# YET ANOTHER If you were the opposite sex for awhile... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [August 31, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190 "2010-08-31T22:26:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/1 "2010-08-31T22:26:48Z")
We’ve done these often enough we have clichés: the guys all say they’d spend the whole weekend staring at their new tits and masturbating and the girls would pee their names in the snow. I want to do this one a little differently, if y’all are inclined to cooperate. a) I want to know what portions of the other sex’s SEXUAL (or SEXUALITY-related at least) experience, as you imagine it, you want to partake of firsthand now that you are given the opportunity. b) For purposes of this imaginary experiment assume that if you are straight now you are a straight person with appetites for the sex that is your own current sex. If you are gay, you are still gay but if you were a gay guy before you’re now a lesbian and vice versa. You can impose anything social or socio-political on that that you want to but assume that’s now how you’re wired. It would be useful if you say your current orientation so we know where you’re at in your scenarios. c) In response to anyone upstream who has already posted, who is visualizing what they’d do or how they’d do it, if the sex + orientation they are projecting into is your own real-life situation, feel free to provide relevant info such as what would happen or what it’s like or whatever. I’ll participate, see next post (unless someone gets in in between). ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2010, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/2 "2010-08-31T22:36:29Z")
I’m male and attracted to females in real life. So by the rules I’d be female and attracted to males. When I wanted to connect with someone I’d dress in jeans and a t shirt, kind of tight. (Assuming I look OK in jeans and a t shirt. As a guy I think I do so it seems only fair that I would as a female). I’d go places and do things pretty much as normal except insofar as I want to connect I’d watch the guys watching me everywhere I went. The guys would be watching me. Many of them would notice that I’m aware that they’re watching me and their heads would get all full of fantasies and hopes. I’d pick one out who was the most appealing to me. I’d sit or stand next to him, wait 5 beats, then start a conversation. I’d ask if he noticed I was catching his eye. If he doesn’t act annoyed or change the subject nervously I’d figure he’s amenable. So I’d ask if I correctly noticed that he was watching me. If he says yes I’d ask if this is freaking him out or making him think bad things about me and if not can we go somewhere because yes I am trying to pick him up, I’d say it that way and see what he does. If he doesn’t run I’ve got him for sure and I take him for a test drive. Repeat as necessary until I’ve connected with someone who is nice in all the relevant ways. ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/3 "2010-09-01T13:40:56Z")
Pfft. Way to suck the fun out of a hypothetical. What good is being a woman if I can’t pick up women? 😃 But seriously, I can’t comprehend being attracted to men. I’d argue that if my brain was rewired that much I’d be a different person, so any answer I give you now would be meaningless, as that other person would have a whole other sense of priorities. ---
**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/4 "2010-09-01T13:52:04Z")
Ooooh, a penis to play with! And it’s not attached to someone who’ll grab me if I start touching it… Sorry, long standing fantasy/frustration of mine is being able to explore a man’s body at leisure. I realize it’s not exactly Playboy Letters material. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/5 "2010-09-01T13:58:43Z")
I want to _fuck_. As in, I love being a woman and love most things about it, but I want to know what it’s like to give, to be the one doing the pounding, etc. FTR, I’ve never tried one, but I am aware strap-ons exist. But it just doesn’t seem the same. But I’d want to give it to a woman, definitely, and someone who was as enthusiastic as me. ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/6 "2010-09-01T15:55:32Z")
That sounds like fun. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/7 "2010-09-01T19:06:06Z")
I love weight lifting, and it frustrates me that women’s bodies are night designed to grow big and strong the way men’s are. So if I were a man, I would hot-foot it to the gym and pump some iron. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/8 "2010-09-01T19:15:50Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > I want to _fuck_. As in, I love being a woman and love most things about it, but I want to know what it’s like to give, to be the one doing the pounding, etc. FTR, I’ve never tried one, but I am aware strap-ons exist. But it just doesn’t seem the same. But I’d want to give it to a woman, definitely, and someone who was as enthusiastic as me. Hetero female here. I was going to say the same thing. What must it be like to penetrate someone with your dick? I bet that feels awesome. (Feels great from _my_ end!) I think the reason a strap on wouldn’t seem the same is because your average strap on has no nerve endings so you can’t _feel_ it. Query: Do I get to keep my _knowledge_ as a woman? Because then I’d be one of the few men on the planet who _knows_ where the clitoris is and how to use it. And then allllll the girlys will want my junk. When I become a straight man. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/9 "2010-09-01T19:16:24Z")
If I were to do this, I’d want Pepper Mill to switch sexes at the same time, so I could do the experiment with her (him?) of trying out the sex roles from “the other side”, all other things being equal. An extremely vanilla sex fantasy. And, as I’ve said before, I’m curious to see how easy it would be her _her_ to find (and properly stimulate)the clitoris when it’s not attached to her. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/10 "2010-09-01T19:24:46Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > And, as I’ve said before, I’m curious to see how easy it would be her _her_ to find (and properly stimulate)the clitoris when it’s not attached to her. Excellent point. ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/11 "2010-09-01T19:50:26Z")
GAAAAH I wouldn’t want to have sex with ANYONE with that ridiculous looking thing sticking out of me! ---
**Author:** ![purplehorseshoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/purplehorseshoe/32/2996_2.png) [@purplehorseshoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehorseshoe)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/12 "2010-09-01T20:02:03Z")
What? Your clit? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![davekhps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@davekhps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davekhps)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/13 "2010-09-01T20:14:19Z")
> [@Dogzilla](#): > > Query: Do I get to keep my _knowledge_ as a woman? Because then I’d be one of the few men on the planet who _knows_ where the clitoris is and how to use it. And then allllll the girlys will want my junk. When I become a straight man. 🆒 Oh, yawn. To suck all the fun out of a fun teasing joke… it’s 2010. Is it _really_ true that men can’t find it? Or is it the case that some louts just don’t care? I mean, it’s not hard to miss, not even the small ones. Some guys may _ignore_ it, not pay enough attention, but I think we all know where to find it. ---
**Author:** ![davekhps](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a5b964/32.png) [@davekhps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davekhps)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/14 "2010-09-01T20:17:43Z")
Straight male who would be a straight female… can’t say what I’d do first. I’d probably play mind games with men, just to see what the hell women get out of it :). I’d suffer from my period just for the frame of reference. But only if women-who-are-now-men get to enjoy constantly getting pinched, kicked and smacked in the junk. AND get to enjoy the wonderful performance anxiety that comes with having a body part that _has_ to work in order to have sex. ---
**Author:** ![Dogzilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e480ec/32.png) [@Dogzilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dogzilla)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/15 "2010-09-01T20:42:13Z")
> [@davekhps](#): > > > [@Dogzilla](#): > > > > Query: Do I get to keep my _knowledge_ as a woman? Because then I’d be one of the few men on the planet who _knows_ where the clitoris is and how to use it. And then allllll the girlys will want my junk. When I become a straight man. 🆒 > > Oh, yawn. To suck all the fun out of a fun teasing joke… it’s 2010. Is it _really_ true that men can’t find it? Or is it the case that some louts just don’t care? I mean, it’s not hard to miss, not even the small ones. Some guys may _ignore_ it, not pay enough attention, but I think we all know where to find it. Actually, I couldn’t answer that question. Ask my current BF: does he really know where it is, or is he just lazy? Or does he not give a shit? Ask my previous BF: when he was about an inch north of the magic button, I’d ask him, or tell him, or physically move his hand where it oughta be (just trying to help a fella out) and he’d stop all contact for the evening because he thought I was being too critical. Nevermind that when he wanted a blowjob, there was no problem putting his hand on the back of my head to direct it where he wanted my mouth to be. I was perfectly aware of where his penis is located and didn’t seem to have any trouble making it work properly. So what was his problem? I don’t have any idea. I don’t know how any man gets to 40 years old, has experience with multiple partners, and _still_ can’t quite figure it out, _with coaching, verbal directions, and hand-placement assistance_. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/16 "2010-09-01T20:43:26Z")
I think some louts just don’t care. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/17 "2010-09-01T22:59:17Z")
So let’s see if I understand this. I am a man who’s attracted to men . . . so I become a woman who’s attracted to women? That’s too much change all at once. I can imagine being a woman (and would love to experience a complete 9-month pregnancy). But it’s harder for me to imagine being attracted to women. ---
**Author:** ![Electric\_Warrior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@Electric\_Warrior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electric_Warrior)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/18 "2010-09-01T23:23:01Z")
I’m bi so nothing would change, I am assuming. I think I would just wank off all day. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2010, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/19 "2010-09-01T23:42:53Z")
I’d like to know what it’s like to be attracted to a man. What do women like about men? (I suspect that’s not the same thing at all as what _men_ like about men…) We men are so visual: a passing breeze of imagery starts us off. What’s it like coming from the other direction, so to speak? And what’s it like having someone inside you? Being surrounded feels _good_. Edit: oh yeah. There’s thge whole pregnancy thing as well. That must be totally mind-blowing. Having someone else moving around inside you? ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190/20 "2010-09-02T01:04:40Z")
I’d like to know what it feels like to have someone else inside you. I mean, in a hole that’s _supposed_ to have something going in and out of it. And I want to know how it’s possible to be sexually aroused by having one’s nipples played with. As a man, I guess it’s kinda fun, but not nearly at the level at which women enjoy it. Non-sexually, I want to know what a period is like. I’d like to know if it lives up to the hype or if it’s just like really bad cramps. Then I’d know if I should really be sympathetic or just brush off complaints as simple whining. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yet-another-if-you-were-the-opposite-sex-for-awhile/552190.md?page=2)