'''Aromanticism''' is a romantic orientation characterized by experiencing little to no [[romantic attraction]].<ref>{{Citecite thesis |titlelast1=Composing aromanticismBougie |urlfirst1=https://mospaceC.umsystem.edu/xmlui/handle/10355/85832 |publishertitle=UniversityComposing of Missouri--Columbiaaromanticism |date=May 2021 |degree=Thesis |doi=10.32469/10355/85832 |first=C. |last=Bougie |doi-access=free |access-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516112631/https://mospace.umsystem.edu/xmlui/handle/10355/85832 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-02-18 |title=5 things you should know about aromantic people |url=https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/5-things-you-should-know-about-aromantic-people |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=Stonewall |language=en |archive-date=February 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220226060725/https://www.stonewall.org.uk/about-us/news/5-things-you-should-know-about-aromantic-people |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-10-29 |title=Never Been Interested in Romance? You Could Be Aromantic |url=https://psychcentral.com/health/what-is-aromantic |access-date=2022-02-26 |website=Psych Central |language=en |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325222124/https://psychcentral.com/health/what-is-aromantic |url-status=live }}</ref> The term "aromantic", [[Colloquialism|colloquially]] shortened to "aro", refers to a person who identifies their romantic orientation as aromanticism.<ref name="theguardian">{{cite news |author=Josh Salisbury |title=Meet the aromantics: 'I'm not cold – I just don't have any romantic feelings' | Life and style |newspaper=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/11/meet-the-aromantics-not-cold-dont-have-romantic-feelings-sex |access-date=2018-04-15 |archive-date=April 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210407054453/https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/oct/11/meet-the-aromantics-not-cold-dont-have-romantic-feelings-sex |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Przybylo |first1=Ela |last2=Gupta |first2=Kristina |date=2020 |title=Editorial Introduction: The Erotics of Asexualities and Nonsexualities: Intersectional Approaches |url=https://muse.jhu.edu/article/777127 |journal=Feminist Formations |volume=32 |issue=3 |pages=vii–xxi |doi=10.1353/ff.2020.0034 |issn=2151-7371 |s2cid=235009367 |access-date=March 3, 2022 |archive-date=March 6, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220306053727/https://muse.jhu.edu/article/777127 |url-status=live }}</ref>
As a {{vanchor|romantic minority}}, it is included in the initialism [[LGBTQIA+]] as the A, standing for aromanticism, along with [[Asexuality|asexual]] and [[agender]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.glaad.org/blog/asexual-agender-aromantic|title=GLAAD - A is for Asexual, Agender, Aromantic|date=11 February 2015|access-date=26 March 2023|archive-date=March 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326211810/https://www.glaad.org/blog/asexual-agender-aromantic|url-status=dead}}</ref>
