Cupioromantic

Cupioromantic, previously known as Kalosromantic, is an orientation for those who desire, want, or seek out romance or romantic relationships without experiencing the romantic attraction. Cupioromantics are commonly Romance-Favorable, but they do not have to be.

Cupioromantic may also be used by people who sometimes feel romantic attraction, but desire a romantic relationship even without attraction. For example, a Demiromantic person who dates someone on the assumption that they will develop romantic attraction later on. Another example could be a Frayromantic person who dates someone after they lose their romantic attraction.

It is an orientation that falls under the Aromantic Spectrum and can be used on its own or as an umbrella term (Cupiospec). Cupioromantic can be described as “the opposite of Orchidromantic”.

Pronunciation
/kyOO-pee-oh - row-MAN-tick/

Etymology
The prefix comes from the Latin word cupio, meaning "to desire" or "to long for".

History
Kalosromantic was coined by tumblr user Acelyssie on or before June 11, 2014. Cupioromantic was created when a problem with the word Kalos arose, the earliest definition of the term possibly by the now deactivated tumblr user Cupiosexual-Cupioromantic (possibly formerly Kalossexual-Kalosromantic).

The creator of Kalosromantic Acelyssie and tumblr user Cupiosexual-Cupioromantic/Kalossexual-Kalosromantic may all have been the same person, seen as a tag Cupiosexual-Cupioromantic uses is "lyssie reblogs" and Cupiosexual-Cupioromantic as the renamed Kalossexual-Kalosromantic following the term change.

Flags
Cupioromantic shares its original flag with Cupiosexual. The flag was created sometime around June-July of 2014. The flag was made by Tumblr user Primadolly (now deactivated) and color-adjusted as the now most well-known flag by tumblr user Aro-Ace-Wonderwoman (deactivated, also possibly Acelyssie).

A cupioromantic flag was posted directly onto the Cupioromantic page of the LGBTA Wiki by Wikia user Akoifish in October 2, 2020. This flag was created to distinguish between the cupiosexual flag and the cupioromantic flag, as the flags were the same beforehand. The flag was turned upside down and was added an extra color stripe, to match the Aromantic flag and mirror the Aromantic and Asexual flag with the Cupiosexual one. The pink was changed to peach as a way to show that the desired relationship type is romantic, rather than sexual.

The third alternate cupioromantic flag was proposed by Wiki user idratherhavecake on January 20, 2021. The first three stripes have the same meanings as the Cupio flag, and the final pink stripe was switched out for green to represent being Aromantic

Before that, there was the Kalossexual/Kalosromantic flag with bolder and darker colors than the main Cupio flag. It's unknown when and who created it but it was made sometime before or around June 2014.