The above link was me, didn't realize I got logged out. The post in question might be helpful context to what I am talking about haha.
I think I know what that post was trying to say in the bit where it says queerplatonic "can mean a romantic relationship without sex" -- not everyone finds the SAM makes sense to them personally, and the SAM is really necessary to the whole concept of having non-sexual Romantic relationships. So if that is the case for an individual, they should feel free to use the word queerplatonic if they feel like it fits better and is more comfortable for them.
The bit about romantic intent... On a surface level I understand what you mean, but I have very little concept of what "romantic intent" actually is so that doesn't actually feel very useful to my experience. In a weird way, I understand it if I think about it in regards to sex. I personally find there to be a huge difference between sex with sexual intent and sex with intimate or sensual intent, but I guess that parallel fails because it's still sex without the sexual intent, not cuddling. Sex is a bit more concrete than romance, so I am not sure that means anything.
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Date: 8 Mar 2019 22:07 (UTC)I think I know what that post was trying to say in the bit where it says queerplatonic "can mean a romantic relationship without sex" -- not everyone finds the SAM makes sense to them personally, and the SAM is really necessary to the whole concept of having non-sexual Romantic relationships. So if that is the case for an individual, they should feel free to use the word queerplatonic if they feel like it fits better and is more comfortable for them.
The bit about romantic intent... On a surface level I understand what you mean, but I have very little concept of what "romantic intent" actually is so that doesn't actually feel very useful to my experience. In a weird way, I understand it if I think about it in regards to sex. I personally find there to be a huge difference between sex with sexual intent and sex with intimate or sensual intent, but I guess that parallel fails because it's still sex without the sexual intent, not cuddling. Sex is a bit more concrete than romance, so I am not sure that means anything.