other-sex
Not same sex
Other-sex describes someone of a different sex than oneself, the counterpart to same-sex: other-sex attraction, other-sex friendships.
The term appears mainly in academic and clinical contexts discussing sexual orientation or gender dynamics, where it provides a neutral alternative to opposite-sex.
Love and its excitement
- flirtingPlayfully showing romantic interest
- crushCompress with force
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- desireIntense wanting
chemistry · courtship · admirer · longing · yearning · fascination · wooing · suitor
Attracted to opposite sex
- straightNot curved or crooked
- genderSocial identity category
- oppositeReverse or contrary thing
- male-femaleOf both genders
complementarity · dichotomy · duality · biological · dimorphism · reproductive · pairing · polarity
romance
Love and its excitement
- flirtingPlayfully showing romantic interest
- crushCompress with force
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
desire · chemistry · courtship · admirer · longing · yearning · fascination · wooing · suitor · sweetheart
heterosexual
Attracted to opposite sex
male-female · complementarity · dichotomy · duality · biological · dimorphism · reproductive · pairing · polarity · distinction