Women more likely to embrace bisexuality

26 August 2015 - 02:44 By ©The Telegraph

Women are three times more likely to become bisexual than men because they are more flexible in their sexuality, new research has suggested. While the majority of men are convinced they are either "100%" homosexual or heterosexual, women have a much more fluid approach to relationships, based on who they meet, it is claimed.However, US researchers found that women who avoided young motherhood, were physically attractive, or had high levels of education were less likely to explore relationships with same-sex partners because they had more romantic opportunities with the opposite sex. These women were more likely to say they were "100% heterosexual".The study found romantic opportunities appear to influence the sexual identity of women - but not men."This indicates that women's sexuality may be more flexible and adaptive than men's," said study author Elizabeth McClintock, a professor of sociology at the University of Notre Dame in the US."Women with some degree of attraction to both males and females might not be drawn into homosexuality if they have favourable options in the heterosexual partner market."Women who are initially successful in partnering with men, as is more traditionally expected, may never explore their attraction to other women."However, women with the same sexual attractions, but less favourable heterosexual options might have greater opportunity to experiment with same-sex partners."But for men, higher levels of education were associated with a lower likelihood of identifying as "100% heterosexual", while physical attractiveness had no clear association with sexual identity. McClintock said: "Men are less often attracted to both sexes."Men's sexuality is, in this sense, less flexible. If a man is only attracted to one sex, romantic opportunity would little alter his sexual identity."The study also found that women were more likely to change their sexual identities between the ages of 22 and 28. ..

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