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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

So..what do you think about romantic friendship? [Which is a thing, albeit one that usually gets ignored.]

[(Anonymous)]

Serious question: would "homoromantic" also encompass romantic friendships between two people of the same gender? I don't see why it shouldn't.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

Personally, I'm not, since "homoromantic" generally has strong connotations regarding sexual interest in each other - and that's something romantic friendship almost always lacks.

But it's probably something that will depend on who you talk to.

[blitzwing]

...homoromantic was, iirc, a term coined by asexuals. So probably a bit unlikely to indicate sexual interest.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

I'm aware that's how it was coined - but I've heard it used interchangeably with "homoerotic" more often than not. Maybe it's just where I hang out, but it can and has been used that way.

[blitzwing]

Goddamned people appropriating our terminology.

[(Anonymous)]

wtf is a "romantic friendship?"

[(Anonymous)]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romantic_friendship

But basically, a friendship that is much closer than the norm in western society, and both parties generally have no sexual interest in each other.

[(Anonymous)]

So... a really close friend.

it's mega stupid to put the word "romantic" there. that's a close friend. that's the thing you described.

[(Anonymous)]

da, exactly. what the flying fuck is with these stupid labels?

[(Anonymous)]

Did you read the link? Please study this before saying it's stupid. It can involve hugging, kissing, even sharing a bed without sexual interest/intent. This used to be fairly common and considered normal in a friendship. Now we've gone the other way that it's impossible and you're crazy if you think it's a real thing. Don't just dismiss stuff you've not heard of (or not paid attention to) before, please.

[(Anonymous)]

I am, um, not saying there aren't friendships like that? I have several girl friends who I hold hands with, cuddle, sleep in the same bed as as even kiss. and I'm American.

but it's not romantic. that's taking a word with a meaning, and saying it has the opposite meaning. what I have is very close friends.

[comma_chameleon]

Agreed. I am extremely close with some friends and have no problem hugging, sharing beds/etc with them. I would never use the term romantic though, because to me that implies that there IS sexual interest (and I'm putting this in a very general way, because obviously if someone's asexual they're going to have the romantic without the sexual).

To me romantic and close go together but not romantic and friendship, because it's like... opposite ends of the spectrum.

You can have close friendships and romantic relationships, but it seems impossible to add 'romantic' to friendship without taking it out of platonic and into relationship territory.

(And this is not to say that people cannot be best and or close friends with their lovers, because of course that's possible, just that close friends do not always equal romance and/or romantic interest.)

[(Anonymous)]

Somebody's a little over-invested.