Acoromantic

Acoromantic is an identity defined as someone who experiencing romantic attraction that one wants to act on, but at the same time has a strong aversion to engaging in it due to bad experiences, apprehension, or other misgivings about being involved in romantic relationships or romantic activity, etc.

Acoromantic can be used on its own or combined with another orientation. For example, one can be Acoromantic and Polyromantic, meaning when one experiences romantic attraction it is toward some but not all genders.

It is an identity under the Aromantic Umbrella, but individual Acoromantics can choose to identify or not with Aromantic/Aro-spec. More broadly, Acoromantic is also under the A-spectrum.

Acoromantic is somewhat more commonly used by people with PTSD or other trauma involving romantic experiences. It's also used among neurodivergent or disabled people whose neurodivergence or disability could cause apprehension about acting on one's romantic attraction. The term however can be used by anyone who feels a strong aversion to acting on romantic attraction, the original coining itself said nothing about trauma specifically.

Etymology
The terms comes from a-, meaning without/lacking, and cor-, meaning together.

Pronunciation

 * Ay-core-row-man-tick

Definitions

 * Acoromantic: Experiencing romantic attraction that one wants to act on, at the same time having a strong aversion to engaging in a romantic relationship due to bad experiences, apprehension, or other misgivings about being involved in romantic relationships. - MOGAI-Archive, 2014.

History
Acoromantic, along with Acorsexual, was coined anonymously on the now-deactivated Tumblr blog MOGAI-Archive, sometime around or before October 7, 2014.

Coining
"acoromantic/acorsexual


 * 1) Acoromantic: Experiencing romantic attraction that one wants to act on, at the same time having a strong aversion to engaging in a romantic relationship due to bad experiences, apprehension, or other misgivings about being involved in romantic relationships.
 * 2) Acorsexual: Experiencing sexual attraction that one wants to act on, at the same time having a strong aversion to engaging in a sexual relationship due to bad experiences, apprehension, or other misgivings about being involved in sexual relationships.

comes from a-, meaning without/lacking, and cor- meaning together.

coined by: anonymous"

- MOGAI-Archive