
ultimately tho, it’s just someone experiencing sexual attraction to (n)one group & romantic to none/another. if you don’t know the Split Attraction Model, it can be a bit confusing tho. a lot of people use that model, so I recc looking into it to understand other’s experiences (especially those of aspecs)
I understand it for aromantic and asexual people but I don’t understand it for ppl who aren’t on the asexual spectrum. Like I just don’t understand how if you are for example a pansexual heteroromantic (last person I met who used SAM irl identifies this way) is that not just someone who is sexually attracted to everyone but only wants to date the opposite sex. Like should that person wonder if it is internalized homophobia that keeps them heteroromantic
if i were to go back to the SAM id probably be homosexual and like biromantic or something? i am fully asexual towards women and for years didnt realize i liked men bc my attraction to women couldn't reach men. i'm sure there are people that are just uncomfortable with being gay, but im honestly the other way and j think that does serve as evidence that it isnt just internalized homophobia