Attraction has nothing to do with Orientation

[ArodynamicallyFavored]

 

Personally I think attraction is the key point that someone's orientation is based off of, then what is added after that is a personal preference/want/desire that the person has.

I've heard people argue that someone's orientation can't be based on attraction alone...even had people go a step further & say that attraction has nothing to do with it. That it's all about their desire.

 

what do you guys think?

[Tal Shi'ar]

I personally think that attraction does have a fair chunk of being part of an orientation, to the point where it sometimes can be tied in with other things like desire.

[Dodgypotato]

It's the factor which the most commonly used definitions of most if not all orientations are based off of. So if you're using the common definitions, yes, it has plenty to do with orientation!

[cute kitty Meow! Mewo!]

I think that for a person who looks into themselves when considering emotion and feelings, attraction is the most common way it makes sense, but for a person who looks to others when asking what they want, desire is more common. I think that in sum, both are meaningful to everyone at least partially, even if they prefer one or the other.

 

also, it is more easy to describe a desire than attraction. 

 

also, I count desire as a form of attraction, and feel that attraction "covers" desire already. lol... 

 

i've only heard either attraction or desire brought up as relevant towards orientation. well unless you count action/choice, but that's kind of laughable. anyone could choose to do anything, even if that's against their natural inclination.