• gerryflap@feddit.nl
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    2 days ago

    What you’re describing is aesthetic attraction I think. Platonic attraction is more like advanced friendship afaik, more based on personality.

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      2 days ago

      I like the term aesthetic attraction. That’s useful.

      There are plenty of women I find aesthetically attractive, and some that I find attractive in the hormone surge kind of way, but only rarely do they hold appeal for me as a potential partner, and personality plays a massive role there.

      I can tell that some men are aesthetically handsome, but without the hormone rush.