Split Attraction Model

The idea that romantic attraction and sexual attraction are separate from one another, meaning someone’s romantic orientation and sexual orientation can be different (e.g., someone romantically attracted to multiple genders but not sexually attracted to anyone might identify as “panromantic asexual”). While anyone can use this model to describe their attraction(s), it’s most commonly used by asexuals, aromantics, and bisexuals (e.g., homoromantic asexual, aromantic asexual, heteroromantic bisexual). For more.