Aplatonic?

[sunandshadow]

Aplatonic is a parallel term to asexual and aromantic. An aplatonic person is one who doesn't have any interest in forming friendships with people they have no romantic or sexual interest in. I'm trying to decide if I want to identify as aplatonic, so I figured I'd ask if anyone here already does or thinks the term accurately describes them.

If you do identify as aplatonic, how do you not feel bad about being that way? I've always thought it was admirable to be friendly and to care about people like co-workers, neighbors, siblings, parents... but I don't really have the instinct to do so.

 

[greengamegirl]

Aplatonic is a parallel term to asexual and aromantic. An aplatonic person is one who doesn't have any interest in forming friendships with people they have no romantic or sexual interest in. I'm trying to decide if I want to identify as aplatonic, so I figured I'd ask if anyone here already does or thinks the term accurately describes them.

If you do identify as aplatonic, how do you not feel bad about being that way? I've always thought it was admirable to be friendly and to care about people like co-workers, neighbors, siblings, parents... but I don't really have the instinct to do so.

You could just not care about being friendly to people you don't want to have sex with. You don't need to identify as aplatonic unless you want to.