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They can be categorized -

The kinds of turn-ons and turn-offs that cause arousal can be categorized by emotional bonding cues, explicit cues, visual cues, romantic cues, and sensory cues. All of these triggers are independent of sexual orientation for all genders.

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Kindness -

Rather unsurprisingly, kindness plays a big role in turning on women. It’s associated with higher physical and facial attractiveness.

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Responsiveness -

A woman’s responsiveness, or support of another person’s needs or wants, generally positively affects how attractive others find her.

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Altruism -

Because of this, women and men who are more altruistic are proven to be more attractive to more people.

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Discrimination is a big turn-off -

Researchers at the School of Social Sciences and Psychology in Western Sydney University found that discrimination is one of the biggest turn-offs. It’s because discriminating against others causes stress and most often doesn’t indicate intelligence.

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Red is the color -

Men are likely to be turned on by visual and sensory stems. For example, the color red is proven to be a universally attractive color. Men are more attracted to people wearing red.

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Cultural and evolutionary -

The reason for the color red being a turn-on is cultural and goes back millennia. Valentine's Day is just one example of a cultural phenomenon that associates red with romance. It’s also suspected to be evolutionary.

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Rosy cheeks are a sign of health -

Red, rosy cheeks are, in many cases, a sign of health. But also, when people blush, they go red, and blushing, of course, can be a sign of romantic interest.

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More on evolutionary power of red -

It’s also been proven that the color red is a turn-on for other species, too. In farms, cattle are more active and aroused in red light than in blue or green light. It may also be why red-light districts are red...

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Men's choice of pornography -

Men’s proclivity to be turned on by visual stimuli is, unsurprisingly, suspected to play into their choice of pornography. Men tend to look for more explicit visual content.

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Connection -

The visual stimulus is very important for all genders, but it may be just that bit more for men. Seeing and feeling a connection may be a turn-on for women.

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Romantic novel readership -

This may explain why women make up the vast majority of readers of romantic novels.

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Good health is a turn-on -

Another unsurprising turn-on is signs of health. This may mean a man looking physically strong and tall. Signs of health apply to all genders and all sexual orientations.

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Intelligence and humor -

Conversation means a lot. The kind of conversation that causes people to be attracted to others is intelligent conversation with humor.

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Why intelligence? -

The reason for this is because intelligence is valuable in a partner for survival, raising children, and has a huge impact on the life you could have with another person.

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It's complicated and wrapped up in culture -

The science of human sexuality is a complicated thing. Turn-ons can be both cultural and individual. For example, in Western society, traditional gender roles prescribe that men should be pursuers. However, some individuals won’t like to be pursued.

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Match Group -

The folks over at Match Group are always researching relationships and trying to gain insight into how people become attracted to each other.

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Phones on a date are a turn-off -

In one survey, Match Group looked at over 5,000 millennials and found that people using their phone in the middle of a date was a huge turn-off.

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Texting isn't perceived well either -

Three-quarters of the people surveyed said that answering a phone call during a date was a huge turn-off, and 66% said they didn’t like it when people texted either.

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Just the phone on the table is a red flag -

Furthermore, over half of the people who took part in the survey (58%) said that they didn’t even want to see the other person’s phone or makeup on the table during a date.

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Cracked phone screen -

This one's quite interesting. In the survey, 86% of women admitted to negatively judging a man if he has a cracked phone screen.

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Self-care -

Not taking care of ourselves is, for most people, a huge turn-off. One reason for this is that a person cannot be expected to look after someone else (i.e. kids) if they can’t take care of themselves.

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Ambitious and high-performing women -

Only 38% of men described women being self-starters and/or entrepreneurs as being a big turn-on.

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Anger -

Anger is a huge turn-off for most people. It’s a sign that the person cannot handle stress and, quite frankly, can be scary and unsettling to be around.

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Odor -

Odor plays a big role. Anything other than smelling clean or like a nice perfume is a turn-off for most people.

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The roles odors play -

However, some people do enjoy certain people’s smells more than others, which boils down to your genetics, hormones, chemicals, and is related to the immune system.

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A takeaway -

Human attraction is a very complicated matter. In some ways, the factors that one person might find to be a turn-on can be different for another. However, based on surveys and scientific research, we can come to a general and loose understanding of what will, or won't, work for most.

Sources: (Medical Daily) (Bustle)

See also: Unexpected things that are weirdly attractive

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