Are You Sapiosexual?

Attracted to intelligence? You might be a sapiosexual.

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By Nathaniel Scharping
Jan 4, 2018 10:27 PMMay 23, 2020 11:08 PM
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When turns you on? When responding to the question, most people turn to physical attributes, and we can probably all guess what the answers might be.

But for some, sexual attraction stems not from the assemblage of flesh and bone that carries us through life, but from what resides within. No, it’s not the soul — it’s the mind.

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