It’s hard to escape the messaging of romance in our day-to-day lives.

The time to celebrate all that’s lovey-dovey isn’t reserved for Valentine’s Day anymore.

It’s everywhere, all the time.

Platonic friends hugging

Everything about romantic orientation exists on a spectrum.

What if you do feel romantic attraction but only very little of it and not too often?

You might be greyromantic.

Woman sitting in café

They will likely just relate to relationships in different, more alternative ways," she explained.

The entire experience can feel isolating especially in a society that celebrates love through a romance-tinted lens.

Perhaps there’s not much of a difference between your romantic connections and your platonic ones.

Woman taking selfie with boyfriend

Movies and books with romantic messaging don’t do much if anything for you.

Love and romance don’t always have to go together, despite what society tells us.