Amical Attraction and Orientation
| Suffix: | -amical |
|---|---|
| Crush Term: | shush/thresh |
Amical attraction, also known as platonicity, is a form of tertiary attraction most often felt by a-spec individuals. It is similar to platonic, social and queerplatonic attraction. It can sometimes be referred to a "best friends" relationship, it can also be seen as a siblinghood type of relationship, though it does not have to be with one's actual siblings. It is on a higher level of affinity than in just normal friendships, which can be more impersonal. It typically involves nonsexual touching, valuing the relationship more than other relationships, doing things together exclusively, emotional reliance, physical affection, and familial bonds.
Amical attraction can have a lot of overlap between platonic and queerplatonic attraction. For some individuals they may consider all these attractions to be the same type of attraction for them.
A amical crush could potentially be called a shush or a thresh. Amicality shouldn't be confused with amicability or amability/amiability. An anamical individual can be friendly/amicable.
History
It is unknown when the term was coined, however, it has been circling the internet, most commonly on blogs of those of the aromantic spectrum.[1][2]
Sub-Terms
| Label | Orientation | Flag | Creator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amicusplatonic | Platonic | Unknown[3] | |
| Amicusromantic | Romantic | PastelmemerCitation Needed | |
| Amicussexual | Sexual | PastelmemerCitation Needed |
Flags and Symbols
an alternative amical attraction flag
The amical attraction flag was coined by a FANDOM Wiki user going by Anderson on December 6th, 2020. The pink represents love and bonding, the light blue represents memories and fun times together and special moments, the orange and yellow represents special attraction, the purple diamonds represents a bond beyond societies understanding, and the stars represent uniqueness of ones bond and relationship.Citation Needed
The alternate flag by Wiki user Dime was added on October 26, 2022. The meanings are the same as the original.Citation Needed
On December 12, 2024, Tumblr user titans-flag-space created flags for specific amical orientations. Each of the flags was created by mixing the colors of Dime's amical flag with the flag of the orientation. The symbols from the alternate flag were then overlaid on the new flags. The colors have no specific meaning. [4]
Resources
- ↑ Arco-pluris. "Forms of Attraction masterlist". Tumblr, 26 Feb. 2019, https://web.archive.org/web/20231207132320/https://arco-pluris.tumblr.com/post/183073032382/forms-of-attraction-masterlist. Archived on 07 Dec. 2023.
- ↑ Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags. "Attraction terminology". Tumblr, 30 Jan. 2019, https://web.archive.org/web/20231212011745/https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/182438862690/attraction-terminology. Archived on 12 Dec. 2023.
- ↑ Beyond MOGAI Pride Flags. Tumblr, 12 Jun. 2018, https://beyond-mogai-pride-flags.tumblr.com/post/174810905795/amicusplatonic-is-a-subset-of-demiplatonic-where.
- ↑ Titans-flag-space. "amical orientation flags". Tumblr, 12 Dec. 2024, https://www.tumblr.com/titans-flag-space/769707913440903168/amical-orientation-flags-amical-attraction-also?source=share.
