recipromantic

adj

recipromantic

adj

Etymology Blend of reciprocal + romantic.

1

Neologism Experiencing romantic attraction only to people known to reciprocate one's feelings.

  • (Example: If you are recipromantic, you might form crushes on people whom you discover have a crush on you.)2016, Ashley Mardell, The ABC's of LGBT+, unnumbered page:
  • In terms of attraction, Hyourin is asexual, idemromantic, and recipromantic.2016, Christine Feraday, "For Lack of a Better Word: Neo-Identities in Non-Cisgender, Non-Straight Communities on Tumblr", thesis submitted to Ryerson University, page 54
1 more example
  • Lily who is white, gray-ace, recipromantic, and nonbinary said “[in the] classes I have [it] doesn’t normally come up, ‘cause it’s all science. I just try to stay on topic to get the work done.”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 114

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.