In recent years, modern media have highlighted the ease with which straight women and gay men relate to one another.

Social scientists have empirically corroborated this phenomenon by examining close friendships between straight women and gay men. They have reported that women show an increased willingness to engage in intimate conversations with gay men very early in their relationships.

Yet it remains unclear why women rapidly develop a deep engagement with gay men—but not with heterosexual men—and how this high level of rapport develops in the early stages of their relationship.

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