Straight woman, and yup, all the time. I like looking at pretty things, be they male, female, flora, fauna, or inanimate.
There’s also a comparison thing. How do I stack up next to this other woman? “Hmm… I’d kill for her ass, but I wouldn’t trade hair.” It’s a completely visceral reaction, one that I certainly wouldn’t ascribe to all women, but my friends and I all seem to share it.
I’m a straight male and I do appreciate handsome men, particularly if they are well dressed. I’ve always harbored doubts about my appearance, so I suppose envy plays a role.
as a straight male I can say that guys who say they never check out other guys are full of it…that would be because I have long hair and get mistaken for a chick from behind ALL THE FRIGGIN Time. usually some dude passing my on the freeway who slows to check me out with his “How you Doin” face on, christ guys I am 6’3" that just might be a tip.
Of course. I don’t know many women who don’t check out other women, even if it’s just a style-check. Like, “Oooh, I want her coat/bag/shoes/haircut,” etc.
And sometimes I see a woman so good-looking I find myself ogling her a bit. Beauty is eye-catching.
Some people would say it’s a competition thing–how do I stack up against that woman–and perhaps it is, a bit, but honestly it’s more instinctive than anything else. At least for me.
It isn’t the same “buzz” I get from seeing a really attractive man, but it’s a definite habit for me to check out other women.
There’s something about a beautiful woman that cannot be ignored, even for those of us exclusively attracted to men. Though it’s much more of an esthetic response than sexual, it can be compelling. But rather than thinking “What would it be like to fuck here?” I catch myself thinking “What would it be like to ***be ***her?”
I occasionally find men attractive but most walking down the street look completely ordinary to me. I have discriminating tastes when it comes to men Not in a “only George Clooney will do” kind of way, but in a “only someone eccentric and unusual will do” kind of way.
This gay guy definitely checks out women, all the time. I’m friends with a number of really gorgeous women who I would totally get with if I swung that way. I can definitely appreciate female beauty, in a libidinous way, even if it’s not strong enough to actually get me to do anything about it and doesn’t have that powerful impulse that I get in relation to beautiful men.
The interesting thing for me is that my Partner is one of the “beautiful” people (I’m definitely not), and it’s interesting to see how people react when we’re out in public. Most straight women and gay men tend to stare at him, then glance very briefly at me, then back to him. And they give him the full-body inspection, head-to-toes, especially crotch (yes, it shows). You’d think I’d be used to this after 21 years, but it’s a little surreal to walk down the street, seeing everyone ogling my Partner’s crotch.
Straight woman, and yes, absolutely. Not as much as with a cute guy, probably, but I like looking at women too. I find myself as blown away by particularly beautiful women as I am with particularly beautiful men. There’s this one girl in my Persian class who is absolutely gorgeous (it’s a 9 am class and she clearly just threw on the first thing she found and rushed to class most days, but it doesn’t matter) and it’s a good thing she always sits behind me or I’d have trouble taking my eyes off of her. It’s not a sexual thing, it’s…I don’t know, appreciate of aesthetic beauty, I guess.