I have slept with only 2 guys in my life, and both were my best friends. We were single, bored and horny, yadda-yadda... You know how it goes... Anyway, I liked it well enough physically at the time, but my thoughts/fantasies and desires then and now are 99-100% gay (which both of them knew all about).
Unfortunately, my attempts at getting close to females are riddled with shyness; I never get far before my nerves give out and I run back into my shell... But now I don't want to "use" guys for some kind of replacement sexual contact, so for the last few years I've just gone without.
elderwanda wrote:
My question is this, though. It's generally assumed that people are straight, until otherwise specified, so how do you find out that someone is a lesbian in order to know that you can show a sexual interest?
Answer: "Gaydar"!
It's like someone else's gayness "tickling" your own, and you instantly recognize them as gay - even if you just met. It's an odd but really neat experience. You likely have at least some Gaydar if you do lean that way.
Otherwise, signs of attraction - gay or straight - are apparently the same... A lesbian who likes you might gaze into your eyes a lot, smile and laugh more when you're around, give you compliments, seek you out to talk to... The more masculine ones might try to appeal to a girl's humour with sarcasm, teasing, wisecracks, or general clowning. They might also become a mostly silent "rock" for her to tell her troubles to, and offer advice/support... The more feminine, "touchy" lesbians might find excuses to fondle your shoulder, hand, back, etc., or just fiddle with their own hair or clothing when you're around - or she might start wearing fancier clothing/makeup to try and get your attention (-something I'm notoriously bad at noticing...lol!).
Even then, one can still be wrong - I've learned that the hard way. Females seem to be a lot tougher to read in general - especially the ones that are undecided about what/who they want in the first place..! (-yes, frustrated "Lesbian Virgin" here
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