understanding sex better

If lingerie models in lacy G-strings make you think of more than a Victoria's Secret sale, you're not alone. Plenty of women find feminine curves sexually alluring. It has nothing to do with your sexual orientation. It's actually a preconditioned gut reaction. "As we grow up, both men and women are taught to view women's bodies as sexual symbols," Dr. Schwartz says. "When we see an attractive woman in a bikini or an actress in a tight dress and high heels, our brain instantly associates those images with sex." For a lot of us girls, though, it prompts a flood of far less sexy thoughts like, 'I wonder if she does yoga or Pilates?' that often causes that spark to quickly fizzle.