Are Man-crushes normal?

[The Funslinger]

Now, to clarify, this is not synonymous with 'Are gays/homophobes all evil?' This is about a straight man (or even woman) having one or more romantic crush/es on members of the same sex.

I mentioned once to my girlfriend that I had little crushes on a friend I have, (the young) John Lennon, and John Barrowman's coat.

That's perfectly normal. It's fantastic, as well as David Tennant's. (which I bought)

As for experimentation, you can never be more sure than after you've given it a whirl, no matter what you think.

 

[Knight Captain Kerr]

You sound like a 1 or 2 on the kinsey scale which means you are bi becuase 1,2,3,4 and 5 are all bi. This is perfectly normal.

 

[Duatha]

None of my man crushes are fictional "Sephiroth. Yep."

Can you elaborate on what you mean by "fictional sephiroth" Pay no mind to my profile pic lol
And speaking to the thread, i see nothing wrong with it, in fact, i experimented with several friends of mine(male and female) And i ended up finding out i am bisexual, its twenty-****ing-twelve, if you have a problem with people who are gay/lesbian/bisexual, then i expect you to be a generally ignorant person.

 

[crop52]

Completely normal. (no homo)

 

[Dendio]

Honestly, I for one can say that i've never been attracted to men. When I think of something that turns me on sexually I just start drifting towards women and feminine physical traits. Mostly round and curvy stuff. Its night and day. Feminine curves vs the male brick chest/arms. I'd take the curves every time. Wtf am I supposed to do with no curves xD

 

[hooksashands]

snip

I only mentioned I found Cillian Murphy attractive, in a thread that asks straight guys which men they find attractive... and you went apeshit on me. I guess you don't find him attractive. Have I acknowledged this? Yes. Do I give a damn? No. Not at all.

 

[funguy2121]

I would have gone into detail with her, if only to unsettle your parents AND make her look like a fool for trying to force shame on you.

My man-crush is Cillian Murphy, for obvious reasons.

Everyone thinks that the person they're attracted to is attractive to everyone else.

"I think Karen O is a sex goddess, for obvious reasons."

No, not really, though I do worship at the alter of Karen O.

I mean, I guess I get it. Cillian Murphy is a Helluvah character actor, and he did play Scarecrow, so that's kind of cool. At the height of his career and popularity women really dug Nicolas Cage, and he's certifiably ugly.

Then again, I shouldn't claim to have taste in male beauty. I still think all of the guys from Twilight look like douchebags, so what do I know?

I realize beauty is a subjective principle, you don't need to assume everyone is stupid.

Corrected, and reported for misquoting, which is a violation of policy. Try not to be rude. The point that I thought I made very clear was: why Cillian Murphy, for obvious reasons? Apparently not so obvious, 'cos I don't see it. I even very clearly stated that I don't know what I'm talking about when it comes to this sort of thing, and for that, you claim that I'm condescending. I'd like to see where you connect those dots.

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I only mentioned I found Cillian Murphy attractive, in a thread that asks straight guys which men they find attractive... and you went apeshit on me. I guess you don't find him attractive. Have I acknowledged this? Yes. Do I give a damn? No. Not at all.

Corrected again. No one's going apeshit on you, so calm down. I italicized some passages that you snipped and that you seem to have ignored while calling me condescending and apeshit. And that line about Karen O in quotes? I do feel that way, but I also don't say "obviously," because I don't think it's obvious. I don't even consider it obvious that I find Scarlett Johansen beautiful, or that you may find George Clooney attractive, and they have magazines dedicated to propping them up as the "most beautiful people."

So, in summary: perhaps try calming down? No one's on your case here.

 

[Azure-Supernova]

Spoiler: Entirely!

I'm completely straight, I can safely admit that if I were attracted to men, that would be my type in the looks department.

 

[zehydra]

A full-fledged crush, no, not for a straight person, at least as far as I can tell, since I am straight. I don't know what other self-professed "straight" people say.

Who knows, maybe you're bi, or maybe you're neither, like an inbetween. An almost-bi.

 

[zehydra]

Spoiler: Entirely!

I'm completely straight, I can safely admit that if I were attracted to men, that would be my type in the looks department.

Except you have no possible way of knowing what you'd find attractive in a man, if you were attracted to men (other than by looking at what other gays find attractive, or something).

 

[btenkink]

I got a Man-Crush on Harrison Ford, my wife is cool with it.

 

[zehydra]

No, of course there's nothing strange about those feelings. This is the 21st-century, and hell same sex attraction has existed since probably the dawn of the civilised world (if not before even then.)

To be honest I find it odd that people willingly restrict themselves to relationships with a single gender. As far as I'm concerned if the feelings are there then run with them, there's nothing wrong with it.

I don't willingly restrict myself to relationships with women, I'm just not attracted to men. the same goes for a lot of straight men. It's not like we're saying "no" to men because we're afraid of what people will think of us.

 

[Azure-Supernova]

Spoiler: Entirely!

I'm completely straight, I can safely admit that if I were attracted to men, that would be my type in the looks department.

Except you have no possible way of knowing what you'd find attractive in a man, if you were attracted to men (other than by looking at what other gays find attractive, or something).

As a man who is entirely comfortable with my sexuality, I can safely say that I can point out an attractive male. Just as women are quite capable of seeing when another woman is attractive. But of course, because I'm not that way inclined sexually I don't act on it.

Just because I'm not Christian doesn't mean I can't see the appeal of having faith in God. Don't know what kind of backwards logic you were trying to apply there. Whilst it's entirely possible that if I were gay my sexual attractions might change, the fact is that being gay wouldn't change my personal opinions on what is and isn't attractive.

 

[zehydra]

Spoiler: Entirely!

I'm completely straight, I can safely admit that if I were attracted to men, that would be my type in the looks department.

Except you have no possible way of knowing what you'd find attractive in a man, if you were attracted to men (other than by looking at what other gays find attractive, or something).

As a man who is entirely comfortable with my sexuality, I can safely say that I can point out an attractive male. Just as women are quite capable of seeing when another woman is attractive. But of course, because I'm not that way inclined sexually I don't act on it.

Just because I'm not Christian doesn't mean I can't see the appeal of having faith in God. Don't know what kind of backwards logic you were trying to apply there. Whilst it's entirely possible that if I were gay my sexual attractions might change, the fact is that being gay wouldn't change my personal opinions on what is and isn't attractive.

"Whilst it's entirely possible that if I were gay my sexual attractions might change, the fact is that being gay wouldn't change my personal opinions on what is and isn't attractive."

I'm having a hard time understanding why this isn't a contradiction

 

[Azure-Supernova]

"Whilst it's entirely possible that if I were gay my sexual attractions might change, the fact is that being gay wouldn't change my personal opinions on what is and isn't attractive."

I'm having a hard time understanding why this isn't a contradiction

See, you're reading 'attraction' and 'sexual attraction' as one and the same. I'll repeat: Whilst I'm capable of pointing out that a man is handome and has attractive features, that doesn't stirr any sexual feelings inside of me. On the other hand my fiancée is both beautiful and sexually attractive to me.

Just because I can appreciate how good looking someone is on a personal level doesn't mean I want to shag them. To be gay would require me to be sexually attracted to men. What I'm stating is that my perceptions of 'handsome' is pre-defined, as I already understand and believe that some men are attractive.

Infact, pretty much the same applies to being straight. People have their own personal opinions of what beauty is and it varies, person to person. My personal tastes are that exactly: personal.

How is that hard to understand?

 

[TheLaofKazi]

*Snip*

That was just a perfect read, everything you said hit spot on.

I think I have a man-crush on you for that post.

 

[Jawfree]

I dunno, I think you're fine, even I had a few man-crushes, but tbf, I only was attracted to them because they were feminine as shit.

 

[funguy2121]

*Snip*

That was just a perfect read, everything you said hit spot on.

I think I have a man-crush on you for that post.

(Irony free, and I'm not being ironic when I say that) :

There you go! You made me laugh.

Also, I believe you snatched that up after I put it up into the collective consciousness. I'm like Colbert, I copywrite everything, so I'm afraid Imma have to charge you for that one.

Shit, I like you now. How did you do that?

 

[JamesStone]

No problem at all. It really doesn´t matter if you experiment, or if you´re gay, bi or straight, what matters is what you feel. Now, your girlfriend is either trolling you or behaving a bit like a *****. My bet is on the second one.

Myself, I´ve never had a "passion" or even a experiment. Can I recognize if a man is or not sexy? Yes. Did I even had a crush on said sexy man? No. Did I had a obssesion/extreme worship for an actor? Yes, and don´t make me talk about those dark, dark times.