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What is the top:bottom ratio?

I say 1:3, but is there data on this?

by Anonymousreply 92November 6, 2018 4:30 AM

It's been proven there's 1 top for every 10 bottoms.

by Anonymousreply 1June 11, 2011 2:07 PM

Anecdotal evidence.

by Anonymousreply 2June 11, 2011 2:13 PM

Umpy? What's next,Py?

by Anonymousreply 3June 11, 2011 2:17 PM

Oh, Umpy. You'll always just be G/Rumpy to us. So how is Tammy?

by Anonymousreply 4June 11, 2011 2:24 PM

1 Top to 10 Bottom (oh.... sorry versatile)

by Anonymousreply 5June 11, 2011 2:28 PM

Honest reply to this. I have NEVER had a problem finding a top. Ever. I'm handsome, very masculine, pretty normal, actually. But tops just gravitate to me. Odd.

by Anonymousreply 6June 11, 2011 2:45 PM

Tammy is still perfect, although I cannot leave food out, even stale bread in a plastic bag. She even eats Brussels sprouts. Weirdest cat ever.

by Anonymousreply 7June 11, 2011 2:46 PM

With Top I assume we are talking about anal top? Because Oral top is kind of a ridiculous term (like any gay male has never been an oral top).

by Anonymousreply 8June 11, 2011 3:22 PM

I meet more tops than bottoms. Mate they are lying, but I'd say in my personal experience it's 3 to 2, tops to bottoms

by Anonymousreply 9June 11, 2011 3:25 PM

In 20 years, I've only met a handful of guys who insist their exclusive tops, and of those handfuls, 75% lifted their legs in the air when they saw my 8.5 inch cock.

by Anonymousreply 10June 11, 2011 3:28 PM

Post two fake ads on Craigslist- one as a total top, the other as a total bottom. You'll get your answer.

by Anonymousreply 11June 11, 2011 3:30 PM

Dallas - 1:25 top/bottom.%0D %0D Even the tops are bottoms.

by Anonymousreply 12June 11, 2011 4:16 PM

closeted men: our new tops

by Anonymousreply 13June 11, 2011 4:39 PM

There are male Tops who are very comfortable with being gay, help out and talk openly about gay rights and culture. Many closeted gay men are actually bottoms in hiding.

by Anonymousreply 14June 11, 2011 5:46 PM

As you age the ratio will change. As bottoms get older it will seem like there are very few tops. I think some calculus equation probably could figure it out. %0D %0D It does not matter what the ratio is though. it matters who will be willing to top you.

by Anonymousreply 15June 11, 2011 6:23 PM

R11 Real tops don't need to post on Craigslist.

by Anonymousreply 16June 11, 2011 8:06 PM

I have no upper body strength, and neither do my friends. Therefore, we are bottoms.

by Anonymousreply 17June 12, 2011 1:51 AM

Preference expressed: I'd say it's a three-way proportion, among American men under 40, of versatile 55%, bottoms 30%, tops 15%.

I think all men are secret bottoms or bottom-curious. Period.

Every man I've ever been with over time, including thugs - "straight" married men who had never had a blow job before, gay men who were "strictly tops," good fundie Christians who wept afterwards, macho Hispanics - ALL of them, eventually wanted to feel it.

Men like to experience intensity and powerful sensual stimulation. If they feel safe and that their manhood is not being threatened or questioned, and that it's a discreet situation, they'll let go.

Oddly, I don't find it works the other way. Men who identify as bottoms primarily usually refuse to be flexible, or prefer not to be flexible often.

There is plenty of room here for psychological research, if research designs could be conceived and developed. I don't think my experience, anecdotal as it is, misstates something fundamental.

by Anonymousreply 18June 12, 2011 2:21 AM

i don't get bottoms at all: IT HURTS LIKE HELL!

by Anonymousreply 19June 12, 2011 4:17 AM

I think there's only 1 top for every 20 bottoms. Gay men seem to enjoy being emasculated.

by Anonymousreply 20June 12, 2011 4:23 AM

.

by Anonymousreply 21June 12, 2011 8:31 PM

True, #20. I think many bottoms need to look into therapy for gender identity confusion. Maybe even have a sex change. I mean phrases like breeding, mangina, butt babies, etc.?%0D %0D There's absolutely no reason a gay man can't be versatile.

by Anonymousreply 22June 12, 2011 10:59 PM

R23/R24, it was cute a week ago, but tiresome and you really don't add anything to the threads.

Seriously, find another board.

by Anonymousreply 23June 13, 2011 2:57 AM

R20, I'm not a bottom but you need to get your head on better or get off the site.

To associate anal sex and being the bottom in anal sex with being emasculated is to perpetuate the worst stereotypes about masculinity and gay sex.

R22's discussion of extremes of camp and fetishism at least contextualizes the crap - even if she or he does misinterpret. Sure, some people use sex for their issues, but it's no more true of gay men or bottoms than it is for women who like sugar daddies or straight men who always cheat on their wives.

And you have no right to equate your menu of sex acts with with is normal for gay people. If a man wants to bottom, he's a gay man who wants to bottom. It's nothing to you, unless you're being an asshole makes you feel vulnerable when the subject of bottoming comes up. Solution - Don't be an asshole.

by Anonymousreply 24June 13, 2011 3:38 AM

Bottoms up, gentlemen!

by Anonymousreply 25June 14, 2011 2:02 AM

Most guys are versatile. Now, that doesn't mean that these guys don't lean one way (usually bottom but sometimes top) or another, but there are more versatile guys than exclusive tops and exclusive bottoms, definitely, that's why these one or the other questions don't really work IMO.

by Anonymousreply 26June 14, 2011 2:11 AM

the OP should have added a poll to this thread, for starters >:P

by Anonymousreply 27June 14, 2011 4:43 AM

In the UK it is about 1:7 (1:25 within the BBC)

by Anonymousreply 28June 16, 2011 11:17 PM

If you are on broadway, I hear the closest top is in New Jersey.

by Anonymousreply 29June 17, 2011 3:00 PM

If you are in NYC, the closest Top is New Jersey.

The Big Apple is actually the Big Queen!

by Anonymousreply 30June 17, 2011 5:22 PM

I don;t know about older guys, but among almost all of the younger gay guys I know, very few of them are into anal sex at all, either top or bottom.

by Anonymousreply 31June 17, 2011 5:32 PM

Versatile is the way to go. Total tops and total bottoms suck.

by Anonymousreply 32June 17, 2011 5:33 PM

R33

I would say the exact opposite among the gays under 30 I know, and nearly all the gays I know are under 30.

by Anonymousreply 33June 17, 2011 7:04 PM

Five bottoms for every top

by Anonymousreply 34March 29, 2013 5:45 PM

I think it has to do with testosterone. Tops want to pound it out, bottoms want to get pounded.

by Anonymousreply 35March 29, 2013 6:42 PM

You guys should read the book A Billion Wicked Thoughts. It's a really interesting book about sex/porn preferences for both gays and straights. They did an analysis of men seeking men personal ads and found that about 1/4 were guys who wanted to top and about 3/4 were guys who wanted to bottom.

So about 1:4

by Anonymousreply 36March 29, 2013 6:52 PM

Well, R38, maybe most tops don't have to advertise. Ever thought of that? Hmmmm????

by Anonymousreply 37March 29, 2013 7:11 PM

No wonder it's so difficult to get double penetrated.

by Anonymousreply 38March 29, 2013 7:12 PM

6 bottoms for 1 top

by Anonymousreply 39April 17, 2013 11:52 AM

As a top, it seems like it must be 1,000,000:1 t:b.

by Anonymousreply 40April 17, 2013 12:23 PM

We did a survey on this once and it was 2 to 1 with the versatiles screaming loudly that everyone should be versatile.

by Anonymousreply 41April 17, 2013 1:56 PM

What I don't understand is if someone is a top only, then why are they even gay? Why does the hole have to be male?

And if a man is a bottom only, why doesn't he just get a vagina? It's not like he's using his penis.

by Anonymousreply 42April 17, 2013 1:59 PM

In my experience there are many more bottoms than tops. 10 to 1 ratio or more is not out of the question. Personally I describe myself as versatile. I mostly like oral sex, taking turns sucking dick or 69. I do give up my ass but it is not my thing. I am fixated on asses and if you have an ass that I like I can be an animal. Play with it, suck it, eat it, rub my dick on it, admire it and fuck it all night long. My problem is, if you don't have a really nice ass, I don't want it. For that reason I am reluctant to commit to being a top when negotiating a cheap quick sexual act with a trick.

by Anonymousreply 43April 17, 2013 2:00 PM

Damn I need to do more squats!

by Anonymousreply 44April 17, 2013 2:13 PM

"What I don't understand is if someone is a top only, then why are they even gay? Why does the hole have to be male?"

Using that logic...why don't straight guys just fuck men instead of women? For males sexual attraction is mostly visual. Straight guys are visually drawn to females, gay guys are visually drawn to males.

by Anonymousreply 45April 17, 2013 3:48 PM

r44, your view of what it means to be bisexual or gay is erroneous and twisted. It does not mean you want to be penetrated. Many bi and gay dudes do not want to be and never will be penetrated. Nothing wrong with this fact.

by Anonymousreply 46April 19, 2013 4:52 PM

There are no gays at the BBC R30.

They have been banned. Didn't you read Peter Tachells article, the British Bigotry Corporation?

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by Anonymousreply 47April 21, 2013 2:41 PM

I have a very handsome friend who is a top but would keep his t-shirt in his back right pocket while dancing shirtless at clubs. He'd get hit on a bit during the night, but not very often. He's a little intimidating.

Once he'd decided it was time to go on the prowl before heading home, he'd move his t-shirt from his right pocket to his left.

At that point, he was literally surrounded by hot guys who wanted to bottom for him. Took him about half an hour to find a guy he wanted and off they went.

Despite his general hotness, there was a lot less interest when he put himself out there as a bottom. But once he identified himself as a top, it was like flies to honey.

by Anonymousreply 48April 21, 2013 2:52 PM

Gawker is here to answer your questions! (They should do this again sometime soon. I wonder if the ratios have changed over the past few years.)

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by Anonymousreply 49April 21, 2013 3:02 PM

The majority of guys in NYC are tops???...yeah right... and I have a bridge to sell you...very cheap....cash only.

by Anonymousreply 50April 23, 2013 12:19 PM

pretty much a total bottom here. 45 years old, in los angeles. good looking but no model thats for sure. have NEVER had a problem getting laid. not sure about the 10 bottoms to 1 top ratios, but have never had that problem. in fact, i probably get laid more now than i did when i was 20. and the sex is better, too!

by Anonymousreply 51April 23, 2013 12:46 PM

1:9

by Anonymousreply 52April 25, 2013 12:38 PM

R53, do you have any STDs, man?

by Anonymousreply 53April 25, 2013 12:39 PM

I eat shit.

by Anonymousreply 54April 25, 2013 12:44 PM

no stds.

by Anonymousreply 55April 25, 2013 1:36 PM

r18, you must not know any real bottoms. It is not the same thing as being "bottom-curious" and willing to try it one isolated time.

by Anonymousreply 56April 26, 2013 1:34 AM

I'd say 1 top to 10 bottoms. I often say that i only bottom, masculine here and bottoms come to me all the time, but i actually like to top. If i hook up with a total top, half would bottom right them and the other half only need a little push..about 90% at least

by Anonymousreply 57June 7, 2013 7:21 PM

Over 90% bottoms. Truth.

by Anonymousreply 58June 7, 2013 7:25 PM

The ratios you guys are putting out are a bit ridiculous. I think it's closer to 55% bottoms/45% tops but it's curious sometimes how bottoms seem to converge on Craigslist while other hookup sites are more evenly balanced. It may seem like tops are hard to find but sometimes you're not necessarily looking in the right places.

by Anonymousreply 59June 7, 2013 7:29 PM

45% tops???? ... Not even at a gay truckers convention.

Dream on!

by Anonymousreply 60June 7, 2013 7:33 PM

Only whores still use Craig's List.

My favortie TV quote: "you smell like Craig's List"

by Anonymousreply 61June 7, 2013 7:49 PM

This is why I only date Jersey boys. Call me what you want but getting what I need. They have a thing about being macho = top.

by Anonymousreply 62June 7, 2013 8:02 PM

It's an odd ratio. Tops 15%, Bottoms 100%. It's one little sub group existing within the hole/whole.

by Anonymousreply 63June 7, 2013 8:02 PM

Unless these are just tired attempts at being clever, your math makes no sense. If the odds were really that stacked against tops, there would be very little sex going on. And yet the Internet is awash in tops and bottoms going at it.

I'm mostly a bottom and I don't have any trouble finding willing partners.

There seems to be a lot of shame on this board about bottoming and I think a lot of the statements imply that bottoms have somehow driven away all the tops by our insatiable behavior. I personally think that's ridiculous. Tops can be just as slutty as bottoms.

by Anonymousreply 64June 7, 2013 10:41 PM

[quote] My favortie TV quote: "you smell like Craig's List"

It's Craigslist. And why are you ashamed that you watch Glee?

by Anonymousreply 65June 7, 2013 10:43 PM

1/3 tops 1/3 bottoms 1/3 eww buttsex

by Anonymousreply 66June 7, 2013 11:04 PM

I don't know.

What's the frequency Kenneth?

by Anonymousreply 67June 7, 2013 11:08 PM

1:7

by Anonymousreply 68August 6, 2013 10:32 AM

I agree that this place is awash in bottom shame, but so is everywhere else.

by Anonymousreply 69August 7, 2013 9:06 AM

Five times more bottoms

by Anonymousreply 70September 6, 2014 2:57 PM

Don't most bottoms love being treated like shit anyway?

by Anonymousreply 71September 6, 2014 3:07 PM

As a Top, I can't stand Vers guys insisting that everyone should be Vers. I've tried bottoming and I don't like it. I like to Top. And nothing turns me on more than a Bottom who doesn't want to flip-flop.

by Anonymousreply 72September 6, 2014 3:17 PM

no, r71, speak for yourself

by Anonymousreply 73September 6, 2014 3:29 PM

Because we all want to be penetrated as women. There, I said it.

by Anonymousreply 74September 6, 2014 3:51 PM

R74 I don't believe that. As a top, I know that most bottoms are not nelly, caftan wearing, mincing prisspots. And they don't want to be women either.

by Anonymousreply 75September 6, 2014 3:53 PM

I'm a total top who has never bottomed and never will. I'm 44 and am in good shape and look a few years younger. I tend to like guys 18-25 best and have no trouble finding them. I would say the ratio of bottoms to tops seems to be 3 to 1 but that is just my opinion. One interesting observation is that a lot of the young guys I fuck identify as straight or bi and they love to bottom. I have also noticed that a lot of tops will bottom for a total top. I'm bi and prefer guys over girls.

by Anonymousreply 76September 7, 2014 2:52 PM

DC lacks forever total TOP bros who don't suck dick.

by Anonymousreply 77September 7, 2014 3:17 PM

i and my all friends are top....but we never see 2 or 3 bottoms its mean top ratio is more then bottom in pakistan

by Anonymousreply 78January 12, 2015 8:03 PM

If it's my Tupperware we're talking about, 3 tops to every bottom.

by Anonymousreply 79January 12, 2015 10:53 PM

There are no real 100% tops.

All guys have bottomed at some point. And I've noticed on dating sites, that when I post a pic of my big dick, even guys who are listed as "tops" will hit me up to either suck my dick or get fucked.

They're all full of shit.

The REAL ratio is 0 to infinity.

by Anonymousreply 80January 12, 2015 10:58 PM

Based on my Grindr experiences, people think because I am 50 I am automatically a top Daddy.

I am 100% a bottom who has never had any interest in topping; I finally had to really emphasize my bottoming preference in my profile and EVEN then guys still ask me.

So based on my own experiences, I have to say there are 10 bottoms for every top in Brooklyn.

by Anonymousreply 81January 12, 2015 11:02 PM

b

by Anonymousreply 82January 13, 2015 9:22 PM

1:6

by Anonymousreply 83February 20, 2015 6:07 PM

Many top gays who have pressures from his family or religions can force themself to marry a woman, while its harder for a bottom to do that. Just my own opinion.

by Anonymousreply 84June 21, 2015 8:25 PM

I agree with you, R84, and many of these top gays can pass for straight so they do to make life easier. Total bottom here and for whatever reason, I have had many, many men like you describe who are tops hit on me throughout my life. I've never had any problem getting laid either. At gay bars, I'd say there were probably 5-6 bottoms for every top, which I think skews everyone's perception on this. But out in the larger world, my experience has been closer to 1 to 1.

by Anonymousreply 85June 21, 2015 8:43 PM

Versatile tops are traveling the same path as the wooly mammoth....... Extinction. Makes me want to sample woman.

by Anonymousreply 86April 22, 2016 7:16 PM

1:50 or so I've read. But I think it 's more around 2:5, it's just that there's a lot of closet tops still choosing the privileged bottom-path.

by Anonymousreply 87April 22, 2016 7:39 PM

R86, how many of these old threads will you be dredging up today?

by Anonymousreply 88April 22, 2016 8:33 PM

Bump

by Anonymousreply 89November 6, 2018 4:21 AM

Quite revealing.

by Anonymousreply 90November 6, 2018 4:30 AM
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