attracktion 

What "all aboard" aficionados find rails and ties --- and da assorted vehicles dat travel on them --- to be.

Whistle-and-choo-choo junkie bachelors take note --- just because you yourself find trains so fascinating, dat doesn't necessarily mean dat a new lady whom you meet may also find said topic to be a particularly strong attracktion, and thus your showing her your vast "Tracks Ahead" video-collection, touring a railroad museum wif her, or taking her for a cog-driven mountain-tram ride may not be her idea of a wildly-entertaining experience.

attracktion by QuacksO April 27, 2022

aesthetic attraction 

A form of attraction in which the person finds the other aesthetically pleasing, in a way that they would enjoy looking at or drawing them, but not performing any romantic or sexual activities with them.

Ashley is straight, but she feels aesthetic attraction towards girls.

aesthetic attraction by amekt May 29, 2016

romantic attraction

Romantic attraction is difficult to define, as it is made up of many components. The two most distinguishable components are (1) limerance, aka obsessive thoughts about wanting to be near one's crush, to find out their interests, having a "butterflies in stomach" feeling, etc., and (2) a desire to form a romantic relationship, aka wanting to be another's girlfriend/boyfriend/partner, to go on dates and do other romantic-coded activities (e.g. kissing, although not everyone sees kissing as romantic, celebrating Valentine's Day), etc.

For alloromantic people, limerance often leads to a desire to form a romantic relationship, but someone who identifies as grayromantic may experience one without experiencing the other. An aromantic person does not experience romantic attraction. A quoiromantic person may feel that the concept of romantic attraction is inapplicable, or they may not be able to distinguish romantic attraction from other forms of attraction.

Mary identifies as grayromantic because she rarely experiences romantic attraction.

romantic attraction by kernsing August 3, 2018

alterous attraction 

Alterous Attraction is normally used in the asexual/aromantic community. It describes feelings you have for someone that is neither strictly platonic or romantic; It's somewhere in the middle

Girl #1: Do you have a crush on Bob?
Girl #2: No, I just have Alterous Attraction to him. It's complicated

alterous attraction by Heartless_Aromantic_ September 24, 2017

Sapiosexual (attraction to intelligence)

The sexual or spiritual attraction to intelligence. Sometimes referred to as 'sapiosexual', a neologized word meaning a person who is sexually aroused by or is attracted to intelligence in others. Etymology: (sapiosexual; from the latin roots sapien, wise or intelligent, and sexualis, relating to the sexes). The sexual orientation has become more common in recent times, having many people claim to be or identify as sapiosexual and may in future be a generalized term.

Sapiosexual (attraction to intelligence) A person who is excited, aroused or elevated by intelligence equal (or more commonly) greater than their own. Sapiosexuals can either have some form of sexual intent or have no intimacy of a physical sense (Asexual); while still being attracted to intelligent others.

Sapiosexual (attraction to intelligence) by SHERLOCK_31 December 27, 2013

Law of attraction 

The belief that positive thoughts are magnets for positive life experiences and negative thoughts (i.e. the very cynical definition previously provided for this term) are magnets for negative life experiences.

Based on the law of attraction, if you have a specific desire and focus joyfully on that desire, it will be fulfilled.

Law of attraction by Abraham720 July 20, 2009

alterous attraction 

often used between friends and in the ace/aro community. basically an ambiguous attraction thats indistinguishable between platonic or romantic, like being unable to tell if you have a crush on them or just really enjoy being their friend.

Person 1: would you go out with (name), person 2?
person 3: no way they would! (name) is their best friend

person 2: sure i would, i have an alterous attraction to them, im fine dating them or not dating them

alterous attraction by orianna the piranha June 26, 2019