P.S. Sweet Savage Love was one of the first "adult" romances I ever read, and I could never get past the image of not having a bath for days, being in fear of my life, and right in the middle doing the deed, lol. But of course I read it again. Go figure.
OMG Rachel, I almost spit out my coffee! I have actually thought about moments like those while reading. And what's worse, actually had those thoughts pop into my head while, ummm, okay you get the picture. So not appropriate, and maybe why sometimes imagination is "better", lol. Books probably set the bar a little higher than reality. As usual, your post make my day start off with a smile!
I do look at a man's hands, particularly his fingers. Lol, I have no idea when I started that, but you can tell a lot by how clean a guy is from his hands, no matter what kind of job he does. And sometimes you just get hit by a revelation: one day I saw someone I had know forever, but had only seen him in office attire. I saw someone outside in Levis and a white tshirt, and wham....I couldn't believe it was the same guy - I was overcome! And yes, I love those secret moments when you get a big rush like that.
Laughter and honesty are two other turn ons I must add.