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Women are three times more likely to become bisexual than men because they are more flexible in their sexuality, new research has suggested.

While the majority of men are convinced they are either '100 per cent' homosexual or heterosexual, women have a much more fluid approach to relationships, based on who they meet, it is claimed.

However US researchers found that women who avoided young motherhood, were physically attractive, or had high levels of education were less likely to explore relationships with same-sex partners because they had more romantic opportunities with the opposite sex. These women were more likely to say they were '100 per cent heterosexual.'

The study found romantic opportunities appear to influence the sexual identity of women - but not men.

"This indicates that women's sexuality may be more flexible and adaptive than men's," said study author Dr Elizabeth McClintock, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Notre Dame in the United States.

"Women with some degree of attraction to both males and females might not be drawn into heterosexuality if they have favourable options in the heterosexual partner market.

"Women who are initially successful in partnering with men, as is more traditionally expected, may never explore their attraction to other women.

"However, women with the same sexual attractions, but less favourable heterosexual options might have greater opportunity to experiment with same-sex partners."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/sex/118...finds.html