Attractions

Attractions There comes a point in every person’s life where they meet that special someone and know instantly they are meant to be together. There is a special kind of chemistry that aligns all thoughts and feelings with one another and creates a bond that will forever tie you to that person. Contrary to that, there are certain people who we cannot stand and have absolutely zero physical, mental, and emotional attraction to. Using the information learned through my PSY 301 class along with various other online sources I will attempt to discuss the factors of attraction, the need for bond and relationships, and finally explain the three types of love. There are various factors that contribute to the attraction to another person, but what is it that attracts us to some while being repulsed by others. According to our book there are six factors of attraction, the first being exposure and liking those who are close to us. “Exposure does not need to be in a face-to-face context. When we frequently interact with someone online, such as in a chat room or online classroom, we show greater liking for that person” (Levine, 2000). We familiarize with one another and develop a bond through various likes and dislikes. At first this exposure may create an interest towards that person however through repeated exposure that interest may develop into a greater liking or even love, this is known as the mere-exposure effect. A by-product of this effect is liking mirror images of ourselves. “Because most people see themselves in a mirror more than they see their true image, they come to like their mirror image more than their true image” (Feenstra, 2011). Next factors are attractiveness and matching. We all have the tendency to like something that is pretty or attractive to the eye, same goes for humans. We like those who are attractive even if we know nothing about them, thus the reason there are so many beautiful actors. We have been thought by our culture to value beauty