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Noticing the Opposite Sex?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by AaronMed, Jun 17, 2013.

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Even though I'm Kinsey 6, I sometimes notice attractiveness in the opposite sex.

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  1. AaronMed

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    So when I came out, I came out as Kinsey 5 or 6 (my parents already know the Kinsey scale), and told them that I really didn't know which one, but that for all practical purposes, I'm gay.

    I'm still not really sure. I can recognize beauty in the opposite sex, but I have absolutely no sexual interest in women at all. Which is why I'm pretty sure I'm Kinsey 6, but I wanted to pose this question to all you gay guys and girls:

    Even though you're exclusively homosexual, do you sometimes notice people of the opposite sex and think they're attractive?

    Explanations would be much appreciated :slight_smile:.

    EDIT: To clarify, for me I think it's more of an envy thing, but I'm not too sure...
     
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    Yes, I do. I identify as a Kinsey 6 as well, but I do notice good-looking guys...but only because I wish I could look like that. There's absolutely no sexual attraction or interest, so I see it as envy. If I was a good-looking straight guy, it'd be so much easier. I would see an attractive guy and think, "Man, all the girls must think he's so hot. If only that could be me..." :lol:
     
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    I can they look nice has dressed etc, but theres nothing there for me that way.
     
  4. StefaniW

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    I am constantly noticing the opposite sex. And I'm all like "daaayum" :wink:

    I will just switch this around and change it to same-sex and say that I see other girls as pretty. Eva Longoria is soooo hawt, for example, and I even notice when a girl is pretty when I go out and think how I like her hair, clothes, makeup, etc. But I am not really attracted to them at all.

    Didn't answer the poll cuz I'm like a Kinsey 0, sooo...
     
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    Yes, I can notice attractiveness. I don't feel "10 out of 10 would bang" like my friends always say, but I can still tell what others will like.
    "Seeing a vagina was like a painting in a museum. Maybe not a painting that you like yourself, but you're like, 'Oh, I bet someone would pay a lot of money for that.'" -Davey Wavey
     
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    It doesn't take a very observant person to notice the attributes of another. I don't think I would put much faith in the words of an individual that claims to be completely oblivious to the opposite or same sex.

    Not to mention, I have to spend a lot of time thinking of appearances/personalities for characters for my writing.
     
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    Sure, but it's a different kind of attractive. When women, I can think that they're attractive in an objective way, the same way I might admire the way the notes in Für Elise play off of each other. But it's all in my head, and it's not a very visceral reaction. With men (hot men, specifically), it's not just a matter of looking at them and liking the way they're proportioned. Something inside of me stirs that just doesn't stir when I look at a woman: that rush of hormones, that way my eyebrows automatically rise to allow my eyes to take in more, the stiring in my loins. It's more like listening to a death metal song; I can't explain why I feel it as much as I do, but I definitely do.

    You ask me to say why I think a woman is attractive and I can see, "Well I like the way her hair frames her face, and I like the way her lipstick matches her outfit, and I like how her sunglasses are the same color as her shoes, and..." But if you ask me why a guy is attractive, the best I can do is, "Because look at that body!" :lol:

    :roflmao:
     
  8. King

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    I love girls and I generally find girls more attractive than boys.

    I also openly flirt with girls, which convinced my ex I was actually bisexual...
     
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    Yeah, I notice girls all the time. Very hot, girls are.

    Don't worry, I didn't vote.
     
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    I am gay (maybe 6) and I know and notice a "hot" girl when I see one. But it's more like watching a painting in a museum; you notice and admire it, but you don't want to sleep with it, if that makes sense.
     
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    Makes complete sense, and that's exactly what's going through my head! I'll think, "wow, she's gorgeous", but I'd never want to sleep with her.
     
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    Me same i just didnt word it right:slight_smile:
     
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    Definitely. I'm a Kinsey 6 and I totally can point out if a woman is beautiful.
     
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    Hey I'm gay, not blind. It's not a big deal to notice attractive people of the opposite sex
     
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    I went with "Agree." But as usual, I guess it's more complicated for me than a check box vote. Is this news?

    I think most women frankly leave me feeling cold. I see a Prom Queen or Miss America type, and I can at least sometimes see the beauty that would have a straight a guy whipping through a box of tissues as he enjoys fantasies about her. But it's entirely intellectual for me. Inside I feel dead and cold. Even intellectually, I have little interest.

    I do see some women, however, who don't leave me feeling cold. Indeed, these women were what made me think I might be bisexual all these years. Maybe I was once...maybe not, and it was denial. No matter. In any case, I feel no sexual attraction now. In any case, these women are generally not beautiful in the Miss America sense. They generally have something else--some sort of inner beauty.

    I can appreciate inner beauty on men. But I also find myself regularly turned on just by seeing a good looking man.
     
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    Yeah this is pretty much the same as me. I know when someone is pretty or not, its not that difficult :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes: If they are easier to look at then some people, then they must be pretty :wink: But yeah as AlamoCity said I can pick a cute girl out of a crown but sexually that's not for me :wink:
     
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    Only into guys, but I definitely find girls attractive.
    I like watching them dance. *_* Like all the music video girls.
     
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    Different spin here. And no apologies. We all have to be who we are.

    Watched the beauty pageant last night. When they got down to the semifinalists, I easily picked out who I thought was the best looking. I then later went to my homepage and she had in fact won.

    The things that went through my head:
    "She's stunning."
    "I wonder what guy gets to be her boyfriend or husband."
     
  19. Bobbybobby99

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    I put agree, as I do in fact notice a girl who looks particularly bad :lol:
     
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    The opposite sex. I notice a lot. Kinsey 0 so poll can remain unanswered by me.