Almost every day I see guys on here, social media and in real life who sadly don't understand how physical attraction works. I always see questions asking "Are all women bisexual or lesbians?" or "Why don't women find men physically attractive?" I'll be answering those questions here. They are also guys who still believe that all those fictional romance movies depict real life physical attraction. Sadly, initial physical attraction so far appears to be a one way street. It appears to work only for males.
Read this bold text carefully before you read the take. I can assure you that I have not been asking those anonymous questions, I am not posting this take as a stress reliever to release my frustration with this subject, I am simply trying to help out the guys that are stressed by this subject.
1.) Men are very visual
After months living in denial, I think I have to accept that women aren't visual. This means women are not going to get sexually aroused just by looking at a partially clothed random man. I wish women were visual but too much indications say otherwise.
2.) Study after study implies women aren't visual
After reading these studies, I'm currently more that convinced women aren't visual. This means they don't instantly find men physically attractive.https://www.netnanny.com/learn-center/article/165/
3.) There are exceptions
I know a lot of people will say "but women are visual" well, unfortunately they are the exceptions. https://www.google.com/amp/www.womenshealthmag.com/sex-and-love/5-myths-about-female-desire%3famp Which means that visual women are rare and that they might lose their visual nature as they get older.
4.) The proof is all around you
Why is it that us guys love looking at those advertisements of partially clothed women yet women don't like looking at partially clothed men? Why is it that commercials always show men checking out random women? Why is it that men always compliment women on their appearance on social media and on here by saying "You are so gorgeous" yet all women say to a guy's appearance is "you look good"? Why is it that there are social media pages with partially clothed women that cater to men but no social media pages with partially clothed men that cater to women? The only social media page that caters to women is a Facebook page called "Lady B%ners" but it doesn't even show partially clothed men, all it shows is men dressed in fancy clothing. Usually when a guy posts on the "how do I look?" Section, he'll rarely get any responses or female users will only say "You look good" but they'll never say "Oh my, you are so sexy!"
5.) Mutual attraction is very rare
While it's real, it's very rare. I personally view Mutual attraction as when two people feel attracted to each other's looks. It's rare because visual women are rare unfortunately.
6.) Are straight women real?
Yes they are but since radical liberalism is currently mainstream, people make it seem like straight women are rare. However, straight women are still common; you just have to move to a very conservative area to meet 100% straight women but even then, it's not guaranteed you'll find a visual one.
7.) Addressing the major worry
A lot of guys wonder if all women are either bisexual or lesbians. That's not easy to answer but I'll tell you this, no but... Ever since that infamous study got published on the web http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11977121/Women-are-either-bisexual-or-gay-but-never-straight.html , it's sparked controversy and many debates. It even angered many people. People always like to think that it's some kind of male fantasy but it's not. It's the fear that women aren't attracted to men. The same men who are disappointed that women aren't visual hate the thought that women don't find men attractive. The other issue here is that a lot of "straight" women believe that the female body is more "aesthetically appealing" implying that men are hideous. If a "straight" woman says that women are more aesthetically appealing than men, then chances are she's still in the closet(no offense). Also, a lot of women are said to watch lesbian porn but they claim to watch it because it's more "passionate" and less aggressive than gay male porn.
8.) Not as visual?
Perhaps all women are in fact visual but they are just not as visual as men are. However, this appears to be too good to be true. Since women never openly admit how hot a guy looks. Who knows, maybe women are just pressured by societal norms to not show their true feelings. https://source.wustl.edu/2006/06/erotic-images-elicit-strong-response-from-brain-2/
9.) Women still feel attracted to men
Even though women don't instantly lust after a "handsome male" they still feel attraction to them based on their looks because that's the sex they are attracted to. For example, while a man might be able to have lustful thoughts(if he wants to have those thought) when looking at a gorgeous woman, a woman won't be able to feel the same way when looking at a handsome man but will still feel attracted to him in the same way a man looks at a gorgeous woman without lust.
10.) What do you mean by so far physical attraction is a one way street?
I mean that the human brain still isn't fully understood. It can be argued that experts aren't on the human brain aren't even close to completely understanding the human brain. Even though a lot of studies imply that visual physical attraction only works one way(for males only) these studies could be proven wrong one day by newer studies. However, for now it's mostly accepted and almost certain that only men experience physical attraction/visual stimulation at first sight.
11.) How do I find a visual woman?
If you are like me in which you are only interested in visual women, then you'll have to have a handsome face, a nice body and have good fashion. Then you'll have to pay attention and see if random women in public continue to glance at you. If they smile while glancing at you it's a hint that they are interested in you.
What Girls & Guys Said
27 29"Some" guys lol? You meant ugly guys
Okay so let me just say it may be the hormones BUT I totally do get attracted to purely physical images. More commonly in kpop fandoms, close-ups of thighs, butts, chests, necks, jawlines, even dick are absolutely considered sexy and sexually arousing to MANY fans. Although for regular peers specific body parts can be attractive but not really arousing.
Regardless of gender people often feel the guys they like don't like them back or vice versa.
This isn't true. I'm a women and I know PLENTY of women who are attracted to physical looks of men. I know I am. I get turned on when I see a really hot guy who I don't know anything about. What makes me like men is that I'm so physically attracted to them, if I wasn't then I wouldn't have a desire to hookup with boys I don't know. Personality is definitely a factor in dating but humans are built with the ability to see something attractive and want to reproduce (have sex) with it. That's why most of us are attracted to certain things like: a fit body, a nice smile, and body shape. We have the ability to be attracted to these things because if someone is fit and has a nice smile that's something we would want in our offspring to have. That's why we're attracted to healthy features like that and want to reproduce (have sex with) with people who carry desired traits.
#8
More women are more visual and sexually stimulated by appearance that will admit it. Women are caught up in appearing "good" to society much more than men.
If women are visual, why won't they admit it?
I think a lot of them think it's "nicer" to say looks don't matter.
What about those "brain scans" that many believe are proof that women aren't visual?
That's a good looking man
The brain scans on #8 showed that women got a mental jolt from physically attractive images. It's measuring the genitals that gets hazy - and there is no question men and women's genitals respond differently, mainly that lubrication, mental desire and arousal aren't always concurrent. When it comes to sex, I think the difference isn't attraction as much as hardwired prudence. Men see something hot, their brain signals "I want" and their body responds easily. Women, being more vulnerable, see something hot, their brain signals "I want" but the other part of their brain asks "Is this s good idea? Is it safe?" Etc. Instead of one unconscious message, we're always filtering two. That provides more of a break between desire and acting on desire.
There are many other brain scans that were done.
I can understand why women won't openly admit they think a guy looks "sexy" because of social stigma. However, even online where they can be anonymous, women don't even comment on how hot a guy looks. In fact, it's mostly gay men who comment on how hot a guy looks.
1. Because of the logical thinking part - a) it does no good to be thirsty on someone's social media pics b) it looks foolish. For some reason, a small % of guys persist in this behavior despite it being totally irrational. You should see all the "man candy" boards on Pinterest, though. 2. Virtue signaling. Women more than men see "being good" as a competition.
When I was younger, I hung out with pretty carefree folks. Every chick I was friends with slept with st least one guy simply because she found him so attractive. Less carefree gals won't do that, but it doesn't mean the impulse isn't squished away in them.
*drools
Maybe you and your friends are exceptions. It seems that only feminine traits are what women find attractive. That guy in the pictures has a combination of feminine traits and masculine traits, he also doesn't look real.
Is the guy in the picture a celebrity?
Well yeah, I'm not posting a photo of a person I known- that'd be creepy. You fight with everyone who says anything differently and make exceptions for why their perspective doesn't count, so it's no use trying to convince you of the truth.
I know there are exceptions which means they are rare.
They are hard to understand
I'm attracted to a man I shouldn't be. He is attracted to me also. I just know. This is a mutual thing, we don't know much about one another but we where talking about crap one day and all of a sudden I was turned on. I havnt ever experienced pure sexual tension before and it isn't going away. We try to avoid one another but when we see eachother it's like I have to physically pull myself away from him. I was somewhere that this kind of attraction only happens about 3 times in someone's life. I am 30 and this is the first time it's happened to me. Perhaps it isn't so rare though?
Read somewhere*
Are you attracted to his looks?
Yes by everything about him
If you had to have emotional attraction first, then it isn't his looks that attract you.
@bekkesmash there was definitely no emotions. I just want him naked and in me. Simple.
You said you were talking about crap and you got turned on, so it wasn't his appearance or a gender specific trait that attracted you sexually
@bekkesmash there wasn't much talking. It was one of those conversations where neither one of us wanted to leave and just kinda kept saying things like "okay" and "yeah" there was nothing to create a connection only eye contact and a lot of lip biting in my part. I didn't even know I bite my lip when I'm turned on!!!
This fits my experience...
Well written
Hot pictures
Ok I guess that's interesting
Women are not as visual as men, good to point out
I wish they were.
I also...
quite true
Some women lust as much as men, many more are less visual but still visual and just as many aren't visual at all.