Is sexual tension always mutual or can it be one-sided?

I've never fully understood this. Is sexual tension like always a mutual thing? Or can it sometimes be one-sided? There's this dude at school and I'm always feelin' like hella lot of sexual tension but I am confused if he feels it too. I mean, it could very well be just my imagination running wild x_x Max confused here.
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  • I think it depends on what kind of a person you are and what kind of a person he is.
    Many times it happens that ti's a mutual thing, but that doesn't mean he's thinking anything serious about it nor that you are thinking about it seriously...

    More rarely it happens that one party is so into the other that they create this tension all on their own and only they feel it.

    My advice here is to start talking to him, see what's up and ask him out if you see he's reciprocating your vibes. =)

    Maybe check out the ' How to approach people and be successful at it mytakes of mine. ;)

    • Haha, nah, I'd never ever date him, not the type of guy I'd wanna be with, I'm just curious about this feeling xD

    • Oh, thank you. =)

  • I think it's 50/50. Sometimes it can be one-sided and other times it can be mutual. If you feel like he's giving you the same vibes, then it's probably mutual.

    I had a "sexual tension buddy" in school. We got that nickname, from our English teacher.. who said it in front of the class. It was a funny/embarrassing lesson. I got sexual tension vibes from him and he's fancied me for years and I probably was flirty with him, unintentionally. I found him hilarious and we got along perfectly, but I never had the desire to sleep with him.

  • When in doubt, it's one-sided. I'd say it's relatively rare for someone to be attracted to someone who is also attracted to him/her. Think about all the people you've ever been attracted to.

    Now what percentage of those people are also attracted to you? Not a very high percentage, probably. It's just mathematics.

    Good luck.

    • well I don't feel it with every guy I'm attracted to

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  • Yeah, i believe sexual tension can be both but if I'm dating a girl I usually let
    the girl make a move if she's feeling sexual tension cause i just don't want
    come on to her too strong or make her think I'm a creep, I think as a man
    i like to set a good example and not scare a girl away. If a girl just see's
    me as a sexual object than she's not my type of girl. if she's dating me
    and i want hear she loves me first hand cause i don't want be used then
    dumped cause my last ex girlfriend was like that with me but i never had
    actual sex with her.

  • Unfortunately romantic/sexual chemistry is not always mutual sometimes you could want it so much you may imagine it. How can you tell the difference like all crushes talk to him to find out if attraction is mutual. That is the only way you will find out.
    I just read some of your answers it is sexual tension rather than a crush - That could be just a bit of escapist fantasy on both your parts or just you - Harmless fun unless your feelings deepen then we get into the talk to him territory.

    • My feelings defo won't deepen xD But yeah, it could be just me imagining shit :x

    • It could be a mutual thing just as easily - If your feelings won't deepen then just enjoy it - Everyone has felt like that at some stage - If you do nothing about it, what harm - I worked with a girl for years and I thought she was one of the sexiest women I ever met but I never crushed on her but I definitely appreciated her sexual presence and she knew she had it which made her more sexy so we both gained from any interaction.

    • Guess that's how I feel about him as well 😛 Such a confident, sexy motherfucker.

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  • Aww look how cute you are in your little dress 😍

    • Lol thank you 😂

    • You're quite welcome 😘

  • It can definitely be one-sided.

  • unrequited lust is very real, and it's a horrible feeling, yes :-/

  • Sexual tension can be one-sided

  • There's mutual sexual tension only if there is suppressed sexual desire on both sides towards one another.

  • It could be both sides. If you feel the strong vibe It might as well be coming from both sides.

  • Sometimes just one feels it and sometimes it's both. I don't think it's one of those things where you need two people to be feeling the same.

  • No. But I can see... Your body is ready. 😆

    • Lol thank you 😳

  • You may call yourself miss nowhere but with me baby you are going somewhere

  • It can definitely be one-sided.

  • i would say mostly is it one sided.. and when it is mutual.. that's when you hit the jackpot.. lol..

  • I feel sexual tension all the time, but it's not like I'm gonna go up to them and ask for sex. That wouldn't end well. 😂

  • It can be one sided most of the time. If you like him maybe you should give it a go and flirt with him

  • It can be either one sided or mutual. If you wanna see an awesome portrayal of mutual sexual tension watch a Chinese film 'In Mood for Love' 😉

  • Generally it's between two people but it can be one sided its just not as common.

  • Of course it can be one sided, that's why there are so many frustrated people.

  • Do you look each other into the eyes or is it just your imagination running wild?

    • We've had eye contact but not like all the time

    • Its problably one sided only because he takes your breath doesn't mean that he feels the same towards you.

  • Well.. it can be one-sided in many situations. Especiallyif you two hadn't had any physical contact before. So you will get all the sexual urge which goes unfulfilled and get sexual tension, while he won't know a thing, perhaps!

  • It can be one-sided or mutual. Just as long as one person feels it.

  • is he hot? then he might be starting that with you on purpose. because he's done it a lot before.

    • ohh yeah. hot, confident, popular, all that xD

    • yep, sounds mutual to me.

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