Sometimes people avoid or rather try to avoid people they are attracted to because they are afraid of being rejected from that person or they are shy and don't know how to act around that person.
Because they are physichally attracted to the same sex.
That people are attracted to bright shiny things does not indicate the value of those things.
They avoid blame.
ignore them, and stay as far away from them as possible
connecting the past and present
People are not attracted body features. But people are attracted to personality and character.
Some men like to play "hard to get". Some men are afriad to talk to someone they're attracted to. Some avoid in light of rejection. Just depends on who you are.
Hydrophobic molecules avoid water. Strictly speaking, they do not attract water, and therefore water will avoid them, since it is more attracted to other molecules or to itself.
Bear mothers will not harm you if you do not appear to be harming their babies. Plus, if you are in the woods, keep your food items in a safe place. If it is apparent that you have food, bears will be attracted to you.
Gold is quite inert, and not attracted to anything. Many people, however, are very attracted to gold.
they are too scared of rejection to make the first move
If people studied the Islamic religion in full, then no one would be attracted to such a religion.
They were attracted by the mining. People from across the country to dig for "gray gold".
If you feel sexually attracted to people who are your same sex, you are homosexual. If you feel attracted to people of your opposite sex, you are heterosexual. If you are attracted to both sexes you are bisexual.
There is no answer. Some people are just attracted to some types of people.
freedom
Many people were attracted west because of free land or the chance of finding gold.