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[[File:Queerplatonicflag1.jpg|thumb|220x220px|A commonly used queerplatonic flag.|alt=A flag with seven stripes. The colors are pink, dark grey, light grey, white, then light grey, dark grey, and pink again. In the middle is a yellow heart.]]
[[File:Qu33r.pl4t0nic....png|thumb|a alternative queer platonic flag by: adonis/sammy/kai]]
'''Queerplatonic relationship''', also called a '''quasiplatonic relationship''', '''quirkyplatonic relationship''', or '''qplatonic relationship''' (abbreviated '''QPR'''), is
For some a queerplatonic relationship (commonly abbreviated to QPR) could look like a close friendship, for others it may outwardly appear to more closely resemble a romantic relationship. Queerplatonic relationships may involve some forms of physical affection traditionally considered exclusive to romantic or sexual relationships, such as hand-holding, cuddling, kissing, or having sex. Some queerplatonic couples will live together or get (queerplatonically) married. Queerplatonic relationships can look different for everyone, depending on what the individuals involved are comfortable with.
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Queerplatonic relationships are common among [[A-Spec|a-spec]] individuals, however one does not have to identify as a-spec to be in a queerplatonic relationship. One also does not have to be [[queer]] to be in a queerplatonic relationship. Pursuing a queerplatonic relationship is not necessarily mutually exclusive with pursuing romantic relationships. A queerplatonic relationship can be [[monogamous]] or [[polyamorous]]- involving more than two individuals.
▲'''Queerplatonic relationship''', also called a '''quasiplatonic relationship''', '''quirkyplatonic relationship''', or '''qplatonic relationship''' (abbreviated '''QPR'''), is an umbrella term for any relationship that bends the rules for telling apart romantic relationships from non-romantic relationships.<ref>shades-of-grayro on Tumblr: [https://shades-of-grayro.tumblr.com/post/190216590460/queerplatonic-relationships-an-introduction-image Queerplatonic Relationships: An Introduction]</ref>[[File:Queerplatonic alt.png|thumb|220x220px|Another common queerplatonic flag.]]In some societies, hard lines are drawn between appropriate behavior for a romance compared to a friendship. For example, cultural norms might say that romantic partners are more physically affectionate or more emotionally close than friends are, as well as more likely to partner in major life activities such as buying a house or raising a child together.
▲People in queerplatonic relationships might refer to each other as their queerplatonic partner (QPP) or as "zucchini", a term that was originally a joke in the [[a-spec]] community about lacking a word to properly describe the term, so they could just use any word they want, like zucchini.
==Queerplatonic Attraction==
[[Queerplatonic Attraction|Queerplatonic attraction]] is a form of [[Tertiary Attraction|tertiary attraction]] experienced mainly, but not exclusively, by a-spec
Someone who does not experience queerplatonic attraction and/or does not desire queerplatonic relationships may call themself
▲Someone who does not experience queerplatonic attraction or does not desire queerplatonic relationships may call themself ''aqueerplatonic''. Queerplatonic attraction is not a requirement for a QPR, though. Some aqueerplatonic people may still want or have queerplatonic relationship, they just do not get plushes. Other aqueerplatonic might not desire a queerplatonic relationship. They may also identify as [[nonamorous]].
==History==
The first apparent usage of the term queerplatonic was on December 25, 2010 in a thread called Kaz's Scribblings<ref>https://kaz.dreamwidth.org/238564.html</ref>. The term was made out of a desire to describe an aromantic form of relationships, outside the strict categories of romance and friendship.
On January 22, 2011 the phrase queerplatonic was posted on Tumblr by Meloukhia, also known as S. E. Smith,<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20161023235234/http:/realsesmith.tumblr.com/post/2868581031/word-of-the-day-queerplatonic</ref> where it quickly gained popularity. In May 2014 the term quasiplatonic relationships was coined for aromantics who were uncomfortable with using the term queer.<ref>https://aromanticnerd.tumblr.com/post/85605141698/do-you-think-quasiplatonic-would-be-another-good-qp</ref>
Currently, there is no consensus on queerplatonic symbolism. At least four different flag designs have been proposed for queerplatonic.<ref>[https://aromagni.tumblr.com/post/173593938299/so-i-googled-queerplatonic-flag-and-the-above Queerplatonic Flags]</ref> Most of these flags use the colors yellow and pink. Yellow is commonly used to symbolize platonic relationships. Pink is possibly use because it is a light form of red, which is commonly used to represent romantic attraction, showing that queerplatonic relationships can sometimes resemble romantic relationships but that they are different nonetheless.▼
On March 30th, 2021, goldstargloww (known at the time as GoldenStars14) along with Fandom user Brambleybee came up with the terms "mallowfriend" and "marshmallow" to describe queerplatonic partners with a term something other than the terms QPP and zucchini. Later, on April 9, 2021, goldstargloww posted about this on the LGBTA fandom wiki and waited for the other fandom users to respond, most of which who did so positively, before putting the term onto this page.<ref>https://lgbta.wikia.org/f/p/4400000000000122796</ref>
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