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Heteroromantic? Gay and confused? Mostly straight? TMI alert

Discussion in 'Sexual Orientation' started by SolidSnake1991, Dec 14, 2016.

  1. SolidSnake1991

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    I am a man. I originally thought I was straight. I had crushes on women, watched straight porn and lesbian porn, and dreamed of having a wife and kids in the future. I felt romantically attracted to women. Two years ago, I experimented with a gay relationship that was sexual. It did not feel romantic, even though it was supposed to be. I had mixed feelings about the sex, but it was stimulating. I currently dream of having a wife and kids in the future. When watching gay porn, I feel aroused but the kissing is a turn-off. When watching lesbian porn, I feel aroused. When I watch straight porn, I find myself fantasizing more about the guy than the girl. It doesn't make much sense why I feel emotionally attracted to women but can somewhat enjoy gay sex. A romantic relationship with a man just seems out of character for me and I imagine it would feel unfulfilling when imagining it.

    A sexual and romantic relationship with a women is highly appealing.
    Why do I feel romantically attracted to women, enjoy watching lesbian porn, but find myself enjoying gay fantasies/porn? Does it mean I am gay and am percieving things wrong? I know I am the only one can answer this, but I think hearing other people's stories might help a bit. Thanks

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  2. imacoolkid

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    I think you're being open-minded and that's great, but you're also over-analyzing and that will get you nowhere (I'm in a similar situation and I think this is more common than you might think). Here's what I think: Humans are sexual creatures, we get off to watching/experiencing sexual situations. Whether that is with the same or opposite sex doesn't really matter, because it's sex. I too watch all kinds of porn (gay, straight, lesbian) with a slight preference for the lesbian stuff and I'm a female who wishes to have a heterosexual relationship, I too feel a relationship with the same gender would feel unfulfilling. The best you can do is to just shrug at the thought of being gay whenever it appears, because you'll probably never get a definite answer. To me, you don't sound gay but from experience, that sort of answer will not help much. Try to just accept that you are who you are and be grateful that you have so many different things to get aroused to. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
     
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    It actually makes a lot of sense.

    Most people aren't 100% gay or straight. Most people fall somewhere in between. Have you ever heard of the kinsey scale? Look it up and see if it fits you. From the sounds of it, you might be a Kinsey 2 or 3.

    What do you mean it was supposed to be? Were you guys supposed to be boyfriends?
     
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    Porn isn't a good indicator of sexuality. All sorts of people like all sorts of porn. Watching gay male porn doesn't make you a gay man any more than watching lesbian porn makes you a lesbian.

    Were you physically attracted to the guy you slept with? If so, you might be straight with an exception or two, heteroflexible, bisexual, or whatever you want to call it. If you weren't physically attracted to him, I'd say you're still 100% straight. You can enjoy gay sex because it feels good without actually being attracted to men.
     
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    It's typical for guys who are accepting their gay side to focus more on the sexual aspects and not feel romantic attraction towards other guys initially. As you become more comfortable with your sexuality, you will start to develop the ability to feel romantic attraction towards other guys.

    Are you sexually attracted more to women or men?
     
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    To me you sound like someone straight that is open minded and experimented. I think you might be bisexual, like someone else said a Kinsey two or three. Possibly more of a two since you don't have any desire to be with a man. Did you like having sex with a man? You said you had mixed emotions, which doesn't sound like you were very pleased. Were you physically attracted to him?
     
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    I enjoy gay sex and straight sex. I want a woman. What if I really am gay and just aroused by sexual things? How would I know for sure if im just not experiencing internalized homophobia? I do feel guilty and less masculine for having sex with a man. Im worried Ill become more flamboyant and feminized if I expiremented with men more. Also, i agree with someone on here who said "overanalyzing will get you nowhere." I also fear my gay experiences may make women feel weirded out and leave me stuck dating men.
     
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    You don't sound gay. In the sense that it probably won't happen that you marry a woman, and then some years down the line say "Oh my god I really want to be married to a man."

    Although there is some skepticism (see Chip on this forum) about these labels, you sound like heteroromantic bisexual. I feel the same way too.

    And to address your last sentence. Most girlfriends I have had have at least speculated about a threesome. (We are all really the same pervs.) In the MMF case, more than a few of them have said they would be turned on if I interacted with the other guy. Yes there may be some women who are weirded out -- but it's not written on your forehead you know. Definitely not a deal-breaker in any case.