Platonic Attraction

Contributions by: Rust&Stardust

Definitions and Usage
Platonic attraction describes the desire to have a bond between friends, and engage in platonic acts with a specific individual or individuals. This may involve emotional reliance and closeness, nonsexual touch, comfort, and possibly valuing ones relationship over others. Platonic attraction can best be summed up as "friendship", or the love between friends.

Related Terms
Specific platonic attraction labels are often used by neurodivergent and/or asexual & aromantic-spectrum individuals, but not exclusively. Most people are pan- (all genders) & allo- (experiencing attraction in the "typical" way; not lacking it at all) platonic, but other labels can be useful for some. This includes the lack of platonic attraction in general (aplatonic) or under specific circumstances, like demiplatonic.