Can heterosexual friendships develop into sexual attraction?

[DontWantTheRivalry]

Do you think it’s possible for someone who considers themselves, and has always considered themselves to be heterosexual, find themselves being attracted to people of the same sex due to their life circumstances?

I’m talking about boy bands or girl bands….rumours flying around that some of the members are attracted to each other or having a secret relationship…

I think it’s absolutely possible (if not incredibly likely) for it to happen in circumstances where their whole lives are wrapped up in each other, being together 24/7, 365 days a year, year after year after year, developing very close friendships with each other that then progress onto something more..

And let’s be honest, most members of bands are incredibly attractive….so if a person was surrounded by beautiful people (their band mates), day in, day out, doesn’t it seem likely that attractions would form between them?

My friend completely refuted this when we were discussing it tonight, he said that sexual orientation would not switch from being heterosexual to then being sexually attracted to people of the same sex just because your entire life is pretty much wrapped up in people who are of the same sex.

I’m just interested in other people’s opinions because whereas my friend thinks it just wouldn’t happen, I on the other hand think it’s inevitable.

Yes

It’ s seen it happen, with ugly divorces ensuing.

Not for me. But everyone is different

Yes didn't Geri and Mel B have a fling

I think all the bandmate stories are just wishful thinking from fans, especially the particularly obsessive fandoms like K-pop or One Direction, etc.

But one-off gay experiences in your youth are not that uncommon, so it could happen I suppose.

I think sexuality can be quite fluid.

In addition, there are plenty of bi people around. I thought l was heterosexual until experiencing something of an awakening in my 30s when l discovered my bi side. These days l simply regard myself as “sexual”; no prefix required.

It was less due to life circumstances, more like another woman making a play for me and l thought why not? It certainly explained some things from my teens.

But at the end of the day, sexuality of boy bands or others is not important. In my day, band members who were working in close proximity to each other used to fight 💥.

Yes. Although I suspect that when people are living so closely together 24/7 that their whole lives are wrapped up in each others then it is likely to have the opposite effect (take anyone you fancy right now and I reckon after a few months of living in such close proximity you would just be absolutely done with the way they breath)