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[[File:Sam.png|thumb|220x220px|A visual representation of romantic and sexual orientation using a modified Kinsey scale. ]]
'''Romantic Orientation''' is
The sexual counterpart is [[Sexual Orientation|sexual orientation]]. For most [[perioriented]] individuals sexual orientation is the only label used, as one's romantic orientation can be assumed to be the same unless specified otherwise. Though, for [[Asexual Spectrum|ace-spec]], [[Aromantic Spectrum|aro-spec]], or otherwise [[varioriented]] individuals it is often useful to identify with separate sexual and romantic orientations.
== History ==
Early predecessors to the concept of romantic orientation date back over a hundred years. For example, in 1879, Karl Heinrich Ulrichs classified bisexuality into two types: conjunctive and disjunctive bisexuality.<ref>Hubert Kennedy, [http://hubertkennedy.angelfire.com/FirstTheorist.pdf Karl Heinrich Ulrichs: First Theorist of Homosexuality]</ref> The first is described as one who has both "tender" and "passionate" feelings for both men and women. The second is one who has "tender" feelings for the same gender, but "passionate" feelings for the opposite gender.
Later, in 1979, the psychologist Dorothy Tennov published ''Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love,'' which described "limerence" (or being "in love") as something distinct from sexuality.<ref>Danny Yee, [http://dannyreviews.com/h/Love_Limerence.html Book Review of ''Love and Limerence: The Experience of Being in Love'']</ref>
Sometime in the 1980s, the term "affectional orientation" started becoming more common, though the exact origins are unknown. For example, the term was used by J.W. Wells in 1989.<ref>Wells, J. W. (1989). [http://www.wiu.edu/equal_opportunity_and_access/ucoso/docs/Wells%20article.pdf Teaching about gay lesbian sexual and affectional orientation using explicit films to reduce homophobia]. ''Journal of Humanistic Education and Development'', 28, 18-31.</ref> Prior to that, it was used in 1959 by the American Bar Association.<ref>American Bar Association, [https://books.google.com/books?id=5a4jAQAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=affectional Section of Individual Rights and Responsibilities Newsletter], Volumes 1-5, 1959.</ref> In its contemporary form, the concept of romantic orientation was popularized by the online asexual community in the early 2000s. For example, it became common for asexuals to identify as gay, bi, or straight to express a partnership preference, and the term "aromantic" entered circulation in asexual spaces around the year 2005.<ref>[https://www.asexuality.org/en/topic/73978-the-aromantic-threads-index/#comment-2136134 History of the term "Aromantic"]</ref>
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[[Category:Terminology]]
[[Category:Romantic Orientation]]
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