The division regarding sexual orientation has always been between heterosexuals and the LGTBI community. However, not everything is summed up in these groups; sapiosexuality is included as a new sexual orientation.
What does it mean to be sapiosexual?
The term sapiosexual is a neologism used to define those people who are sexually attracted to another person's intelligence. They are people who are attracted, interested, fascinated and seduced by someone who has great knowledge and uses it intelligently.
Normally intelligence is the basis of formal conversation between people. On the other hand, For sapiosexuals, intelligence is a key factor if they want to have a relationship both loving and sexual.
This word, which comes from wisdom and sexuality, is used a lot on social media. However, The Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) has not yet accepted it, although it is true that it has been used for many years. Many people identify as sapiosexual, a somewhat unusual and very current way of defining oneself.
Sapiosexuality is a gender identity which makes people focus on their intelligence instead of taking into account age, beauty or sex, something that draws a lot of attention. As they get to know all the knowledge and intellectual aspects of people, sapiosexuals create a bond.
It must be recognized that in a society where technology and networks are on the rise, The attraction to intelligence is becoming more and more normalMany people meet through apps like Meetic and other social networks, so the first thing they do is have written contact.
Sapiosexuals gain great admiration for another person through conversation, a new way of feeling attracted. However, This does not mean that these people do not take into account other aspects such as physical appearance or age. They simply prioritize a person's intelligence over everything else.
Characteristics of sapiosexual people
Apart from knowing that a sapiosexual is a person who puts intelligence above everything else, There are also other characteristics in people who identify with this term.
There are attitudes that make a person identify as sapiosexual:
- Sapiophilia occurs when there is an abundant emotion in new stimuli, that is, There is no room for repetitive information or situations. Another feature is the attraction to new information.
- The more knowledge you can gain from other people through short or long conversations, the greater the fascination and excitement. These newly acquired knowledge will be of great value to them.
- A sapiosexual Start by taking an interest in the person's wisdom with whom you are having a conversation and, as you learn more about him, begins to develop a romantic, cohabitation or sexual interest.
How do sapiosexual men define themselves?
Sapiosexual men They tend to be quite intellectual, they maintain a sophisticated conversation and take great care in the way they speak.
For them to like a woman or a man You have to seduce them through the mind, with interesting books, new ideas, art, trips to exotic places and with a lot of knowledge. In general, across all branches. They like to explore the circumstantial side of ideas and emotions.
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And the women?
For women to like a man or a woman, They must have a great sense of intelligent humor and a lot of knowledge on specific topics or on many topics at once.
They increase their sexual attractiveness when a person is more intelligent because it makes them see that they are more competent, stable, with high self-esteem and have a great ability to solve problems.
Nowadays it is increasingly common for people to be attracted by the intelligence of people, although according to experts, There are more sapiosexual women than men. Men tend to prioritize traits related to physical attractiveness or openness more than sexual ones when it comes to attraction.
How do I know if I'm sapiosexual?
The real reality is that Knowing if you are sapiosexual is very simple.
If, for example, you are at a party or in a room that is full of people and you establish a strong individual attraction for a person who has a good conversation, intelligent and fine humor, ability to solve problems easily, correctly uses the information he has or is good at what he does, etc. That is, If you value intelligence and talent over physical appearance, you may consider yourself sapiosexual.
To the sapiosexuals They like to talk about philosophical topics or psychological conceptssomething that causes a reaction in the brain that extends to many levels, including the sexual one.
They love people with brilliant minds. (more than his own), that they teach them new concepts and even make them change their way of thinking.
Besides, They tend to have long-term relationships. They do not like casual encounters because they do not find pleasure in the physical, they find it as they talk to people and get to know them.
There is different theories about the reason for this sexual preferencemost say that it is due to a biological variable in which a better-endowed partner is sought, to guarantee the survival of the species.
Also, like everyone, sapiosexuals also They have a flag that represents them: blue, pink and grey or yellow. They also identify themselves with some symbols such as gears, animals that are considered intelligent or arrows that indicate gender.