel romantic attraction and/or love, but when the feelings are reciprocated by another person, the feelings diminish greatly, or even completely vanish.
The term uses the Greek prefix ap- or apo- meaning “away from” or “detached.
Other terms such as lithromantic and akoiromantic are also used, but there is less controversy surrounding this term.
"Hayley told me she loves me, and I feel really uncomfortable every time she says it to me now. I had a huge crush on her before I asked her to be my girlfriend, but now that she has shown romantic interest in me, I do not have feelings for her; I might be apromantic."
A person who is aromantic does not experience romantic attraction. A person who is aromantic does not have to be asexual (a person who does not experience sexualitet attraction), and they might still experience sensual and aesthetic attraction.
It is a Brazilian word, largely used throughout Brazil. It is highly derogatory and applied to someone who is not trustful and weak. Arrombado literally means a bank safe which has been violated. It is applied to homosexual anal sex, meaning the passive man had his anal orifice enlarged by sexual penetration. That is the meaning intended. Notice that among friends people may use those terms as jokes, and not really seriously, Brazilian culture is about nuances and intonation.
A - Joao is an arrombado, he failed to come to work today.
B - Hi, you fucking arrombado, I am going to make you kiss the floor if you ever say this again ok?
Aromantic(aro) is the lack of romantic attraction. Someone who is Aro isn’t inherently Asexual. An Aro person can be bisexual aromantic or aroace. Aros still experience platonic, aesthetic, and sensual(not to be confused with sexual) attraction.
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