Intekänsla is a term for those who have a form of attraction that is much more intense than how most people experience it, and affects some form of their identity because of it. Someone with this may experience romantic orientation, sexual orientation, relationships, and/or possibly even gender in a different way because of their intense attraction. This term is especially useful for those who experience hypersexual attraction, and feel as though it affects the way they percieve and live out parts of themself.
Because this can, in some cases, affect ones gender, it may be considered a xenogender in certain cases.
Some examples are listed here.
- Someone who is hypersexual and enbian and feels as though that makes their sexual orientation experienced in a unique way.
- Someone who is hypersexual and feels as though this effects their gender identity (libidogender).
- Someone who is hyperromantic, and feels as though that makes their romantic orientation experienced in a different way.
- Someone who has intense romantic attraction and feels as though this effects their gender identity (valengender).
- Someone who has intense alterous/platonic attraction and feels as though this effects the way they percieve/experience a queerplatonic relationship.
- Someone who has intense romantic/sexual attraction and feels as though this effects the way they percieve/experience a sexual or romantic relationship.
- Someone who has intense attraction within their relationship and feels as though this effects their gender identity (relatiogender).
History
The term was coined by FANDOM user Cryptocrew, specifically Arwen, on March 19, 2021, in order to describe his experiences, and the experiences of others as well.
Flag
The intekänsla flag was created by FANDOM user Unfunny person420. Dark red represents intense attraction. The fuchsia represents the effect that extreme attraction has on someone, ranging from their gender identity to relationships, as well as other experiences. White represents the unique experiences one has because of their intense attraction, whether it be romantic, sexual, platonic, tertiary, etc. The light yellow represents how it can sometimes be a xenogender, depending on if it affects someone’s gender or not. The thin red line is to add more to the flag's aesthetic.
Etymology
The name was taken from the word intense and is combined with the Swedish word for feeling, which is känsla.