Sexual attraction

Asexuality is the lack of sexual attraction to others, or low or absent interest in or desire for sexual activity. It may be considered a sexual orientation, or the lack thereof. It may also be categorized more widely to include a broad spectrum of asexual sub-identities.

thumb|262px|Detail: Luxuria (Lust), in The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things, by [[Hieronymus Bosch]]

attraction on the basis of sexual desire

thumb| "Would you take offense if I had the gall to plant a kiss on this beautiful shoulder?" "You'll figure that out soon enough after the deed." (poster by Henri Gerbault)

legendary, fictional libertine

famous person or fictional character widely regarded to be very sexually attractive

disregarding personality or dignity; reducing a person to a commodity or sex object

kinds of learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage

biology and psychology phenomenon

term used in Japan to describe men who have no interest in getting married or finding a girlfriend

spectrum between asexuality and allosexuality

Lookism is prejudice or discrimination toward people who are considered to be physically unattractive, and can include basing one's judgment of another person's other qualities, such as intelligence and abilities, on a person’s physical appearance. It occurs in a variety of settings, including dating, social environments, and workplaces. Lookism has received less cultural attention than other forms of discrimination (such as racism and sexism) and typically does not have the legal protections that other forms often have, but it is still widespread and can significantly affect people's opportun

social value from sexual attractiveness

psychological hypothesis

animal roleplay or petplay (erotic roleplay related to BDSM)

term used to portray young girls as precociously seductive

concept that a strong sexual attraction develops between close blood relative who only meet as adults

marriage between individuals of different racial backgrounds

Fictosexuality and fictoromantic are sexual and romantic attraction towards fictional characters in media, as distinct from living people in real life.

, also transliterated as nampa, in Japanese culture is a type of flirting and seduction popular among teenagers and people in their twenties and thirties.

romantic or sexual attraction toward transgender people

popular psychology

thumb|Two people playing footsies Footsies (also footsy or footsie) is a flirting game where two people touch feet under a table or otherwise concealed place, often as a romantic prelude. It is a game played either as an act of flirtatious body language, or simply for enjoyment. Although footsies is not inherently romantic, the nature of it as playful touching is often done between romantic partners as a sign of affection, and most often without discussion. The term comes from a 1940s humorous diminutive of foot.

media hypothesis

evolutionary effects of sexual selection on humans

someone who is on both aromantic and asexual spectrums

thumb|Plushophiles can view stuffed toys in a sexual way Plushophilia is the sexual or romantic attraction to stuffed toys (plushies). A paraphilia, it is simultaneously a form of object sexuality—the attraction to inanimate objects. A person with such an interest in stuffed animals is a plushophile. Plushophiles sometimes modify their plushies to have holes in them to simulate a vagina or anus.

erotic fan art based on My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

type of animal roleplay, where one of the participants acts out canine mannerisms and behaviors

Aegosexuality is a term used to describe individuals who may experience sexual arousal, enjoy sexual content, masturbation, or sexual fantasies, but do not desire sexual activity with another person or wish to form sexual relationships with others. Aegosexuality is categorized within the asexual spectrum. Regarding romantic attraction, the term aegoromanticism is used.

Freudian theory

Allonormativity is the idea that all humans experience sexual attraction and romantic attraction. It is the force which upholds compulsory sexuality, the social systems and structures which privilege or incentivize sexual relationships over single individuals.

Analloeroticism () is having no sexual interests in other people. Anil Aggrawal considers it distinct from asexuality and defines the latter as the lack of a sex drive. Analloerotics are unattracted to female or male partners, but not necessarily devoid of all sexual behaviour.

type of sexual attraction

refers to the images in advertising that depict stereotypical gender roles and displays.

impact of alcoholic inebriation on interpersonal attraction