Naughty Pictures or Sexy Words

Which works for you?

Conventional wisdom says men are aroused by visual stimuli, and women are aroused via the written word. Is this true? We suspect it's simply stereotypical blathering.

What are the differences between how men and women are aroused? Which is it that gets you aroused - naughty pictures or sexy words?

For women, the best aphrodisiacs are words. The G-spot is in the ears. He who looks for it below there is wasting his time.  —Isabel Allende

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From Margot
Ah, the age old question. (I love this site, by the way, it's so comfortable!) Since I was a little girl, I always had crushes on singers, and though I would eventually masturbate to pictures of Robert Plant in tight jeans or Axl Rose with a bloody lip, it all began with hearing even the most vague of erotic words come from their lips. "Squeeze My Lemon" and all that, and I would get aroused not only by the words, but by the music itself. I would even have some songs that always brought me to climax at a certain point. 

Some of my fondest masturbatory memories involve me, my record player, a homemade vibrator/dildo, and beautiful Michael Hutchens, with his leather pants and his sultry voice, telling me he needs me tonight. Now, I have beautiful Michael Cavanaugh, but I still put on the INXS CD when I can....

From Wild Angel
For this 53 year old female; Between pictures and words? Words. Definitely.

Having read through previous responses, actually the category breaks down further; Naughty Pictures, Sexy Words, or Erotic Writing. Perhaps the question was meant to compare pictures and writing, because they are both virtual realities. Then you would compare Sounds to Sight. (as in; the breathy moan of your partner, vs the sight of their face contorted with pleasure)

I believe that (for the most part) men are high on the visual stimulation scale, and women are higher on the written stimulation scale.

When I was younger, I did my share of watching Adult movies, and looking at Erotic photos. And there are still some photos that send a zing through my senses. But as someone earlier pointed out, usually it has to be less of a photo of graphic sex than a photo that shows true intimacy, or a connection of the partners, or an appreciative artistic visual of the human body.

But reading an erotic story can almost always get some kind of sexual humming going in my body.

From Frank
I'm a 45 yr old man, and words definitely work better for me.

From Love-It-Wet
Words, by far have my vote. I got started by reading Nancy Friday. It's a lot like this website as far as the fantasies go. I've gotten off more reading her books than all the movies I've ever seen. The best thing, I think, is that it's real. Real people confessing real fantasies without embellishment. Much better than pics or porn. Strange though as I'm a very visual person.

From Anonymous
I like to hear how great my pussy smells, and how much my husband wants to suck on it. I want to hear how hungry he is to mount me and how hard and how bad he wants to fuck me.

From Anneke
Words do it every time. An ex boyfriend used to always greet me with a kiss, then a whispered "I've got something for you later".Sounds innocent to anyone listening, but it was his way of saying that:1. I was going to get to suck his cock later and 2. that he was going to fuck me.It worked every time.All I would be able to think about was what i was going to get later in the night and I'd be wet and horny mess by the time we left for home.

Subtle and discreet but he knew the anticipation factor would get me every time.

From Stacy
No question about it...sexy words do it for me.  Most of the porn my husband likes to watch is hard core...they meet and start fucking and that's it.

I have several favorite authors of erotica that get me so hot and wet, sometimes if my husband isn't around to take care of me, I just go ahead and take care of myself.

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