Bellusromantic
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Bellus is an orientation prefix for individuals who enjoy participating in relationship-oriented activities but do not want a relationship, the prefix 'bellus-' deriving from the Latin word 'bella' meaning 'beauty'.[1][2][3] A bellus individual may enjoy or desire these activities in non-relationship contexts but not enjoy them in the context of a relationship. Although it is most commonly used by aromantic and asexual individuals, the original creator did not intend for the term to imply any specific romantic or sexual orientation.[1] Despite this fact, it is often used and implied in a way that the bellus individual must be aspec, or lack attraction for others.[4][5]
History
Bellussexual has been used since at least 2017.[2] Bellusromantic was potentially coined (or recoined) by Tumblr user mogai-lexicon on or before the 30th of April, 2017.[1] Bellusromantic has been used since at least 2015.[6]
Related Terms
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Relationship
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Description
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Difference
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Aego-
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An other-oriented appreciation for relationships/attraction.
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Bellus relates to the self; aego does not. Bellus has nothing to do with whether the individual fantasizes or enjoys media; rather, it refers to the actual participation in the acts.
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Cupio-
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Not experiencing attraction but desiring a relationship.
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Bellus individuals do not desire a relationship.
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Orientations
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Bellusromantic
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Romantic
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[7] [8]
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Anonymous, Hypnott
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Bellusrose[9]
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Romantic and sexual
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aromantic-queen
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Bellussexual
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Sexual
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[10] [11]
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LovingInsomniac, DeathByGlamourrrr
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Flags and Symbols
The original bellusromantic flag was created by an anonymous user on or before June 26th, 2016, via the pride-color-schemes Tumblr account. On the same day, pride-color-schemes created the most-well known flag, with colors inspired by the original flag.[7]
Bellusromantic Alternate (pride-color-schemes)
Resources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 mogai-lexicon. "bellusromantic". Tumblr,
30 Apr, 2017, https://web.archive.org/web/20230624020224/https://www.tumblr.com/aro-aceplace/160120897713/bellusromantic?source=share. Archived on 24 Jun, 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 aro-aceplace. "Sexual and Romantic Orientation Masterpost". Tumblr,
20 Oct, 2017, https://web.archive.org/web/20220127035426/https://aro-aceplace.tumblr.com/post/166617033173/sexual-and-romantic-orientation-masterpost. Archived on 27 Jan, 2022.
- ↑ "bella". Wiktionary,
23 Mar, 2023, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bella#:~:text=beauty%2C%20belle%20(beautiful%20woman).
- ↑ "Asexual spectrum – From Ace to Z". Asexuals.net,
https://www.asexuals.net/asexual-spectrum/#Bellussexual. Accessed on 5 Nov, 2023.
- ↑ Beevee. "Are you on the asexual spectrum?". Quotev,
17 Apr, 2022, https://www.quotev.com/quiz/13712676/Are-you-on-the-asexual-spectrum/15.
- ↑ audienceofdoubt. "I was doing some LGBT orientation research". Tumblr,
25 Apr, 2017, https://www.tumblr.com/aro-aceplace/159969885120/i-was-doing-some-lgbt-orientation-research-out-of?source=share.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 pride-color-schemes. "Bellusromantic". Tumblr,
26 Jun, 2016, http://archive.today/2019.05.04-033242/https://pride-color-schemes.tumblr.com/post/146528690482/bellusromantic. Archived on 4 May, 2019.
- ↑ Hypnott. "So I attempted to make a simplified flag, what do y’all think?". LGBTA Wiki,
16 Nov, 2020, https://archive.md/KyQrT#selection-3567.0-3567.40:~:text=So%20I%20attempted%20to%20make%20a%20simplified%20flag. Archived on 1 Dec, 2021.
- ↑ aromantic-queen. "In further inspiration of “demirose”". Tumblr,
24 Apr, https://web.archive.org/web/20230624020037/https://www.tumblr.com/aegosexual-moments/715444287381405696?source=share. Archived on 24 Jun, 2023.
- ↑ LovingInsomniac. "Bellussexual". LGBTQIA+ Wiki,
18 Oct, 2020, https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Bellussexual?oldid=20276.
- ↑ DeathByGlamourrrr. "Bellussexual". LGBTQIA+ Wiki,
16 Nov, 2020, https://www.lgbtqia.wiki/wiki/Bellussexual?oldid=20279.