What is the difference between sexual attraction vs. sexual arousal?

AnthonyNunyaBusiness: What is the difference between sexual attraction vs. sexual arousal?
Also how would you determine if your arousal is due to sexual attraction or just due to arousal on its own? Which one determines sexuality: sexual attraction or sexual arousal? Better yet, which one does so more accurately?

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Answer by Court
Sexual attraction is when you look at someone and think to yourself consciously (out loud) that you might want that person. You might raise your eyebrows. Sexual arousal comes when you look at someone and no matter what you think to yourself consciously, your sexual organs come to life and you feel them pulsing with your heartbeat. Some would vote for attraction as a hint to your orientation, but I pick arousal, and it has to be regular arousal, not just one occasion with one person.

Answer by Captain Jack
Arousal (i take you mean as in stimulation: touching, etc.) is based upon the stimulation of nerves by touch (usually, though the other senses can trigger it as well).
Attraction is in the mind. It causes arousal, usually based upon sight and memory.

The two go hand in hand, one can become aroused without stimulation, and, while stimulation is an easier way to become aroused, if you aren’t attracted to someone, it will be hard for them to arouse you.

Answer by James Dibari
ok arousal= dick get hard, attraction means your mind tells dick to get hard. arousal on its own? like walking down the street and you pop a woody? sexuality= attraction minds says to itself that one there is good for makin babies. neither for the fact it is all chemistry and if i learned anything from school it is never trust science trust what you see.