male bonding has a sexual component
If that made male homosexuality advantageous, one might expect a higher heritability. Maybe.
The same isn't true for the female dominated arts of human culture
There is the hypothesis that women are more inclined towards homosexual feelings to keep them from hating each other when they are wives of the same man. This way they have each other when they don't get enough attention from the man. I can't help but feel a bit of this theory is wishful thinking on a heterosexual man's part, but we all have our fantasies.
Hon, I really hope I'm not hurting your feelings. I know this idea has a lot of room to be abused by people who won't want to give it careful thought. I'm just giving this hypothesis some attention because it's not often heard and I find it more compelling than the gay gene hypothesis and homosexual reproduction hypothesis. I really don't want to make you (or many people) uncomfortable.
Human sexuality is a spectrum for everyone, and it doesn't stay constant. You've never had a single homosexual thought or attraction, ever?
I consider myself about 70/30 on the scale, it's not hard for me to admit I've found women attractive before.
Human sexuality is a spectrum for everyone, and it doesn't stay constant.
I'm very unsure about that.
You've never had a single homosexual thought or attraction, ever?
Actually, I have many. When I said "wishful thinking on a heterosexual man's part," I was referring to whomever came up with the theory.
it's not hard for me to admit I've found women attractive before.
Everyone has some exceptions, but I don't believe that justifies calling sexuality a spectrum. Some people are just too charming, attractive or affable to not be exceptions for someone. They pop up, but don't invalidate general patterns.
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