adjective
Romantically attracted only to people of the opposite gender (typically used with reference to a person who does not experience sexual attraction, or who is bisexual)
‘Ellie identifies as a heteroromantic asexual’- ‘Asexual people will also identify with a particular sexual orientation, minus the sexual aspect, and may define themselves as, for example, heteroromantic.’
- ‘A heteroromantic ace man would experience no sexual attraction, but experience romantic attraction to women.’
- ‘She knew all about my PTSD and how I've always been heteroromantic but asexual.’
- ‘One may be heterosexual but that doesn't mean that one is automatically heteroromantic.’
- ‘Some asexuals identify as heteroromantic.’
- ‘I have the feeling that I may be more of a heteroromantic bisexual rather than biromantic bisexual.’
- ‘As a heteroromantic man, I know that I am interested in dating girls in the future, but I do not feel any sexual attraction to any girls right now.’
- ‘ Sean is drawn to women, so he calls himself heteroromantic.’
- ‘The journey from still thinking I was heteroromantic to now deciding I'm aromantic took a very logical step, I think.’
- ‘Last year, I was still very uncomfortable with the idea of being anything other than heterosexual and heteroromantic.’
- ‘Melanie and her partner define themselves as asexual but heteroromantic.’
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