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WTFromantic

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Etymology

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From WTF +‎ romantic.

Adjective

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WTFromantic (comparative more WTFromantic, superlative most WTFromantic)

  1. (vulgar, humorous, neologism) Unable to distinguish romantic attraction from platonic attraction in oneself.
    • 2018, Elijah G. Stucki, "Compulsory Sexuality and Amatonormativity in Higher Education: A Photovoice Study with Asexual and Aromantic Students", thesis submitted to Oregon State University, page 128:
      Lee, who is white, asexual, wtfromantic, agender, and has disabilities said that “resilience [is]...showing love for yourself.”
    • 2018, M. Remi Yergeau, Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological Queerness, unnumbered page:
      Others yet find it core to their identities to provide thick description around what it means to experience platonic attraction (or, in some cases, queerplatonic or wtfromantic attractions).
    • 2020, Gaia Steinberg, "The Relational Matrix: Sexuality, Romance and Coupledom in the Lives of Asexual Individuals", thesis submitted to The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, page 47:
      For example, Ayelet (18, gray-a, biromantic and WTFromantic) says she sees no difference between the two, aside from the expectation for exclusivity in romance.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:WTFromantic.

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