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Funny and friendly (nothing sexual ) = "Let's just be Friends"

Direct and Sexual (no rapport ) = Maybe fuck-buddies or one night stand

Sexual and Playful (+ Rapport) = Boyfriend

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I suppose the idea here would be that from an evolutionary psychology point of view, homosexuality might be a "ruse" to convince other members of the same sex that one poses no threat to their mating relationships. A ruse that to be convincing must be totally unconscious. So, just like irrational anger and irrational love serve game-theoretic purposes, so too does "irrational sexuality".

Another, related idea: is early childhood the "sampling window" in which one decides which sexual strategy to engage, based on the prevailing sexual strategies as indicated by one's parents?

These aren't my views, but fun to speculate about such things sometimes.

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