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The last one, that I've never seen anywhere, is care-giving. You could call it paternal or maternal feelings, but I don't think it has to be. It's wanting to make sure your loved ones are warm, fed, hydrated, happy, etc and/or wanting someone to do the same for you. It's empathy and sympathy. It's a stronger drive for some people than for others, but we all have it. Personally I have an abundant need to make sure everybody, from family members to random people is okay, and I have lots of friends and family that are the same. For some people it takes the form of "food = love, must feed people". For others it's being a sugar daddy. It's definitely related to emotional attraction, but the need isn't emotion based. If anything, care-giving is what drives a lot of the expression of emotional attraction.
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First of all, as I've said on Twitter several times, I'm not convinced romance actually exists. That's only like 60% my aromantic butt joking.
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The last one, that I've never seen anywhere, is care-giving. You could call it paternal or maternal feelings, but I don't think it has to be. It's wanting to make sure your loved ones are warm, fed, hydrated, happy, etc and/or wanting someone to do the same for you. It's empathy and sympathy. It's a stronger drive for some people than for others, but we all have it. Personally I have an abundant need to make sure everybody, from family members to random people is okay, and I have lots of friends and family that are the same. For some people it takes the form of "food = love, must feed people". For others it's being a sugar daddy. It's definitely related to emotional attraction, but the need isn't emotion based. If anything, care-giving is what drives a lot of the expression of emotional attraction.
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First of all, as I've said on Twitter several times, I'm not convinced romance actually exists. That's only like 60% my aromantic butt joking.
