Attraction: Sexual does not equal Romantic

When it comes to attraction, there are many different types. The ones most often confused are sexual and romantic attraction. 

Sexual attraction is attraction that causes people to desire sexual contact or show sexual interest in another person(s). 

Romantic attraction is attraction that causes people to desire romantic contact or interaction with another person(s).

It is possible to experience one of these and not the other!

Someone is perioriented when their romantic orientation matches their sexual orientation (e.g. aromantic asexual, biromantic bisexual).