Amicinormativity
Is the belief that all individuals are alloplatonic i.e. that they experience platonic attraction to other people.
Amici comes from italian, meaning “friends”.
Platonic attraction: is a form of attraction that is defined as the desire to form a platonic relationship (friendship) with a specific individual, or to form a closer friendship with someone one already knows.
Aplatonic: abbreviated Apl (pronounced as “apple”) is an identity on the aplatonic spectrum that is used most commonly by a-spec individuals who do not experience platonic attraction, or by those who do not relate to the concept of platonic love. An aplatonic individual may have some friends, ins’t necessary synonymous with “be without friends”. An aplatonic individual isn’t necessary shy, asexual, misanthrope or social anxious.
Amicinormativity examples
•Assuming that everyone wants to engage in friendship, and aplatonic people are unhappy, failures.
• Placing extraversion as an ideal.
•Societal pressure to making friends.
•The Idea that you need friends to be happy.
• The idea that friendships are superior to other types of relations.
•Makes people believe that it is better to be in abusive friendships than to be alone.
•Consider aplatonicity as a mental illness.
Etc
Terminology
Aplaphobia: fear, hatred, anger, or discomfort felt or expressed towards people who are/are perceived as aplatonic.