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Being affectionate with straight men.

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  • #32
    Ms.Odgeynist
    Registered Users Posts: 170 ✭✭Ms.Odgeynist


    Giselle wrote: »
    This kind of affectionate behaviour between men is common in Arab countries and in some other cultures, as said in India, because of the segregation of the sexes. Men and women tend not to mix and even married couples do not express casual affection, such as holding hands in public, for fear of offending cultural or religious sensitivities.

    Men are forced by social convention into spending a great deal of time in the company of the same gender, and people being people, express the open affection for one another that cultural diktats prevent them from doing with the opposite gender.

    In Saudi Arabia for example, it is commonplace to see male friends walk in the street holding hands, while their wives walk several paces behind them.:)

    I think you're right Giselle - the implication being that we all crave affection. It is not necessarily related to sexuality at all. I think we like our sexuality labelled here - 'gay', 'straight' and 'bi'. Heaven forbid we exhibit any behaviour that blurs the lines between these labels.

    I have to admit that I court social convention as much as the next man. But when you watch drunk people hug, hang and drape themselves over one another, it's plain to see that we're all in need of 'the human touch'.


  • #33
    Elmer Blooker
    Registered Users Posts: 6,028 ✭✭✭Elmer Blooker


    levi wrote: »
    Same in India, men are more affectionate with their friends in public than they are with their wives. It's a bit weird at first but it's obviously normal enough for them!
    I've seen men on the beach in Goa India staring in a lecherous way at western women in bikinis while holding hands.


  • #34
    SugarHigh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,265 ✭✭✭SugarHigh


    MrStuffins wrote: »
    I'm sorry to be posting off topic, but this is the best post ever!
    I think I'm missing something.


  • #35
    Oh_Noes
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,512 ✭✭✭Oh_Noes


    omahaid wrote: »
    Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson used to skip around London arm in arm, no joke!
    MrStuffins wrote: »
    I'm sorry to be posting off topic, but this is the best post ever!

    They also used to sing "tra-la-la-la-lala" while doing it.


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