Why are straight women attracted to gay men

In many ways, gay men and straight women are a perfect pairing. For the most part, relationships between gay men and straight women are healthy and positive, with one exception I'll get to later.

Evolutionary psychology and human mating can help explain why relationships between straight women and gay men tend to flourish, the author writes. Above, Lady Gaga performs during a gay pride.

Straight women are attracted to men and so fiction that puts two men together especially appeals to them. It’s not quite as objectifying as the way straight men are with lesbians, but I think it follows that same thought pattern.

Now a new psychology study has provided evidence that gay men and straight women are the perfect friends with benefits – as long as the benefits have to do with trustworthy relationship advice.