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View Poll Results: How many times in your life have you been attracted to someone who is attracted to you?
0 5 11.63%
1-5 9 20.93%
6-20 10 23.26%
21-100 12 27.91%
101+ 7 16.28%
Voters: 43. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 08-21-2013, 10:07 PM
 
Location: Katonah, NY
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I dunno', I responded because of the thread title, though I'm female.
The title seemed to be equal opportunity - but then the OP sounded like he only wanted to hear from men. I'm not sure why...
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Old 08-21-2013, 11:16 PM
 
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The title seemed to be equal opportunity - but then the OP sounded like he only wanted to hear from men. I'm not sure why...
Probably because there is a perception that there more men that are attracted to a wider range of women but women tend to be attracted to a more narrow band of men.
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Old 08-21-2013, 11:29 PM
 
Location: North Carolina
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That is, if you're a guy, how many times have you been attracted to a girl and she's also attracted to you? I've had this maybe 2 or 3 times in the past and it's unlikely to occur again. I imagine that attractive people tally up well over 100 times when someone they found sexually attractive also found them sexually attractive, which is why attractive people are happier and fall in love more often.
I wouldn't say that. I'm a better than average looking guy, and now that I'm in my mid 30's I'm always single. It's because I've always dated attractive women, but now there are very few attractive women my age. I have too much pride to get with a bigger woman, but if I was a bigger guy I wouldn't think anything of it, and nobody else would as well.
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Old 08-21-2013, 11:33 PM
 
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Life is not math
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Old 08-22-2013, 12:41 AM
 
Location: State of Transition
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Probably because there is a perception that there more men that are attracted to a wider range of women but women tend to be attracted to a more narrow band of men.
Interesting. I thought it was the other way around.
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Old 08-22-2013, 12:42 AM
 
Location: State of Transition
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I wouldn't say that. I'm a better than average looking guy, and now that I'm in my mid 30's I'm always single. It's because I've always dated attractive women, but now there are very few attractive women my age. I have too much pride to get with a bigger woman, but if I was a bigger guy I wouldn't think anything of it, and nobody else would as well.
Maybe you're living in the wrong part of the country? The West Coast and NYC are full of great-looking single childless women in their 30's.
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Old 08-22-2013, 01:40 AM
 
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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The heading on your thread contradicts your OP. There can be mutual attraction that's not sexual. The sexual attraction sometimes develops later. So...I can't answer your poll.
That's true. What is also true are these chance meetings with strangers where the sexual chemistry is bubbling over from both people, but for one reason or other the opportunity is not there to do more than just exchange looks or to flirt and then part.

These are extremely erotic events.
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Old 08-22-2013, 08:09 AM
 
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Life is not math
Life is math.
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Old 08-22-2013, 08:54 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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*shrug*

Greater than zero, less than infinity. Margin of error +/- five I guess. Haven't thought about it. Numbers and statistics are cool but not that cool. Statistics about many things in life tend to have little or no useful meaning.
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Old 08-22-2013, 08:59 AM
 
Location: Center of the universe
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Life is not math
But math is life!
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