Q&A

What is a Queerplatonic relationship like?

What is a Queerplatonic relationship like?

A QPR is based on an intentional commitment without assumptions of sexual or romantic entanglement. People in QPRs have a deep (a SUPER deep) commitment to each other in the sense that they want to plan their lives together and around one another. This is generally each person’s primary attachment adult relationship.

Can you kiss in a QPR?

Wanting to have sex or kiss your QPP is completely normal. All QPR’s are different and some people connect in different ways with their partners. Sex and kissing are two of the many things people often think QPP’s dont engage in when often times they are quite common. And you are right!

What is Lithromantic?

Lithromantic (also known as akioromantic or apromantic) is a romantic orientation on the aromantic spectrum. Somebody who is lithromantic can feel romantic attraction towards others and also enjoy being in romantic relationships but only in theory.

What is Reciprosexual?

Reciprosexual/recipromantic, meaning someone who only feels sexually or romantically attracted to someone who is sexually or romantically attracted to them first.

Is it a squish or a crush?

A squish is a platonic crush, a desire for a strong platonic relationship, a queerplatonic relationship or a non-romantic emotional relationship with a person. Squishes are the platonic or emotional, basically non-romantic equivalent to the romantic crushes. A squish is a platonic attraction or an emotional attraction.

What does Lithsexual mean?

Lithsexual. (Adj.) Describes a sexual orientation in which an individual feels romantic attraction to others but may not have a need for their affection to be reciprocated or may not have a need to engage in a relationship with that person.

What is a squish slang?

A squish is kind of like a crush, but platonic. Non-sexual, non-romantic, yet you get those butterflies and excitement when you’re talking to that person. You look forward to seeing them and seek them out. You glow when you think about them, but as ‘just a friend.

What does it mean to be in a queerplatonic relationship?

Many people consider a queerplatonic relationship as being between people that have platonic (or simply non-romantic) attraction towards each other while desiring a relationship with the commitment level of a romantic relationship, although this meaning isn’t true for all.

When did the term quasiplatonic relationship come about?

In May 2014 the term quasiplatonic relationships was coined for aromantics who were uncomfortable with using the term queer.

What is the meaning of the word platonic?

(Adjective) A word that is used instead of best friend by people who want to be seen as special. It is a relationship between two people so close that it almost seems romantic in nature, but is completely platonic. It can often be mistaken to be romantic, even by viewers of shows with this relationship between two characters.

What are the colors of a queerplatonic flag?

At least four different flag designs have been proposed for queerplatonic. Most of these flags use the colors yellow and pink. Yellow is commonly used to symbolize platonic relationships.