liah wrote: » Personally, the more interesting thing to me is whether or not men and women process attraction differently, not so much "what are you attracted by." In my experience as a female I tend to 'appreciate' when I see a good-looking person rather than sexualize. I'm not entirely sure how to clarify this properly, but I don't get turned on by just sight unless I'm already involved with them somehow, so when I notice someone who's good looking it's basically "wow, they're gorgeous/beautiful," it's basically the same as if I were to look at a piece of art or something, then my train of thought would shift to a different topic altogether. Sexual thoughts don't come into it off the mark like that, there needs to be something else. From how a lot of men talk it seems the opposite, but those men talk big, so I really don't know if there is a difference-- but going on that talk it seems, upon seeing someone attractive, the connection is very quickly made back to something sexual. I really don't know. I can only speak for myself and what I've seen/heard. I hope what I've surmised about how men go about it is proven wrong.