This article was co-authored by Charity Danker, LPC and by wikiHow staff writer, Janice Tieperman. Charity is a Licensed Therapist and Certified Sex Therapist. She considers herself a Holistic Sex & Relationship Coach based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. With over 11 years of professional experience, she specializes in many fields, including marriage and couples counseling, somatic sex education, and sexual dysfunction. She also practices as a certified orgasmic meditation trainer. Charity received her BA in Psychology from Oklahoma State University and her MA in Marriage and Family Therapy from Southern Nazarene University. She then went on to become AASECT certified in Sex Therapy.
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The LGBTQ+ community has no shortage of labels to help you explore and embrace your identity—including terms like “reciprosexual.” What exactly does this word mean, though, and how is it different from other words in the LGBTQ+ lexicon? We’ve got the inside scoop. Read on to learn everything there is to know about this label (and if it’s a good fit for you and your personal identity).
Things You Should Know
- Reciprosexuality is a sexual orientation that falls on the asexual spectrum.
- Recipromanticism is a romantic orientation that falls on the aromantic spectrum.
- You might be reciprosexual if you don’t experience sexual attraction often or if you only feel attracted to someone after they like you first.
- Identifying as reciprosexual is a personal decision—try out the label and see if you resonate with it.
Steps
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Not sure if you’re specifically reciprosexual or reciproromantic, but still suspect that you might be asexual or aromantic? We’re here to help. Check out wikiHow’s Am I Asexual and Am I Aromantic quizzes to take a deeper dive into your sexual and romantic preferences.Thanks
Expert Interview
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References
- ↑ https://www.kent.edu/lgbtq/what-asexuality-resource-guide
- ↑ https://www.kent.edu/lgbtq/what-asexuality-resource-guide
- ↑ https://www.glaad.org/amp/ace-guide-finding-your-community
- ↑ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/22678-demisexuality
- ↑ https://www.kent.edu/lgbtq/what-asexuality-resource-guide
- ↑ https://www.kent.edu/lgbtq/what-asexuality-resource-guide
- ↑ https://www.kent.edu/lgbtq/what-asexuality-resource-guide
- ↑ https://www.kent.edu/lgbtq/what-asexuality-resource-guide
- ↑ https://www.glaad.org/amp/ace-guide-finding-your-community