If your partner got randomly body-swapped, would you still want to have sex with them?

Talking_Tanuki · 2026-03-30T04:32:48+00:00

It would depend on the body, right? It would definitely take some time to get used to a new look. I wouldn't care if he suddenly became a woman since I'm bi, but I can't really give you a “percentage” of bodies I’m into.

I don't usually find strangers sexually attractive anyway, I just don't think about people that way when I'm in a relationship. Other people’s bodies aren't sexual objects to me. I would at least try to get into my partner’s new body.

cb8585b · 2026-03-30T03:22:52+00:00

Well we’re in an era where a hypothetical isn’t really needed tbh If my bf decided to transition to a nb or transwoman hormones and head to toe surgeries and all, I wouldn’t stick around for that so I’m going to answer no on the same principle.

KayRay1994 · 2026-03-30T04:30:19+00:00

Nope, I’m a very very slow person when it comes to sex. Even if it is the same mind and soul, a body swap means I have to get used to this body non sexually first

Ronniebbb · 2026-03-30T03:58:31+00:00

If my husband became a woman, that would be a automatic no. I'm not attracted to women, only men. The penis is a big big deal breaker.

Same gender, but different body. Idk, I mean I love who he is as a person, he's just awesome but he's also very attractive to me. I picture our future children looking like him.

VenusNoire_ · 2026-03-30T16:03:40+00:00

“I'm interested in likelyhood specifically because I want to know what proportion of people you think you could be attracted to if they had the right personality.” You might not get what you’re seeking then. It’s not about personality, it’s about essence. If you had asked, would you have sex with the gender bent version of your partner, I’d say yes, because my specific attraction and desire for him can transcend gender, but that’s not what you’re asking. This is an odd question, imo. I don’t think a person’s mind can be meaningfully separated from their body in a way that preserves who they are for the purposes of attraction. The self is shaped by the body. Experience, behavior, and presence change with it, so changing the body itself would be, in some meaningful way (to me), changing the person.

kmb218 · 2026-03-30T08:56:20+00:00

Totally random body: 1% (0.5 (percentage of men - I am straight) * 0.05 (percentage of men 20-25) * 0.4 (percentage of men of that age I am attracted to)

Same gender body: 2% (using same numbers as above)

Same age and same gender body: 40% (using same numbers as above)

For all of these I am assuming they are from my geographical area. It is difficult for me to estimate it otherwise because I am not exposed to other ethicities that much.

anomalocarus · 2026-03-30T03:20:38+00:00

Probably not. Im with him mainly because i like the way he looks, and frankly this thing i have with him is temporary anyways. That situation would be too much for me to deal with. Maybe if this were a long term relationship it would be different. Or if he was put into an equally attractive body.

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icypiee · 2026-03-30T03:39:58+00:00

Low chance. The body swap would need to be of similar height, build, stature, or better.

P1anth0 · 2026-03-30T04:09:49+00:00

want to

No.

pie-mart · 2026-03-30T05:01:40+00:00

I have no idea. Probably cuz i love them. But it would be a shock to get used to. I would eventually warm up to it

But if they swapped back eventually, would they hold it against me or get jealous and think I liked his body swapped version better?

AlmondMilkMaybe · 2026-03-30T05:39:32+00:00

I think maybe I'm weird for this, but there's a 9/10 chance I'd still fuck them because I'm bisexual and very personality-based.

I've also dated the "ugly" guy, and he wasn't ugly to me based on his character. Plus, in your hypothetical, I love them, so sure! I'd have sex with them, except for the 1/10 possibility that they're extremely unattractive. That would probably require a severe deformity or scary skin condition or extreme obesity. If they are at least still "average," or maybe even reasonably below, they're getting some!

SwimmingTheme3736 · 2026-03-30T08:37:48+00:00

I would definitely

He is my person, I wouldn’t walk away because he looks different .

In face he doesn’t look the same as he did when I met him, nor do I

love_in_october · 2026-03-30T09:58:31+00:00

I really doubt I would if they weren't guaranteed to be the same age. As far as I can tell the age range I'm attracted to seems to be pretty narrowly and securely fixed on my own age. Idc about gender, if they were the same age and stayed the same person inside and remained a healthy weight then I'd most likely go for it (after taking quite some time to get used to the whole thing).

I don't know where you're expecting people to get specific numbers/probabilities from. Just pull random ones out of their arse?

Werevulvi · 2026-03-30T10:54:38+00:00

It really depends. If the new body was too different, then probably not. At least sex and general age have to be the same, also weight/bmi. Other genetic and environmental factors in regards to looks are less important to me in general, and that's where personality plays a bigger role in whether I'm attracted or not. Fyi I say this as a woman who's single, so my answer could be different if I had a partner.

MiddleZealousideal89 · 2026-03-30T16:36:40+00:00

Can't really say. If they were swapped with someone I found attractive, I'd still want to be intimate with them. If they swapped with someone who didn't do it for me at all, I wouldn't.

-Shes-A-Carnival · 2026-03-31T00:45:46+00:00

ResponsibilityAny217 · 2026-03-31T05:04:38+00:00

7/10 chance I wouldn't fuck them and I wouldn't want to either. It would more than likely be a body I wasn't attracted to and I don't want to have sex with some body I'm not attracted to.

3/10 chance I would fuck them, mainly if it was a body I was attracted to.

Affectionate_Way7132 · 2026-04-01T13:31:28+00:00

Any gender, same age bracket: 50%. Probably more (70%) if we know the swap is temporary (just because it's an exciting proposition).

blebbyroo · 2026-03-30T03:22:54+00:00

Lucky me the people in my vicinity are generally pretty attractive.

However if it was an unattractive body then no ch ace but that would be ok we could still cuddle and be close intellectually.

If my husband’s body became unattractive due to an accident which led to weight gain plus aging it would be different since it would still be him the shared history of knowing him in his body would outshine a random unattractive body even if inside he was the same.

If he didn’t have the same face it would be very challenging because In my minds eye I still see him as how I met him even though I know there are changes like more greys more lines more tired appearance etc. in this case we would probably just again have to be intellectually close and maybe cuddle once I am used to the new face/body or whatever this strange hypothetical is asking.

This would all be different btw if I didn’t actually have history with him as my husband because again you can’t go from knowing someone one way to knowing them in a new way and expecting attraction to not change

Title	If your partner got randomly body-swapped, would you still want to have sex with them?
Author	TGEM
Upvotes	4
Comments	71
Date	March 30, 2026 3:17 AM UTC (4 months ago)
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