Is it normal to have kissed same-sex friends during teenage years if straight?

I think it's a lot more common for women to do it than men. If straight men are going to experiment, they don't kiss. They just get straight down to oral sex.

Human sexuality is pretty complicated. This isn't really abnormal, teenagers (And adults) experiment with a lot of things like this.

I am female and have kissed most of my female friends. Way more than twice but there wasn't a poll option for that.
The few people that have been shocked are usually not experimental, slightly close minded and boring. It is totally normal for teenage girls to experiment with their same sex friends. I even went the full way and had sex with my female friend when I was about 15/16.

personally, i think the only thing that matters is what YOU want to define yourself as.

If you feel you're straight then your past experimentation doesn't matter. Don't let other people label you anything you don't want to be.

When I was 17, our neighbors had their grandkids visiting. Their 13 year old hung out with me a lot, and one night we were talking about movies, and the movie "Swordfish" came up. We ended up discussing the "can you use a computer while someone sucks you off" scene. We decided to find out. We did it for 10 minutes, taking turns. He asked me if I had ever "made love to anyone" and I said no. He then kissed me on the cheek, so I kissed his cheek back. Then we kissed on the lips, and proceeded to make-out. After another 10 minutes of some pretty heavy making out, he told me we were going to make love. We got ready, and then proceeded to do it. Afterwards (it took quite awhile actually), we cuddled, and softly kissed, until we both fell asleep.

I consider myself more straight than bi, and he was straight. But honestly, that was one of the best sexual experiences I've ever had.

I made out with a bisexual friend of mine while we were both drunk, although that was to entertain my boyfriend. I haven't ever really had any bisexual urges or curiosity :)

It's normal. A lot of young people experiment with the same sex in their teen years. It's their way of exploring their sexuality.

Interesting and varied responses - thanks.

See, I think it's quite normal, especially amongst girls. I'm actually suprised that in the poll people have mostly said they never have. Maybe more guys answered?

Clearly there's more to being bi or gay than whether you like physical sexual contact with the same sex - you have to actually want a whole relationship with the same sex too. So I don't feel that it implies you're bi or gay - just being open minded and considering your sexuality, rather than having definate tendancies.

I have not kissed a dude before but I have had oral when I was 13 may be.. I never came during that though.

your a teen and yur exploring nothing wrong :]

I have kissed one of my female friends, But that was because these guys wouldn't leave us alone so we said we were lesbians and they were like "prove it" so she kissed me lol we are both straight though. It wasn't like there was tongue involved though just lips.

I haven't done it, but I know people who have. They thought it was normal, I could care less

I would say yes.

I can't pick those answers because I've never kissed another guy, although I do think it is normal.

It's just exploring, you know if you're gay or not.

Alot of the confusion these days is because, pure and simple, people are dumber. Sexuality comes into being before you start high school! You don't choose it, you don't control it.

Or bi^

I think of you have sex with someone of the same sex and like it your gay

How is it in any way normal to kiss the same sex if you are straight? People are so fucking stupid.....