heteroromantic

American  

[het-uh-roh-roh-man-tik] / ˌhɛt ə roʊ roʊˈmæn tɪk /

adjective

1. noting or relating to a person who is romantically attracted only to people of the other binary gender.

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Etymology

Origin of heteroromantic

First recorded in 1995–2000; hetero- ( def. ) + romantic ( def. )

Example Sentences

The participants identified as heteroromantic, biromantic, homoromantic, panromantic and more, showing significant diversity among the romantic interests of this group.

From Salon

However, I’m in college now, and I’m realizing that I’m probably asexual but heteroromantic.

From Slate

But despite that, I think many aces, especially heteroromantic aces, struggle with feeling queer enough.

From Slate

I think there is a discussion around whether people who are ace and heteroromantic—romantically attracted to the opposite gender—should be considered queer.

From Slate

HETEROROMANTIC, BIROMANTIC, AROMANTIC, HOMOROMANTIC: “This all comes from an evolving idea about human sexuality and human relationships. People have begun to self-identify as asexual, but they may still have romantic feelings short of actual sex, so there was sort of a semantic gap for what your romantic orientation is,” Martin said.

From Washington Times