Surveys reveal that the majority of men and women enjoy watching two women engage in a passionate interlude, although many women have difficulty admitting their urges. No wonder mass media has tapped into lesbianism to boost ratings. From the Madonna-Britney kiss to the lesbian liaisons on mainstream shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer to the popularity of The L Word, women are displaying their sexual affection for other women.
Why is bi-sexual behavior so much more common and widely accepted than homosexual behavior? Apparently, female sexuality is much more likely to be continuous and fluid (i.e. bisexual) while male sexuality is more likely to be dichotomous and rigid (i.e. either gay or straight.). Even women that deny having sexual thoughts about other women get physiologically turned on when shown lesbian erotica.The other reason why most women fantasize about being with other women is because women require a longer period of time to reach arousal and thus need more foreplay than men do. Lesbian acts are often described as continuous foreplay or “all play,” and, thus, may appeal to many women who crave longer foreplay and longer sexual interaction than they receive from their men.
Some men feel jealous and insecure by their woman’s attraction to other women mistaking such attraction for a sign of problems with their relationship or worrying that their partner may leave them for another woman. What they need to understand is that this tendency of women to be aroused by other women is universal and deeply ingrained, and although many women experiment with other women sexuality, the vast majority of them want to spend their life with a man – a strong yet sensitive man, who can satisfy their need for intimacy and connection, and who can hold, kiss and touch them for hours, the way another woman would.
