What's the chemistry behind sexual attraction? Why do we find some people attractive and other not?

[Verbano1]

[OneViewpoint]

I'm not sure science has answered those questions completely at this point. We understand the chemistry that gets triggered. Not so much why one person can trigger it while another cannot.

Personally, I have to have mind, body, spirit. If anything is missing it's just not that same level of attraction. The body is the first thing I notice. That's pretty much a given. But a quick mind, risk taking, and the ability to flirt makes it a lot more fun. Lastly, there need to be common values and shared experience. Put all of that together and the attraction can be off the charts.

[jahaims]

Nature and nurture. Some preferences come from sexual imprinting and others are genetic.