why do people of the same gender date?
927354
Probably because they like each other!
23351
dating is a process in which two people, typically a male and female, meet and make friends. They usually start as strangers and then hope to eventually get into a ful fulling relationship. For some people they have to try many times over.. and keep trying.
146016
Absolutely they celebrate it like str8 people. That's because they are people too!\n\nEach relationship is different, and some who take on more traditional roles might follow the usual societal "norms", i.e. the "guy" (the one who tends to be more "masculine" in nature) buys the flowers and candy. But not all gay couples are defined by male and female roles. Some couples both buy gifts and plan special events together. Which is a lot more fun anyway.\n\nIt sounds kinda sexist to me to suggest that only the guy can buy the gifts...
398420
Here's how it was explained to me: because a woman, regardless of how butch she may be, is NOT a man. Perhaps dating a "stone butch" is a way of experiencing a certain amount of so-called "masculine" energy without having to stoop to dating an actual man. It's not the masculine energy that's the problem here, it's the man himself. Lesbians want to date women. There is such a wide range of women, from the "lipstick lesbian" types who are into "feminine" sorts of things all the way to the stone butches...there is a type of woman for everyone. Do all men want to date the same sort of woman? Of course not. Then why should women date "girly" women only, especially when that very "girliness" is largely believed to be a patriarchal concept? Please realize that the very idea of "femininity" is often dictated and perpetuated by men. Some women, like the butches, want to shatter that worn-out stereotype, and there are women who love them for it.
93873
I have no idea. I have dated other races and think there is nothing wrong with it.
261120
I believe it's born into therm. As a straight person, can you really fathom going for someone of your same gender? No, probably not, and for gay people, it's absolutely beyond them to want to go for someone of the opposite gender. I had a lesbian go off on how gross guys and their bodies were and how she was so greatful to be a lesbian haha. \n\nI just can't imagine anyone, nowadays, choosing to become this hated and stereotyped minority. It seems illogical to one day decide "oh hey, people don't hate me/think I'm weird enough, I'm going to start dating within my own gender"
821434
My best friend since high school (25 years) is a man and I wouldn't have it any other way.  We share everything, when we were dating (other people not each other) it was always nice to have someone of the opposite sex to ask all those why and what if questions to.  \n\nMany people thought we should date but we didn't want to change anything about our relationship it wasn't worth the unknown.  We have been through each others marriages, boyfriends and girlfriends that are now over but the two of us are still together as GREAT friends.\n\nStick to your guns and don't let anyone tell you who to date, sometimes dinner with a friend is way better then with a date (you can pick off a friends plate - haha)
830508
Why are you asking this in singles and dating?
940939
It allows both sex to socialize and communicate with each other because in real life situations people work, commute and interact together. There is really no point in separating the sexes just to avoid distractions. I went to all an All girls catholic high school and I didn't see how it helped me or anyone for that matter. Infact, it made some of the girls seem desperate when they saw a guy or started dating. Even a young male teacher created all kinds of issues with girls who had no brothers or male figures at home. I can only assume that the same applies for boys.
352347
same reason women do.
464688
Same reason why men do.
144622
It's not gay in any way.  It shows that you take an interest in your personal hygene and most women prefer that because they know that the person they are dealing with takes hygene seriously.  It also feels and looks better.
88301
Women have completed their single lives way before men do. Women usually date more often than men do because it's much easier for them.
72611
I think it is when people are attracted to the same sex, or when people hang with the opposite sex to much, they might start to think of themselves as that sex.  It may also be that they feel that they should be the opposite sex, and so men flip the pizza and talk womany and vice-versa, i.e. Kip Dynamite, although he isn't gay, you would think he was.
665544
Because people go with what they are familiar with. If you were raised in a different culture, you would date and marry someone from that culture.
940450
It's not a matter of for or against. An individual has a right to decide who s/he chooses to date. Some like blondes, some brunettes, some redheads. \n\nAnd there are others who prefer to date outside their race. It's just a matter of personal preference. However it is preferable for both to understand the culture of each other. Otherwise friction can occur in the relationship. \n\nMy women have been African, Caribbean and Latin American, by the way. And the woman I am going to marry has a bit of all three!
1101005
no only because you would never know if they have would want to date the same sex again