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Your Sexual Baseline: Why Arousal Starts Before Sex Does
Arousal doesn’t begin when sex begins, and it certainly doesn’t exist in a vacuum. More factors contribute to arousal than you might think, as it is influenced by what’s happening in your body even before sexual touch, stimulation, or desire occur. This is what we call the "baseline," which you can view as your starting point: the physical, mental, and physiological conditions your body is starting from at any given time.