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MouldyOnion

I've wondered if Aromantic, and Aromantic Asexual were the same things. Can anyone enlighten me on this?

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Nope! "Aromantic" exclusively refers to one's romantic orientation while "asexual" exclusively refers to one's sexual orientation. Some aromantics experience sexual attraction, some asexuals experience romantic attraction and some people, aromantic asexuals, feel neither.

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And of course there are romantic sexuals.

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An aromantic sexual is only interested in sex/only has sexual attraction. This is not low behavior; they literally can't feel romantic attraction.

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nerdperson777

Just from looking at the AVEN members and a few other locations, it is probably a huge miscalculation, but I think that aromantic sexuals are less common. In the entire internet, I've only come across one aromantic sexual, and it was just because I was partly stalking someone I know. I know romantic and sexual orientation are independent of one another, but it's just an observation I've made.

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Just from looking at the AVEN members and a few other locations, it is probably a huge miscalculation, but I think that aromantic sexuals are less common. In the entire internet, I've only come across one aromantic sexual, and it was just because I was partly stalking someone I know. I know romantic and sexual orientation are independent of one another, but it's just an observation I've made.

Its probably just rare for them to identify as an Aromantic Sexual, yet alone even know of it. They may not even know somethings different about them if they aren't repulsed by romance/put up with it or fake having interest in it. So being an Aromanic Sexual may not be all that rare. I especially think sexuals who rarely or weakly experience romantic attraction are far more common than many think.

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Member54880

Sexual and romantic attraction are separate things, and someone can experience one without the other. Aromantic non-asexuals are under-represented, because so many may still not be aware that they're aromantic, or that there's a term for their lack of romantic attraction, because of the societal assumptions that romantic and sexual attraction are the same.

The 2014 Census did an analysis on the romantic orientations of non-asexual respondents, showed that at least 8% of the respondents reported to be on the aromantic spectrum:
https://asexualcensus.wordpress.com/2014/11/17/cross-orientations-among-non-aces/

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