Chemistry.... ?
"Chemistry" has been mentioned a couple times now, along with "attraction".
I've always giggled at the term "chemistry" as it is used in the Hallmark Dating realm. Women use it to describe compatability with interests, hobbies, likes/dislikes... basically mental alignment. Uh... no.
Chemistry is chemicals, attraction is a mental/emotional thing. I just explained my take on "chemistry" as it relates to a man and a woman last night... here it is:
You know when you meet some people, and you absolutely LOVE how they smell? Their hair, skin, even breath? You're smelling their chemicals. You've also met people whose smells repulse you, right?
Then, you meet a person, and you can't ever seem to be close enough. You want to be constantly touching them. Heck, you almost want to crawl into their clothes WITH them. On the other hand, there are the people who you just cant stand touching you... it makes your skin crawl.
Here is the biggest thing that defines "chemistry" for me: skin on skin contact. If you sleep with one person, and they have a hand on you or an arm across you, have you noticed that some people can leave them on you all night and others you can't stand for more than 2 minutes? Whatever it is, the PH of the skin or whatever, makes your skin creep out - almost like a burning or itching. Whereas some people can lay on you for hours, super sweaty - even nasty grimy dirty after a week in the woods - and you like it!? It feels great!?
So, that's chemistry to me. Whether you can sleep cuddled up and touching all night long comfortably, or, if you have to sleep on opposite sides of the bed because any skin contact will freak you out and you won't be able to fall asleep. I know you guys have noticed this, but not gave it much thought or made the connection to "chemistry".
Now, it's impossible to know whether your "chemistry" is good from the beginning, unfortunately, without lots of kino and close proximity. So it's obvious that attraction can be built, no doubt about it. But, when you discover your chemistry isn't good, you realize that you are already "pot committed" so to speak. I've fuxed more chicks with "bad chemistry" than "good chemistry". How? Built attraction. However, I've been an AFC in the past. I've been "settling" and "tolerating" the bad chemistry. I've just coped with a touch that nearly stings and breath that reeks just to get a nut off and be able to say "I have a GF". Duh.