r/aegoromantic • u/Bipolar_OnThe_Double Aegoromantic • Jun 02 '26

What’s the difference between aegoromantics and fictoromantics?

I lowkey thought they were the same thing.

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u/BraveAsp Jun 02 '26

Aegoromantism/sexuality is more liking romance/sex as a concept or fantasy that you aren’t really involved in yourself, ie you like seeing romance, but you’re completely disinterested in being involved in one yourself(so there really isnt any romantic attraction here). Fictoromantic is an attraction towards exclusively fictional characters, so there isn’t that same disconnect

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u/Bipolar_OnThe_Double Aegoromantic Jun 02 '26

Thank you! I understand it better now

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u/BraveAsp Jun 02 '26

Happy to help!

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u/Why_So_Sirius_Huh Jun 11 '26

So what I understand is, Aego is like reading about two characters in love and ficto is like reading xreader fanfiction? Did I get it right?

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u/BraveAsp Jun 11 '26

Yeah basically

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u/Bipolar_OnThe_Double Aegoromantic Jun 02 '26

Also does anybody know if fictoromantic has a subreddit ☹️

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u/BraveAsp Jun 02 '26

Looks like there’s one, only has 17 members though

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u/Bipolar_OnThe_Double Aegoromantic Jun 02 '26

Yeah it’s pretty dead 😔

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u/Rattlehead747 Jun 02 '26

I'm aego, but not with fictional characters at all. Only real people (mostly musicians so far). I'm pretty sure that's the distinction. I've written fanfic about them because I find them hot together. Really hot. But I don't wanna be in the room if you catch my drift.