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6 Signs Someone is Emotionally Attracted to You
Because relationships aren’t just about physical attraction.
Physical attraction is primal. To have someone be physically attracted to you feels great, sure. But it doesn’t say much about who you are, beyond your face symmetry and physique.
When it comes to love and relationships, our deepest desire is for someone to be emotionally attracted to us. Ego and sexual desire drive physical attraction but belonging and feeling understood drive emotional attraction.
With only physical attraction, you have lust. Add in emotional attraction, and you stand a chance at love.
But how do you know someone is emotionally attracted to you? How can you differentiate between someone caught up in the idea of who you are, based on your outer shell, and a person who sees all of you and wants more?
Well, the answer to that question is different for everyone. But, there are common signs you can begin looking out for if you’re wondering if someone is emotionally attracted to you.
They respect your opinions.
I’ve been in many relationships where my partners brushed aside my opinion as “silly” or “unimportant.” Reflecting on those relationships, I can now know that what held our…
