Monday, February 16, 2009

emotional or sexual?

I carried out a short online survey on whether emotional or sexual attraction were more important for romance..

CREATIVE IDEA: Use of fictional story to get people's response...the questions were:

1. Abe and Zohan are two college roommates. Abe is very sexually attracted to Aimee but doesn't feel any emotional attachment to her. Zohan has been spending time with Zindra and really admires her personality. She is clearly attractive but he can't seem to think of her as more than a good friend. Both want to do something special for their respective friends on Valentine's day. Whose activity is likely to be most romantic?

2. Abe and Zohan collaborate on their ideas for a romantic evening and agree to plan identical dates for Aimee and Zindra. Aimee and Zindra have very similar tastes (they were cloned from the same Homo Sapien). Who would enjoy their date more?

3. At the close of their dates, both Abe and Zohan feel compelled to reveal to Aimme and Zindra how they really feel. Which girl would be more disappointed (if at all)?

4. (Optional) What do you think is more important for romance - the emotional or the sexual attraction? Why?

The consensus seemed to be that someone who was solely sexually attracted to someone would be more likely to come up with a romantic evening than one who was solely emotionally attracted. However, it was also believed that one would enjoy a date with someone who was solely emotionally attracted to them more than they would with one who was solely sexually attracted to them.

Interestingly most people felt that a girl with the desire for a healthy relationship (both sexually and emotionally intimate) would be equally disappointed by the absence of either of these.

Check out the results here!

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