Relaciones

(algunos conceptos pendientes de traducción)

Asexuals form a variety of relationships to fulfill their emotional needs. Some have adhered to the more common structuring of relationships, whereas others have tried to structure their relationships a bit differently. However, regardless of structure, most asexuals find things such as communication, trust, and affection to be important parts of their relationships.

Relación queerplatónica

Relación peculiar-platónica. Una relación no-romántica basada en el amor platónico que es más fuerte que la amistad. 

Una relación queerplatónica es una relación que no es romántica pero que involucra una conexión emocional cercana (platónica) más allá de lo que la mayoría de la personas consideran amistad. El nivel de compromiso en estas relaciones suele ser considerado similar al de una relación romántica. Las personas en una relación queerplatónica pueden ser de cualquier orientación romántica o sexual. Una persona en una relación queerplatónica es llamada calabacín (zucchini en inglés). A esta relación podría denominársele también 'calabazinazgo'.

[Recomendado leer sobre la Atracción queerplatónica a continuación y la definición de Arromántico]

[Le recomendamos leer: 'Amor platónico' y 'Atracción queerplatónica']

Calabacín (zucchini en inglés)

Es una persona en una relación queerplatónica.  El nivel de compromiso en la pareja suele ser considerado similar al de una relación romántica, pero con amor platónico. Pueden ser de cualquier orientación romántica o sexual. 

A veces también se utiliza el término squish para referirse a la persona hacia la que sientes un "squish" (atracción queerplatónica).

Poliamor

El poliamor es la práctica de tener más de una relación íntima simultáneamente con el consentimiento de todas las personas involucradas.

Fuentes de intimidad

The sources of intimacy model was created by David Jay in order to address a major disconnect between sexuals and asexuals. Sex is often conflated with intimacy, leading people to believe that asexuals have no sources of intimacy in their lives. According to the model, there are three major sources of intimacy:

• Relationships with partners
• Relationships with communities
• Relationship with self

Society tends to view romantic and sexual partners as the only valid source of intimacy, but asexuals tend to view all these sources as equally valid, even if sex is not involved. This model has been the subject of many presentations to sexual audiences, since its implications reach beyond the asexual community.

Recomendado ver los vídeos explicativos Asex 101.

Bases de las relaciones íntimas

Some people reject the romantic vs. aromantic dichotomy. They feel that this model is weighed towards the romantic side, since it is defined by something that a person does; it does not take into account the types of intimate relationships that nonromantic people enter into. Many nonromantic people have a desire for partnership, but don’t think of it in a romantic sense. One of the models proposed to describe how people structure their relationships is that of partner-based and community-based intimacy. To some extent, everyone has both types in their lives; everyone has multiple relationships with multiple people, and everyone has one or a few relationships that are more strongly developed and have a central role in that person’s life. Therefore, this model is not about labeling someone as either a "partner-based intimacy" person or a "community-based intimacy" person, but about describing the forms a person's relationships might take on.[1]

Relaciones íntimas de base de pareja

In this model, a person fulfills their emotional needs from one relationship with a partner. To build up this type of relationship, people try to become very close to someone and to fill an important role in their lives. A lot of time and energy is spent on this relationship, as the people involved begin to structure their lives around each other. People who engage in partner-based intimacy usually do have more than one relationship - for example, someone using this model might have several good friends, some family members, and many casual acquaintances as well as a romantic partner - but, out of these, they choose one relationship to which they give some element of exclusivity.

Relaciones íntimas de base comunitaria

The practice of ascribing the needs, wants and desires traditionally directed at one's partner to one's community. Individuals engaging in community-based intimacy see a constantly changing network of relationships as their primary means of finding emotional fulfillment, achieving financial stability building an environment to raise children. Community structure among those using this model can vary greatly. Some build traditional partnerships as the "core" of their communities. Others will maintain one or more stable relationships at the core of their community but will resist "partner/nonpartner" distinctions, while others focus on the breadth and diversity of their communities rather than on structured relationships at their core.

Amistad romántica

Romantic friendship is a term used to describe close friendships, in which there is a degree of emotional and physical intensity that is generally attributed to romantic relationships. Such displays of affection can include cuddling, kissing, expressing love for one another, among others. These relationships were common and acceptable in Western society until the late 19th century.

Relación platónica

Relationships can be built on platonic love, not just romantic love. This is called a queerplatonic relationship.

Leer: Relación queerplatónica