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Sexual attraction: What's the difference between romantic attraction and sexual attraction?

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Anonymous on Aug 16, 2015
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Sexual attraction is a desire to be physically intimate with someone, whereas romantic attraction is a desire to be emotionally intimate with someone. As these are different experiences, romantic and sexual attraction may or may not correspond with one another, for example - one could be sexually attracted to men and women, but only romantically attracted to women.
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Profile: benevolentHeart55
benevolentHeart55 on Dec 16, 2015
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That is a very thin line in all honesty. Caring about what your emotions feel and not just lust is romantic. lust and desire of that person's physique is sexual.
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Anonymous on Jan 25, 2016
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Sexual attraction is primal. Its purely what your body wants. Romance appeals to the mind and the body.
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politeFish31 on Feb 3, 2016
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romantic attraction means you guys can netflix and chill together, do silly activities and share similar interests.
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Anonymous on Jul 29, 2015
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Romantic attraction is when you can feel in love with a person but without feeling attracted to them physically - like not wanting to have sex. Sexual attraction is when you're attracted to someone and their body - like you would want to have sex with them.
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Anonymous on Jul 30, 2015
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In a romantic attraction there is less selfishness and more sacrificial feelings involved. The basic attraction is towards things other than physical attractiveness , versus sexual attraction that the desire is solely based on physical pleasure.
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Anonymous on Jul 30, 2015
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I would say sexual attraction is more like, you feel you like a person for their look and so on, whilst romantic attraction can be seen as something deeper, it is also about a persons personality, and simply just the way you are.
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weirdfishesarpeggi on Jul 31, 2015
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Sexual: mainly physical and sex related attraction. Romantic: mainly emotional and/or personality based attraction.
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Anonymous on Jul 31, 2015
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A romantic attraction is all about the person you're with. You can adore that person because of their mind, personality, just who they are. Where as an sexual attraction is more about their appearance. Often a sexual attraction is someone you would want to have sex with, someone who sexually attracts you. However an romantic attraction is all about the company of that person, you don't feel a need to be sexual with them.
Profile: WriterListener32
WriterListener32 on Aug 9, 2015
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Romantic attraction is when you feel attracted to a person for their personality or their romantic ideas. Sexual attraction is when you feel attracted to a person for their looks or how they are physically.
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