“Aesthetic attraction is being drawn to, or appreciating, the bodily fantastic thing about one other particular person with out essentially wanting any bodily, romantic, or sexual reference to that particular person,” explains licensed scientific psychologist Carrie Goldberg, Ph.D.
If you have ever seen somebody and thought “Wow, they’re so engaging!” whereas additionally not wanting to the touch, date, or have intercourse with them, then you will have seemingly skilled aesthetic attraction.
In addition to the plain—liking somebody’s physique or face—being aesthetically drawn to somebody’s look can embody an attraction to their trend model, tattoos, piercings, coiffure, and total demeanor, says licensed therapist Neathery Falchuk, LCSW-S, CGP.