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Women - how do attractive women make you feel?

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mushyplease · 24/07/2023 23:05

Inspired by a couple of other threads at the moment. Just interested really.

Straight women - how do you feel when you see a very attractive woman

I've always found myself feeling a bit mixed. I feel like I notice many beautiful women every day and hardly ever a beautiful man.

But I consider myself straight (think I'd be open to not being but who knows) and do fancy the men I have had relationships with, plus a few odd celebrities etc.

I don't really ever check men out though. Very infrequently. But I think I do check women out? But not sexually?

I find myself when out and about noticing women all of the time. Do others?

I also am not sure how I feel about them. Sort of intrigued, maybe jealous, sometimes a bit mean, but they definitely have an impact on me. Sometimes, perhaps like the impact on a man, I'm drawn to keep looking. And then that baffles me. Do I take pleasure from other womens looks or do they bother me somehow (insecurity)?

Im not asking if im gay. Im just interested to know when other women see attractive women out and about what they "feel", in addition to the obvious that they see - "she's beautiful/pretty/attractive" etc Confused

OP posts:
mrsmiawallace3 · 14/04/2025 17:42

AntiSocial6DaysAWeek · 24/07/2023 23:15

I actually feel the same OP!

Even with celebrities I find women more attractive than men. I don't get aroused by anyone I don't have an emotional connection with (think there is a word for that but I can't remember it!) but I definitely notice an attractive woman more than a man.

I think maybe with women I can appreciate their beauty but with men maybe subconsciously I'm programmed to look for a potential mate?? No idea but it's the only reason I can think of.

Kissed a girl once on a drunken night out in my 20s but I didn't get any sexual feeling and I have never wanted a relationship with a woman.

The word for that is a 'Demisexual'😊

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