Our loves, attractions and desires are among the deep mysteries of the universe. Sometimes our wanting is a cause for our hurting. Desire can be experienced like an unfulfilled hunger. It can drive us nuts. There s nothing new about that.
Religions are famous for their customary answer to the problem of desire.
If you desire it, it must be a sin. Just say no. In it, author John Baptiste Scaramelli warns, Modesty must be practiced by custody of the eyes . . . It will be enough to keep the eyes generally cast down . Above all, in conversing with persons of the opposite sex, we should avoid looking them full in the face, but rather fix our eyes somewhat lower.