Q&A from “Is Her Straight Boyfriend Gay?”

Wise Readers, Our column about porn and sexual orientation raised myriad questions: What if straight women get turned on by porn of women? Why aren’t more people bi? Is there a ‘sniff test’ to tell if a guy is gay? And why do gay men marry straight women, anyway? Read on!

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Is Her Straight Boyfriend Gay?

Dear Janine, Your boyfriend’s secret gay-porn habit has you wondering: What’s his orientation? And what should you do? Although most Wise Readers and I agree on the second answer, the vast majority of our Survey respondents of *every* orientation think your boyfriend is bisexual. Yet I’d wager he is gay…

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Folk Wisdom: Is Her Straight Boyfriend Gay?

Dear Duana, My presumably straight boyfriend has not only browsed a ton of gay porn on the Internet, he’s also searched on many gay sex topics, focusing mostly on men + anal intercourse. What does it mean when a supposedly straight man watches gay porn…?

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Q&A From "Can Men And Women Really Be Just Friends?"

Wise Readers, As you pointed out, male-female Friendships come wrapped in Caution Tape…are they worth dealing with anyway? Are Boundaries one-size-fits-all? Are men construing every smile as a come-on? And how do people dance around all the Caution Tape? Wise Readers—what do *you* think? Cheers, Duana

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Can Men And Women Really Be Just Friends—and nothing more?

A guy friend of mine made a very hard pass at me. Was I asleep during the men-are-always-interested lecture? How do I make men understand friendship is *all* I want? Dear Anika, When Love Science readers answered informally, most women said Just Friendship is an option…but the #1 answer men gave referenced When Harry Met Sally—where Harry insists that even with unattractive women Friends, “You pretty much wanna nail them, too.” Who’s right—if anyone? Did we *all* miss the opposite sex’s lecture?

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