Citations:WTFromantic

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English citations of WTFromantic and wtfromantic

Adjective: "(vulgar, humorous, neologism) unable to distinguish romantic attraction from platonic attraction in oneself"

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  • 2018, Christina Lang, "Intimacy and Desire Through the Lens of an Aro-Ace Woman of Color", thesis submitted Bates College, page 69:
    Then I came across the label quoiromantic, also known as WTFromantic, which describes people who can’t tell the difference between platonic and romantic attraction.
  • 2018, Elijah G. Stucki, "Compulsory Sexuality and Amatonormativity in Higher Education: A Photovoice Study with Asexual and Aromantic Students", thesis submitted to Oregon State University, page 128:
    Lee, who is white, asexual, wtfromantic, agender, and has disabilities said that “resilience [is]...showing love for yourself.”
  • 2018, M. Remi Yergeau, Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological Queerness, unnumbered page:
    Others yet find it core to their identities to provide thick description around what it means to experience platonic attraction (or, in some cases, queerplatonic or wtfromantic attractions).
  • 2020, Gaia Steinberg, "The Relational Matrix: Sexuality, Romance and Coupledom in the Lives of Asexual Individuals", thesis submitted to The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, page 47:
    For example, Ayelet (18, gray-a, biromantic and WTFromantic) says she sees no difference between the two, aside from the expectation for exclusivity in romance.

Noun: "(vulgar, humorous, neologism) a person of this romantic orientation"

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  • 2018, M. Remi Yergeau, Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological Queerness, unnumbered page:
    Wtfromantic, for example, is an identity that at once harnesses the queer and the disabled: wtfromantics may narrate an inability to understand the concept of romance unto itself, or they may narrate an inability to understand whether they have ever experienced romantic attraction.