How is emotional attachment different from romantic attachment?

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Before I was under the impression that romantic relationship is basically friendship sexual attraction, but there are asexual people who experience romantic feelings but no sexual attraction, right? I thought about this but can't seem to wrap my head around how romantic feeling is different from emotional attachment between friends and family. There have been people whom I want to stay by their side, I want to be special to them and can even be jealous. I like to make them happy and love holding hands, hugging etc but not kissing or touching their body in a sexual way. Is that the same as romantic attraction? I have never been in a relationship, so I am not sure.

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Fantastic-Hippo9650

I feel this on a lot of levels

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