Are you romantically involved with someone who is the same or a different gender? Do you sometimes have sexual feelings for someone of your own gender? Does your ideal partner have a specific gender? Could you see yourself dating any person, regardless of their gender, sexuality, or sex?
Sexual attraction: the desire for sexual contact or the expression of sexual interest in another person (s). Romantic attraction: the desire for romantic contact or interaction with another person or people. Aesthetic attraction: when someone admires the appearance or beauty of another person(s) without being attracted to them sexually or romantically. Sensual attraction: the desire to interact with others in a tactile, non-sexual way, such as hugging or cuddling. Emotional attraction: a desire to learn more about someone based on their personality rather than their physical appearance. Most relationships, from platonic friendships to romantic and sexual relationships, have this type of attraction. Intellectual attraction: a desire to engage in intellectual activity with another person, such as conversing with them or “picking their brain,” and it has more to do with what or how a person thinks rather than the person themselves.
Individuals who do not experience romantic attraction to people of any gender are described as aromantic (s) Romantic attraction to both males and females is known as biromantic attraction. Heteroromantic: romantic attraction to someone who is not of the same gender as you. Homoromantic attraction: romantic attraction to people of the same gender. Panromantic attraction is romantic attraction to people of all genders (s) Polyromantic: romantic attraction to a variety of genders, but not all of them. Individuals who do not frequently experience romantic attraction are described as gray-romantic. Demiromantic: a person who does not experience romantic attraction until after forming a strong emotional bond. Those who identify as demiromantic may choose to specify the gender(s) of those to whom they are attracted (e. g. demi-homoromantic).
