What is erotic, Part 7 Seduction

Seduction: si-ˈdək-shən. The enticement of a person to sexual intercourse. Entice: in-ˈtīs. To attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire. These definitions get into the dark side of sexual persuasion. A seduction implies the overcoming of an unwillingness. This is the stuff of heady ertoicism—the proud beauty broken, the aloof man brought to his knees. And not necessarily by love or desire. Seduction is enticement, and enticement includes arousing hope. Of what? The artful seducer may win their prize by dangling the possibility of wealth, security, survival, diversion, love, or any other thing a human can hope for. The seducer, according to the dictionary definition, is not seeking love. The goal is sex. The erotic story lies in the seducer's quest to get what they want. The drama lies in the potential of disaster for the one seduced.