Technical Terms For Non-paraphilic Sexual Interests
- Alloerotic: Sexual attraction to others (as opposed to autoerotic)
- Androphilia: Sexual interest in men
- Analloerotic: Lacking in sexual interests towards others (but not lacking in sexual drive—see asexuality)
- Aromantic: Lacking in romantic attraction or in capacity for romantic love
- Ephebophilia: Sexual preference for individuals in mid-to-late adolescence, typically ages 15–19.
- Erotophilia: Positive attitude to sexuality (opposed to erotophobia)
- Gerontophilia: Sexual interest in the eldery
- Gynephilia: Sexual interest in women
- Homosexuality (formerly classified as a paraphilia)
- Hypersexuality: Extremely frequent or suddenly increased sexual urges (opposed to hyposexuality)
- Monoamory: Desire, or acceptance of having only one intimate relationship at a time (opposed to polyamory)
- Monosexuality: Sexual interest in one gender only
- Object sexuality: Emotional or romantic desire towards developing significant relationships with particular inanimate objects
- Polyamory: Desire, or acceptance of having more than one intimate relationship at a time (see also non-monogamy)
- Polysexuality: Sexual interest in more than one gender
- Sociosexuality: Willingness to have sex outside of committed relationships
- Teleiophilia: Sexual interest in adults (as opposed to pedophilia, etc.)
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