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In reply to the discussion: Could you have a relationship with someone that you were not strongly attracted to? [View all]Locut0s
(6,154 posts)I'll give what I think my opinion is, again no experience, so it's not a REAL opinion yet lol.
I'd say for most people there HAS to be some physical attraction. What you define as strongly attracted here is hard to define though. The thing is that mental attraction and physical attraction can play off each other. I know that a girl's physical attraction is magnified in my minds eye when I learn that she may have similar interests / world view etc.. to me. But this effect is never going to turn someone I'm NOT physically attracted to into someone that I am. But it certainly might make someone I find a little cute into someone I couldn't resist. And I think this is important, there has to be a base amount of physical attraction to begin with. I'm sorry but no amount of emotional compatibility is going to really make up for a total lack of physical attraction and I think that's a fairly important part of a relationship, even long term.
Again just my 2 cents.