It is definitely psychological…this phenomenon. When you’re attracted to someone due to their amazing personality, you automatically want to get physically closer and to want to reach out and touch that person as much as possible. Why are human beings programmed with this emotion? It’s so beautiful yet difficult to fathom.
Being affectionate can be an illustration of someone’s feelings. That isn’t always necessary the case for people (both guys and girls) who are affectionate simply for the sake of copping a feel. What i’m talking about is like if you are talking to someone for a long period of time and an attraction develops, a strong emotional/intimate connection, then it is only natural to want to hug/cuddle/and hold hands once things are clear that there is a possible future for the two individuals.
Simple things like holding hands can be a major thing for some people … it can be a great indicator that you are 1. comfortable with the other person; 2. care about the other person; and 3. are attracted to the other person. I think it’s just a natural reaction when there is a strong connection.
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*Originally posted by sweetpie: *Why are human beings programmed with this emotion?
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I read about this in Reader's Digest years ago.
The instinctive behavious of humans (in this case females) is derived from the base instinct to procreate.
There are essentially 2 qualities in a man to which a woman will be sexually attracted.
1) Physical build. A woman who percieves a healthy well-built man will be aware subconsiously that his genes are likely to be passed onto her offspring with him, resulting in strong, healthy children who are more likely to survive. Mating with a sickly, weak man will be perceived as undesirable as offspring may take after their father and be sick and weak too.
Balancing this physical attraction are issues relating to the male's role as a father. A wealthy man will be seen as more desirable than a poor man because he has a much better ability to provide for his children (ie be a better hunter-gatherer).
Similarly, women will be sexually attracted to sensitive sweet men because it is assumed on a subconscious level that they will be sensitive and sweet with children too, ie make better fathers.
Human beings are driven in many ways by base, animal-like instincts.