Knowledge is power. Only with good information can good choices be made. Mary P. Novotny ACA President No one has ever conclusively show why one person is romantically or sexually attracted to another. Certainly many factors are involved in an attraction including physical appearance, grooming, ability to speak well, wit, financial resources, intelligence, thoughtfulness and many others. Some of these factors seem to be much more important in the initial attraction process than others.
Physical appearance seems to be the primary attractor for most men and probably many women.
Only after the personal contact is made, following initial attraction, is it possible to find out enough about the other person to identify the wit, intelligence, thoughtfulness, fidelity and other more important and lasting qualities. Some men are drawn sexually to other men. These and many other variations of sexual attraction are well known and usually accepted. To many amputees the concept that someone would find the remnant of their amputated limb sexually appealing is surprising and perhaps even incredible. It flies in the face of reason that an amputation makes them more rather than less attractive to another person.