Aroflux is a romantic orientation on the aromantic spectrum that describes someone whose experience of romantic attraction fluctuates over time. It's characterised by a shifting intensity of romantic attraction.

Here's a breakdown of what that means:

Fluctuating Attraction: The key aspect of aroflux is that the level of romantic attraction a person feels isn't constant. It can vary.

Movement on the Aromantic Spectrum: Generally, these fluctuations stay within the aromantic spectrum. This means an aroflux person might move between feeling completely aromantic (no romantic attraction), grayromantic (experiencing romantic attraction rarely or under specific circumstances), and sometimes even closer to alloromantic (experiencing romantic attraction more frequently).

Intensity Changes: The changes aren't necessarily about who someone is romantically attracted to (that would be more in line with abroromanticism), but rather how much or how often they experience romantic attraction. They might go through periods of feeling no attraction, low attraction, or moderate attraction.

Timeframes Vary: The duration and frequency of these shifts differ for each individual. Changes can happen quickly or last for longer periods.

Aroflux vs. Similar Terms:

Aromantic: Aromantic is a lack of romantic attraction. While an aroflux person identifies on the aromantic spectrum, their experience isn't a consistent lack of attraction.

Grayromantic: Grayromantic describes those who experience romantic attraction rarely or under specific circumstances. An aroflux person might experience periods of grayromanticism, but their attraction levels are not fixed there.

Abroromantic: Abroromantic refers to a fluid romantic orientation where the gender(s) someone is attracted to can change. Aroflux focuses on the changing intensity of attraction, typically staying within the aromantic spectrum regarding the experience of attraction itself.

Arospike: Arospike describes someone who is usually aromantic but experiences sudden, brief, and intense spikes of romantic attraction. While an aroflux person might experience spikes, their overall experience is one of more general fluctuation.

In simple terms, aroflux means that your romantic attraction is not a fixed state but rather something that flows and changes in intensity, typically within the realm of aromanticism.