quote:Originally posted by ...Arson: There's clearly a difference between being specifically attracted to the opposite or same sex, and being attracted to everyone. I think people who claim to be bisexual are just more 'sexual' in general, and find comfort in sex rather than look for stability and relationships specifically.
There are plenty of us who are monogamously married.
Could you link us some studies?
btw, bisexuals are not attracted to *everyone*. We have the potential to be attracted to either sex. There's a huge difference.
How many out bisexuals do you know?
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I only know a few though, still, you'd be very hard pressed to find someone openly bisexual but very sexually reserved, lol.
I think Bisexuality is more of a warming ground to open homosexuality though, for most people anyways. Alot of girls tend to claim bisexuality for attention. I'm sure that has something to do with the double standard, but either way it's a very gray area.
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I wouldn't be hard pressed at all. I'm openly bisexual and pretty damn prudish.
Bisexuality is not a phase. True, some gay people try to pass themselves off as a bi before they accept who they are, but if someone has been out for a while and is still bisexual, they're probably really bi.
Hetgirls who pretend to be bi to titillate hetboys aren't bisexual. They're just maximizing their advantage to attract boys.
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If anyone is interested, here is the Wiki link about the Kinsey Scale, which is considered a ground breaker on looking at sexual orientation as a continuum.
Next, the Klein Sexual Orientation Grid expands on the Kinsey scale. A person enters his/her personally perceived Kinsey score (0 to 6 as explained earlier in the thread) for each of several categories of attraction.
Finally, here is an "orientation test" someone made in an attempt to merge the ideas of the above tests into a more casual feel. For anyone who likes those tests that reveal you as a "red" or "blue" person etc, this test can help you discover the true color of your sexuality! **NOT scholarly, but maybe fun.**
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quote:Originally posted by Anthonie: Finally, here is an "orientation test" someone made in an attempt to merge the ideas of the above tests into a more casual feel. For anyone who likes those tests that reveal you as a "red" or "blue" person etc, this test can help you discover the true color of your sexuality! **NOT scholarly, but maybe fun.**
Awesome, I could moonlight as a ruler.
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quote:Hetgirls who pretend to be bi to titillate hetboys aren't bisexual. They're just maximizing their advantage to attract boys.
See I've never understood the "hotness" of a girl making out with another girl even with the suggestion they would both join me in the sack. I mean I don't blame girls for liking girls because frankly I love girls, but I'm just not super cool with my wife saying, "I'd like to bring another girl into the bedroom, you can watch it's cool!"
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In the words of Paul Reiser (this may be the first and only time I ever quote him): "It's girls, it's [sometimes] naked...what's not to like?"
BTW, I think a lot of guys who get turned on by girl/girl stuff would still not be super cool with their S.O. doing it. (A lot of them would, but plenty wouldn't.)
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My husband claims that girl on girl is hot (for fantasy) because you get the whole hot girls and action without having to include a man in the scene. But if you have a real girl there and willing, well, then you are the guy and that is all good. So, fantasy lesbians good, real life lesbians bad.
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Or, if one pretty girl is good, two pretty girls is better. I've heard women liking the idea of gay men together for the same reason.
And I realize that I've just made an assumption of attractiveness in homo-erotic media. That if gays and lesbians are going at it, they will automatically be prettier than a straight couple. Sadly, it isn't always the case.
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I think all people have the potential to be bisexual. It's why women like to look at other women's bodies, in different outfits, bikinis, etc. It's aesthetic mostly, but it wouldn't be such a stretch for most of us (those who don't have some moral/religious reserve against it) to be sexually attracted to hot women too. At least a little.
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