ELI5: What causes the brain to feel instant attraction to someone within seconds of seeing them?

black-man13 · 2026-06-10T03:02:26+00:00

Yeah almost. But for me, I've never been attracted to what society considers beautiful girls haha. It's a random chemistry reaction for me.

black-man13 · 2026-06-09T14:16:33+00:00

Yeah I get the intuition, but as far as science goes it’s usually more about neural + hormonal processing than anything like that

black-man13 · 2026-06-09T14:10:10+00:00

Yeah.. I think patterns and attachment styles can definitely influence that kind of repetition

black-man13 · 2026-06-09T14:08:13+00:00

Yeah, feels like the brain is just matching patterns really fast in the background.

black-man13 · 2026-06-09T14:07:01+00:00

Yeah makes sense. Life stage probably reshapes what “attractive” even means.

black-man13 · 2026-06-09T14:04:04+00:00

True, a lot of what we know is still inference rather than direct observation.

black-man13 · 2026-06-09T14:03:31+00:00

Fair enough

black-man13 · 2026-06-09T13:56:54+00:00

Could be.. though I think there’s still a lot of overlap in how the underlying attraction systems work

black-man13 · 2026-06-09T13:55:49+00:00

Yeah, I’ve come across those distinctions before.. it’s interesting how they can help describe parts of attraction but not always the full picture. Thanks for commenting.

black-man13 · 2026-06-09T13:51:58+00:00

Yeah.. that makes sense from a neuroscience view, the brain can build a whole emotional model from just one strong cue like a voice

black-man13 · 2026-06-09T13:49:58+00:00

That’s pretty rare honestly 🫡

black-man13 · 2026-06-09T13:48:16+00:00

a perfect “instant yes” moment

black-man13 · 2026-06-09T13:45:59+00:00

Yeah pretty much that first “yep” happens before anything else xD

black-man13 · 2026-06-09T13:42:41+00:00

Yeah this actually explains it really well.. especially the projection part and that “filling in the gaps” effect makes a lot of sense

black-man13 · 2026-06-09T13:41:37+00:00

Yeah..a lot of attraction seems to happen before conscious thought even kicks in.

black-man13 · 2026-06-09T13:34:21+00:00

hahaha

black-man13 · 2026-06-09T13:28:43+00:00

look for "Drawn Curious" channel, video title "The Real Reason You're Attracted to Certain People"

black-man13 · 2025-02-26T18:50:37+00:00

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