Alterousromantic or Romanticalterous is a form of emotional attraction that has multiple definitions. One may feel some of these definitions, not necessarily just one:
- One understands that they either feel alterous attraction or romantic attraction, but can’t put a point to which one it is.
- Knowing that they either feel alterous or romantic attraction but they lean to one over the other (they may also label as the one they lean closer to).
- Knowing they feel both romantic and alterous attraction but still can’t distinguish between them.
- Fluctuating between alterous and romantic attraction or fluctuating between alterous, not understanding which one they feel, and romantic.
Some may also be labeled as quoiromantic.
History and Flags
Alterousromantic was coined by ALDA (Tumblr user a1ly) on November 26th, 2021.[1]
The flags were created later, on November 27, 2021 by the same user. The alterousromantic flag uses the same colors as the alterous flag (yellow, grey, pink and red), but with an added heart shape representing both alterous and romantic attraction. The alternative flag has a heart shape and the same colors of the alternative alterous flag created by ALDA (Tumblr user a1ly)[1].
![[1]](https://lgbta.fandom.com/wiki/File:An_Alternate_Alterous_Flag_by_ALDA.png){kind=link}
Etymology
Alterous and romantic are combined in the name to indicate the label is to do with both attractions.