Is it possible to be a straight male and find men attractive?

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Siddhartha

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Originally posted by: daveymark
Some would call this "being secure in your sexuality"

Others might call it "being ghey"

Women do this all the time, they say a girl looks beautiful, but they wouldn't sleep with her. Is it possible to enjoy looking at men but enjoy sleeping with women? Or should I just come out of the closet and be done with it?


Being a homosexual means you want to have sex with someone of your own sex.
 
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straight man can APPRECIATE another mans physique

ex, damn brad pitt has some nice abs

but if you are ATTRACTED, then thats over the line marked GHEY
 

madworm

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Originally posted by: ajpa123
I'm not ashamed to say that i wish i had the charm of Sean Connery etc. I recognize the traits i wished i had.


"from a heterosexual point of view, I'm not ashamed to say that i wish i had the charm of Sean Connery etc. I recognize the traits i wished i had..."

it should be ok...as long as you dont undress them with your eyes like how we do with hot girls...
 

CraigRT

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Originally posted by: jaysgirl
I think there is a distinction between recognizing that someone is attractive and being attracted to them. I recognize that women are attractive but am not attracted to them. Which way do you look at men?

Yes, that's precisely right IMO!

If you can't admit you can't tell when you are looking at an attractive member of the same sex you would be lying. But being attracted and wanting buttseks with them is not at all the same thing :p
 

casper114

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Originally posted by: daveymark
Some would call this "being secure in your sexuality"

Others might call it "being ghey"

Women do this all the time, they say a girl looks beautiful, but they wouldn't sleep with her. Is it possible to enjoy looking at men but enjoy sleeping with women? Or should I just come out of the closet and be done with it?

NO
 

NFS4

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Sure, I find other men "handsome," but that doesn't mean that I want to jump his bones. For example, I think that George Clooney is a handsome man. No more than that.
 

alkemyst

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those that cannot admit another guy is decent looking have self-confidence issues.

This is assuming the guy is good-looking and it doesn't mean you are attracted to him.
 

bleeb

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There should a slight play on words to describe these feelings. For example... depending on the point of view... if you find the same sex attractive in the sense that you want the features of that particular person, then I don't think you are teh ghey. You're just sizing up or comparing (i.e. being insecure, or whatever) and is typically what women seem to do...

But if you are attracted to the person in a sexual way, you want to "fudge pack" or be a "rear-door pirate" of the same gender, then most likely you are teh ghey...

The former is more of a Comparative form (more introspective), other is a Sexual attraction type. (ghey).
 

moshquerade

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Nov 1, 2001
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Originally posted by: daveymark
Some would call this "being secure in your sexuality"

Others might call it "being ghey"

Women do this all the time, they say a girl looks beautiful, but they wouldn't sleep with her. Is it possible to enjoy looking at men but enjoy sleeping with women? Or should I just come out of the closet and be done with it?
i believe it is possible, but guys are too afraid they'll have to turn in their man card if they do so.
it DOES NOT mean a guy is gay if he compliments another guy on his looks, clothes, etc.
in fact, i more appreciate a guy who has the balls to do so.
 

moshquerade

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Originally posted by: NFS4
Sure, I find other men "handsome," but that doesn't mean that I want to jump his bones. For example, I think that George Clooney is a handsome man. No more than that.
good taste ;)

 

purbeast0

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Sep 13, 2001
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if you cannot see another man and say "he's a good looking guy" then you are just insecure. it has nothing to do with being gay or not. any straight man can tell when they see another guy and be like "yea he gets chicks" or "no he doesnt get chicks". If you are saying you can't, you are just lying to yourself or are very insecure with your sexuality.
 

DaShen

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Dec 1, 2000
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I can say that I recognize when a guy is good looking, but I don't think they are attractive. There is a difference.
 

AbAbber2k

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Originally posted by: Ryan
Originally posted by: jaysgirl
I think there is a distinction between recognizing that someone is attractive and being attracted to them. I recognize that women are attractive but am not attracted to them. Which way do you look at men?

QFT.
 

CraKaJaX

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Dec 26, 2004
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Originally posted by: NFS4
Sure, I find other men "handsome," but that doesn't mean that I want to jump his bones. For example, I think that George Clooney is a handsome man. No more than that.


well said
 

mattocs

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I can think 'oh, that is an attractive man' and I don't think it is homosexual at all. If they have nice features and that...its fine.


Wanting to bang a man, that is different :p
 

Skunkwourk

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If I say "yeah so and so is a good looking guy" it doesn't mean I wanna have teh butsecks
 

toekramp

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Originally posted by: Waylay00
Here's the deal. You can still be straight and be able to tell if a guy would be attractive to women. But you wouldn't be thinking it as if he would be attractive to you. Like I'll see a guy and be like, yeah he looks like he could get all of the chicks. But it's not that I feel attracted to him.

hi, all that blabber could have been summed up with 'yes, i find guys attractive, i'm not attracted to them though'
 

blazerazor

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If i see a man more attractive than me, i get a little mad and slightly angry.. because I don't look as good. i.e. wish i had those abs type of thing.