Sexual tension refers to a strong sense of mutual attraction and unresolved romantic or physical chemistry between two people, but it can be hard to spot when you don’t know the signs. Here are 10 signs you might have an intense sexual attraction to someone.
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1. If you start to feel weird or nervous around that special someone.
Psychologist Smriti Joshi and relationship expert Julia Kotziamani broke down the science behind sexual tension in a 2024 article for Red Online, and both say there are a few common things that occur when two people feel a strong, intimate connection with one another.
According to Joshi, sexual tension explodes “when two people interact, mostly in close physical proximity to each other, and they feel a strong sexual desire without it leading to any sexual activity.”
This strong reaction can happen with a colleague at work or a friend that you have had a strong attraction to for a while, but you may feel “weird” or nervous about acting on your desires, which is a vital sign.
“Especially if you didn’t expect to feel this way about someone or haven’t considered having a relationship with them, yet you feel triggered by them sexually,” Joshi adds.
