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Nsfw Did you ever french kiss someone who didn't fit your sexual orientation?

Asked by wundayatta (58722points) February 21st, 2013

I mean if you identify as straight, did you ever kiss someone of the same sex, and if you identify as gay, did you ever kiss someone of a different sex? If you’re bi, I guess you can’t really answer this question because everyone fits your sexual orientation.

What I want to know is how it came to happen. Did you have to be in an altered state of consciousness—drunk or high—or did it happen while you were straight (so to speak)? Were you getting weirded out when you did it? Did you get weirded out later? Or were you able to believe it was no big deal? Did you spare no thought for it at all, after, even if you never did it again?

Was it different from what you usually do in a way you attribute to the gender of the person you were kissing as opposed to just individual differences? Did you feel good about it? Or did it make you feel queasy or wrong or guilty afterwards?

How and why did it happen, and how did you react to the experience? Did you ever do it again? Would you?

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burntbonez's avatar

When I was in college, I had a best friend who came out to me at the end of Sophomore year or the beginning of Junior year. I loved him, as a friend, but I thought that, as a liberal young man at a liberal school, I should learn to express my love in a physical way, even though I wasn’t really attracted to him, physically. I wasn’t attracted to any man, but at least I could imagine it with him, and I trusted him.

My girlfriend knew about my thinking on the subject and she arranged for us all to get drunk one night. She started making out with me, and then, after a while, with him, and then she pushed us together.

The beard and moustache were weird. His tongue seemed different, too—more pointy, somehow, and rougher. I don’t know if that was just him, or if that’s a male thing.

Afterwards, well, I never felt an urge to do it again. I was proud of myself for trying it. I felt that I couldn’t be knocked for not knowing what I was talking about when I said I wasn’t gay. I felt adventuresome and relieved. Now I knew something about myself I hadn’t known before. Knew for sure.

But I also felt like I no longer had to be afraid of gay men. There was no more mystery to them. No more fear of homosexuality. I could be as friendly as I wanted to be, and I’d not question my own predilections. If I liked a guy, I liked a guy, but that didn’t mean anything more than that. Which sounds a little ridiculous and obvious, but the experience taught me a lot. I don’t think I could have known, otherwise.

nofurbelowsbatgirl's avatar

I kissed a girl and I liked it. And then I had a shower with her. She was my bff. It was all a dare because it was a hot day and the only way the owners of the house would let us have a shower…lol and they thought we would’nt do it. lmfao!

Dr_Lawrence's avatar

I was never motivated to French kiss a man.

Unbroken's avatar

Three girls: One experimentation but for the wrong reason when I was 17.

The other two happened in the same time frame, were all close friends, and we spent the summer together in the company of a lot of guys. It started out as message hands off she’s mine, to keep us grounded teases. The life of the party but not the fling.

Most of the time I was sober, the other two weren’t so much but on occasion.

One was a fantastic kisser and smooth lips, intricate tongue work a full depth of communication. She turned me on and I her. But we both gone the exploration route and knew for us that was as far as it was going to go. And we were both fine with that.

I would have to say, that might be the defining point. The freedom to express intimacy but have clear boundaries that were unspoken. And no pressure for more.

livelaughlove21's avatar

I’d be willing to bet a lot more straight women have kissed a woman than straight men kissed a man. I find it refreshing to hear stories like the one @burntbonez told. Kudos.

I’d also think that most gay men and women have kissed someone of the opposite sex at some point. “Coming out” is something that commonly happens in high school, or even college, after the person has already had heterosexual experiences.

I’ve never kissed a woman. Hell, I’ve only kissed three men in my life, so I’m not all that experienced either way. I’ve never really felt the urge. Women are beautiful, but I don’t like a lot of women enough to think about them sexually. Me and chicks just don’t click, on any level.

josie's avatar

Not unless you count CPR

ucme's avatar

I allow my dawg to lick my face sometimes, horny bitch!

Seek's avatar

Well, I’m heteroflexible (I just heard that term this morning, isn’t it great?) but haven’t had the pleasure as yet, unfortunately.

I’m incredibly under-experienced. Sigh.

ucme's avatar

^^Straight but flexible, sounds like one of those shatter-proof bendy rulers my daughter has in her school bag.

this_velvet_glove's avatar

Yes, at a party. It was about 5 am and there were only three other girls and me, all other guests had left, and I was drunk, so when they asked “do you wanna play spin the bottle with us?” I said yes. Well, my “experimental” years are over, so it felt weird and eww.

WillWorkForChocolate's avatar

Yes I have, and yes I’d do it again.

bookish1's avatar

Yes, but my stories would just confuse you, @wundayatta ;)

Mama_Cakes's avatar

Identify as lesbian. Have many boyfriends prior to dating women.

Boys smell funny. ;-)

wundayatta's avatar

@bookish1 You’re too advanced for me. But it’s ok. I’m interested in the feelings of uncertainty and experimentation and uncomfortableness. People who have it all together in terms of their comfort with any gender—well that’s no fun! Now if you’re telling me you don’t have it together, and things were very confusing, I’m all ears. But I get the impression you’ve worked through a lot by now, and have figured it out. Am I wrong?

In other words, people who are certain have nothing to teach me. People who are open to exploration despite their discomfort have a lot to say, I think.

Seek's avatar

@ucme That just sounds like good clean fun, there.

augustlan's avatar

I’m also heteroflexible, @Seek_Kolinahr, but I have had some experience with women. Under the right circumstances, I’d do it again.

<smooches Seek>

blueiiznh's avatar

Nope. I don’t see myself as doing that either.
That aside, I did find some reference material:
A Heterosexual Mans Guide to Kissing other Men

josie's avatar

@Mama_Cakes
Boys smell funny
I have known plenty of girls that smelled worse than funny.

I still prefer girls.

What’s your point?

Mama_Cakes's avatar

It’s a joke.

Shippy's avatar

@nofurbelowsbatgirl Hmm? I got a nice big shower? cough

WillWorkForChocolate's avatar

@Shippy Yeah, but is there enough room and hot water for three?

wundayatta's avatar

I like group showers. They sure take care of that funny smell we boys have.

burntbonez's avatar

There’s a conversation killer. @wundayatta trying to horn in on @nofurbelowsbatgirl, @Shippy and @WillWorkForChocolate taking a group shower.

Dr_Lawrence's avatar

I guess I’m Heteroinflexible!

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