Lust

Lust is a psychological force producing intense desire for something, or circumstance while already having a significant amount of the desired object. Lust can take any form such as the lust for sexuality, money, or power. It can take such mundane forms as the lust for food as distinct from the need for food or lust for redolence, when one is lusting for a particular smell that brings back memories. It is similar to but distinguished from passion, in that passion propels individuals to achieve benevolent goals whilst lust does not.

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The Coolidge effect demonstrates the risqué aspects of human nature. It essentially refers to the propensity of individuals to have a renewed sexual lust after being presented with novel partners who could be potential new mates.

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