Topic: Romantic/affectional orientation
RavenousSin's photo
Tue 03/27/12 02:26 PM
Edited by RavenousSin on Tue 03/27/12 02:26 PM
"It is based on the perspective that sexual attraction is but a single component of a larger dynamic. To holders of this view, one's orientation is defined by whom one is predisposed to fall in love with, whether or not one desires that person sexually."

Often this is used with people who identify as asexual, such as being a "heteroromantic asexual". But I get the sense that it could apply further, so...

Would anyone consider themselves to have somewhat differing orientations between sexual and romantic/affectional?

no photo
Tue 03/27/12 02:29 PM
nope.
i'm attracted to humans.
working my way to hating them though.

RainbowTrout's photo
Tue 03/27/12 02:35 PM
The Bem Sex Role Inventory is one of the most widely used gender measures and was constructed by the early leading proponent of androgyny, Sandra Bem (1977).[2] Based on their responses to the items in the Bem Sex-Role Inventory, individuals are classified as having one of four gender-role orientations: masculine, feminine, androgynous, or undifferentiated.
The androgynous person is simply a female or male who has a high degree of both feminine (expressive) and masculine (instrumental) traits. A feminine individual is high on feminine (expressive) traits and low on masculine (instrumental) traits. A masculine individual is high on instrumental traits and low on expressive traits. An undifferentiated person is low on both feminine and masculine traits.[2]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Androgyny

Hmm. I started out masculine. Told I was androgynous in rehab. Then I got in touch with my feminine side. Now, I think I am undifferentiated. Or it could just be the job I have.laugh

micuzi007's photo
Tue 03/27/12 02:37 PM
they tried 2 take me 2 rehab, i say no no no

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Tue 03/27/12 02:37 PM

nope.
i'm attracted to humans.
working my way to hating them though.


I agree with this.

Never put a lot of thought into it honestly, despite being very close friends with an asexual person. I have been attracted to people in a strictly romantic/nonsexual before though, so I can understand it. I do not think it has to necessarily apply to asexual individuals.

RainbowTrout's photo
Tue 03/27/12 02:41 PM

they tried 2 take me 2 rehab, i say no no no


Never give up. Never surrender.

Galaxy Quest.

A really good movie.

I think he was better in it then he was as Tim the Tool man in the show Tool Time.

josie68's photo
Tue 03/27/12 04:02 PM
Ok this has completely gone over my head, I am not even going to try and understand what was just said.
But I think I have to be interested sexually to be romantically interested.

RavenousSin's photo
Tue 03/27/12 04:19 PM
Edited by RavenousSin on Tue 03/27/12 04:20 PM

Ok this has completely gone over my head, I am not even going to try and understand what was just said.
But I think I have to be interested sexually to be romantically interested.

Basically, it indicates who you're attracted to romantically or for relationships, but not necessarily does it indicate who you're attracted to sexually.

RavenousSin's photo
Tue 03/27/12 04:22 PM
An example not relating to asexuality:

I could consider myself a heteroromantic bisexual. In which case there would be romantic attraction to women, but sexual attraction to both sexes.

krupa's photo
Tue 03/27/12 04:33 PM
Around me....the crack of dawn ain't safe.

Not sure how to catagorize that.

RavenousSin's photo
Tue 03/27/12 04:35 PM

Around me....the crack of dawn ain't safe.

Not sure how to catagorize that.

Friendly? laugh

micuzi007's photo
Tue 03/27/12 07:21 PM
i say no no no, i wont go go go.