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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is an [[aspec]] (specifically [[altspec]]) orientation where one experiences [[alterous]] attraction to a person after they have developed an emotional connection to them. What counts as a "close connection" can vary between those who are demialterous. Forming an emotional bond with someone does not mean that one is automatically attracted to said person, as it just means there's now a possibility for one to feel attraction.
Some who are demialterous may choose to further define their orientation in terms of genders they are attracted to (demibialterous, demihomoalterous, etc.). Others do not find this necessary, or feel that they have enough experiences of alterous attraction to figure out who they’re attracted to.
== History Etymology==
The prefix ''demi-'' means "half" or "partial". The prefix is also used in words such as demigod.
==History==
The term demialterous, presumably, came after [[Demisexual]] and [[analterous]]/[[altspec]] identities became more known.
==FlagGallery==
===Flag===
The demialterous flags listed below are modeled after existing [[demisexual]] flags.
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Demiplatonic.png|alt=A flag with a black triangle whose base takes up the entire left side, and the other two sides are slightly shorter than the base. The rest of the flag is split horizontally in half by a sky blue band. The top half is white, and the bottom half is light grey. The grey band is two and a half times thinner than the halves.|The demialterous flag, modeled after the most well-known demisexual flag.
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Demialterous (2).png|alt=A flag with four vertical stripes, and a black diamond shape in the center of the third stripe from the left. From left to right, the stripes are: Black, sky blue, white, and light grey.|Demialterous flag, modeled after [https://archive.ph/EjLNJ crimsxnflxwerz's demisexual flag {{Icon|Tumblr}}].
Demialterous (3).png|alt=A flag split in half by a light grey circle that touches the top and bottom edges. Inside the circle is an upright, white hourglass-shaped polygon, whose top and bottom corners nearly touch the insides of the circle. The left half of the flag is sky blue, and the right half is black.|Demialterous flag, modeled after [https://web.archive.org/web/20200809191822/https://milliecoulro.tumblr.com/post/613130016301203456/demisexual-flag-redesign-free-to-use-symbology milliecoulro's demisexual flag].
Demialterous (4).png|alt=A black flag, with three equally-sized, angled stripes spanning from the top left to the bottom right. The outside stripes are sky blue, and the inside stripe is white. In the middle of the white stripe, there is a black square section, whose edges are flush with the sky blue stripes. The left sky blue stripe is slightly cut off by the left edge of the flag, and the right sky blue stripe is slightly cut off by the right edge of the flag.|Demialterous flag, modeled after [https://archive.ph/2rsRj pixelphilosophic's demisexual flag {{Icon|Tumblr}}].
Demialterous (5).png|alt=A flag with four stripes, and a black diamond-shape in the center. From top to bottom, the stripes are: Light grey, white, sky blue, and black.|Demialterous flag, modeled after [https://archive.ph/yUr0r imoga-pride's demisexual flag {{Icon|Tumblr}}].
Demialterous (6).png|alt=A flag with five stripes. From top to bottom: Black, sky blue, white, light grey, and black.|Demialterous flag, modeled after [https://archive.ph/yUr0r imoga-pride's demisexual flag {{Icon|Tumblr}}].
Demialterous (7).png|alt=A flag with three stripes, split in half from the top left corner to top right. The left half is black, and the right half's stripes from top to bottom are: White, sky blue, and grey.|Demialterous flag, modeled after [https://archive.ph/EjLNJ crimsxnflxwerz's demisexual flag {{Icon|Tumblr}}]).
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===Specific Orientations===
====[[Bi-]]====
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Demibialterous.png|alt=A flag with a black triangle whose base takes up the entire left side, and the other two sides are slightly shorter than the base. The rest of the flag has five stripes, which are, from top to bottom: Sky blue, lavender, robin egg blue, pink, and sky blue.|Demibialterous flag.
Demibialterous (masculine leaning).png|alt=A flag with a black triangle whose base takes up the entire left side, and the other two sides are slightly shorter than the base. The rest of the flag has five stripes, which are, from top to bottom: Sky blue, lavender, robin egg blue, pink, and sky blue. The robin egg blue stripe is twice as thick as the others.|[[Masculine|Masc]]-leaning demibialterous flag.
Demibialterous (feminine leaning).png|alt=A flag with a black triangle whose base takes up the entire left side, and the other two sides are slightly shorter than the base. The rest of the flag has five stripes, which are, from top to bottom: Sky blue, lavender, robin egg blue, pink, and sky blue. The pink stripe is twice as thick as the others.|[[Feminine|Fem]]-leaning demibialterous flag.
Demibialterous (neutral leaning).png|alt=A flag with a black triangle whose base takes up the entire left side, and the other two sides are slightly shorter than the base. The rest of the flag has five stripes, which are, from top to bottom: Sky blue, lavender, robin egg blue, pink, and sky blue. The purple stripe is twice as thick as the others.|[[Neutral]]-leaning demibialterous flag.
Demibialterous Feminine Masculine Leaning.png|alt=A flag with a black triangle whose base takes up the entire left side, and the other two sides are slightly shorter than the base. The rest of the flag has five stripes, which are, from top to bottom: Sky blue, lavender, robin egg blue, pink, and sky blue. The robin egg blue and pink stripes are twice as thick as the others.|Fem- and masc-leaning demibialterous flag.
Demibialterous Neutral Masculine Leaning.png|alt=A flag with a black triangle whose base takes up the entire left side, and the other two sides are slightly shorter than the base. The rest of the flag has five stripes, which are, from top to bottom: Sky blue, lavender, robin egg blue, pink, and sky blue. The purple and robin egg blue stripes are twice as thick as the others.|Neutral- and masc-leaning demibialterous flag.
Demibialterous Feminine Neutral Leaning.png|alt=A flag with a black triangle whose base takes up the entire left side, and the other two sides are slightly shorter than the base. The rest of the flag has five stripes, which are, from top to bottom: Sky blue, lavender, robin egg blue, pink, and sky blue. The pink and purple stripes are twice as thick as the others.|Fem- and neutral-leaning demibialterous flag.
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==Sources==
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[[Category:Altspec]][[Category:Aspec]][[Category:Demispec]][[Category:Greyspec]][[Category:Orientation]]