What is the difference between sexual desire and sexual arousal? Are they the same thing?
They are different. Sexual desire is a mental thing. It refers to how frequently or strongly one desires sex. An example might be how frequently you masturbate or have sex. For some people it is several times a day; some are fine with once a week or even less. Sexual arousal is more about a physical response to a stimulus; for example a male getting an erection or a female getting wet