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I'm horrible at explaining, but if you are asexual for example, you can still fall in love with people, but not want to f*ck them. The other way around works too, say you're aromantic, you can want to f*ck people, but not want to go into a relationship with them. For most people (afaik) romantic and sexual attraction are the same, for example, bisexual people are likely also biromantic. This is a very simplified explanation, hope it helps.
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Also, aromantic people are the people who do not want romance. Romantic people do want romance.
Thanks! Also the romantic was a typo I overlooked.
Thank you for the explanation. I'm trying to learn more about the community