I dismissed these feelings as wishful thinking but I could not get it out of my head that we had a strong physical attraction for one another and we both feared to dwell on it because of our relationship.

Some organizations cater exclusively to homosexual Christians who do not want to have gay sex, or attraction ; the goals of these organizations vary.

The electrostatic attraction between these two entities forms the ionic bond. it is formed to attain stable octate structure.

At these points, the combined attraction from the two masses is equivalent to what would be exerted by a single mass at the barycenter of the system, sufficient to cause a small body to orbit with the same period.

Because the nuclear force is stronger than the Coulomb force for atomic nuclei smaller than iron and nickel, building up these nuclei from lighter nuclei by fusion releases the extra energy from the net attraction of these particles.

The taskforce did find that that some participants experienced a lessening of same sex attraction and arousal, but that these instances were " rare " and " uncommon.

Sexual orientation describes an enduring pattern of attraction — emotional, romantic, sexual, or some combination of these — to the opposite sex, the same sex, or both sexes, and the genders that accompany them.

The polar molecules of these solvents can solvate ions because they can orient the appropriate partially charged portion of the molecule towards the ion in response to electrostatic attraction.

On these two aspects, Hooke stated in 1674: " Now what these several degrees gravitational attraction are I have not yet experimentally verified " ( indicating that he did not yet know what law the gravitation might follow ); and as to his whole proposal: " This I only hint at present ", " having my self many other things in hand which I would first compleat, and therefore cannot so well attend it " ( i. e., " prosecuting this Inquiry ").

On these two aspects, Hooke stated in 1674: " Now what these several degrees gravitational attraction are I have not yet experimentally verified " ( indicating that he did not yet know what law the gravitation might follow ); and as to his whole proposal: " This I only hint at present ", " having my self many other things in hand which I would first compleat, and therefore cannot so well attend it " ( i. e. " prosecuting this Inquiry ").

He argues that if Internet users are representative of society as a whole, these surveys imply that a fetishistic or emotional attraction to diapers may be responsible for these " comfort " cases, and that " these behaviors are a significant cause of enuresis and incontinence.

He's got this special attraction to Marge, and he sings these songs, and he's got a crush on Lisa.

The expansion of these jobs in CBDs has constituted a significant part of the economic pull-factor to urban areas for lesbians and gay men, complementing the attraction of the cities as centres of gay life.

However, many LGBT people feel a kinship towards these people and their work, especially to the extent that it deals with same-sex attraction or gender identity.

However, in the British population these mountains retained an undeniable attraction.

It is found that they generally hold true in the case of bird flocking, but the long range attraction rule ( cohesion ) applies to the nearest 5-10 neighbors of the flocking bird and is independent of the distance of these neighbors from the bird.

To this day these communal garden squares continue to provide the area with much of its attraction for the wealthiest householders.

Of these places, Malmköping, located about 15 km north of Flen, surpasses Flen as a tourism attraction due to its two annual markets.

In these studies, personality traits such as independence of judgement, self-confidence, attraction to complexity, aesthetic orientation and risk-taking are used as measures of the creativity of individuals.

In these ways it is similar to agalmatophilia, which involves attraction to or transformation into statues or mannequins.

Hotel Escape's Bonanza room has a real bonanza in its new attraction, the versatile `` Kings 4, Plus Two ''.

Field Marshal Slim has abridged it for the benefit of `` those who, finding not so great an attraction in accounts of military moves and counter-moves, are more interested in men and their reactions to stress, hardship and danger ''.

The city has traditionally been a pole of attraction, and was a major center for refugees from various ethnic backgrounds who immigrated to Anatolia from the Balkans during the loss of the Ottoman territories in Europe between the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The traditional style has been well preserved in Cape Breton, and céilidhs have become a popular attraction for summer tourists.

CsOH has been previously regarded by chemists as the " strongest base ", reflecting the relatively weak attraction between the large Cs < sup >+</ sup > ion and OH < sup >–</ sup >.

The term affinity has been used figuratively since c. 1600 in discussions of structural relationships in chemistry, philology, etc., and reference to " natural attraction " is from 1616.

Napier states that this " very quality of ' statelessness ' has increasing attraction in our global culture ".

The attraction of Hastings as a tourist destination continues ; although the number of hotels has decreased, it caters for wider tastes, being home to internationally-based cultural and sporting events, such as chess and running.

Organizational culture has been shown to have an impact on important organizational outcomes such as performance, attraction, recruitment, retention, employee satisfaction, and employee well-being.

It honors Robinson with large quotations spanning the inner curve of the facade and features a large freestanding statue of his number, 42, which has become an attraction in itself.

Nearby Loon Mountain has long drawn skiers, and in recent years has attempted to convert itself into a four-season attraction.

Michelle Goldberg has written that, " On one level, the attraction of the Left Behind books isn't that much different from that of, say, Tom Clancy or Stephen King.

They have now since been closed, the land on the former has now been converted into a national park, stadium and the Crafts Village visitor attraction.

The origin of this energy is the nuclear force, which intermediate-sized nuclei allows to act more efficiently, because each nucleon has more neighbors which are within the short range attraction of this force.

The recently refurbished studio has come to symbolize Hollywood for many visitors, and its studio tour is a popular attraction.

The place where the previously devastated city was located is still in ruins, and has become a tourist attraction known as " Panama Viejo ".

His work has been mentioned as a major attraction of the nearby town of Assemini.

Schiphol has large shopping areas as a source of revenue and as an additional attraction for passengers.

His grandparents ' whitewashed house has become a tourist attraction in Northern Ireland.

The Monorail line has been retired, partially due to high maintenance costs, and in March 2007 the Journey into Africa attraction, now renamed Africa Tram, opened.

The attraction is an electronic scavenger hunt that has guests using special " Kimmunicators " ( in actuality, stripped-down cell phones ) to help teenage crime-fighters Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable solve a " crime " or disrupt an evil-doer's " plans for global domination.

In her unrequited attraction to Xander, she has no power.

This building was constructed around the time of Cyrus the Great, and has been a popular tourist attraction ever since.

Other anxieties about unstable identity appear throughout the novel: Robert's relationship with George has homosexual overtones, especially considered in light of his attraction to Clara, George's sister, who is described as looking identical to George.