Being the Opposite sex, do you notice a big difference????

Ok, I just have a couple questions about something that probably isnt such a big deal to some of you. I have a male alt that I use for modeling purposes, since I create clothes. Its MUCH easier to use myself than to hire someone to model my clothes..anyway..
I have him looking pretty hot, to me...he's pretty much the man Id like to meet, well looks, anyway, since he has no personality, SOOO....i went out as him the other night, just to see what it would be like. Right away...I noticed how different people treated me.
Ok, Im sure they didnt know I was female, at least I think. But I noticed, that I was ignored by most, so IM assuming its lonely being a guy unless you speak first!
Otherwise I got hit on by girls and was shocked to see how girls talk! Maybe Im old fashioned but Id never say those things to a strange guy!
So my question is, have you ever been the opposite sex here in SL, since its relatively a "normal" thing, and were you treated differently? And did you ACT differently?

I know I did, I found myself saying things I usually dont say, like..hey dude..lol..

I'm not hit on much as female. Others are better to judge if I'm attractive enough.

It is funny though that people I speak with and observe, the more attrractive their avatar the less likely they will be asked to dance asked for sex or whatever..

Strange huh? Maybe the men on SL actually like normal looking women huh?

Maybe the guys are intimidated.

I made a female alt to test some panties and shapes I made, and let me tell you, no matter how remote a place you find to stand around naked (or half-naked) as a chick, within a few minutes a guy will be standing right up behind you and just say, "hi." As I have said before, all guys should be required to do this exercise in order to gain perspective on how creepy we can be.

Maybe the guys are intimidated.

Maybe the men on SL actually like normal looking women huh?

when you turn them down for looking craptastic they get all offended.

all guys should be required to do this exercise in order to gain perspective on how creepy we can be.

I did try out being a guy for a very short while but spent most of my time playing with that funny 'money pouch' slider or whatever it's called.

I have a male alt too, created very recently. It's a quiet but also lonely world being him. If I don't chat up to someone I am simply being ignored. I wonder if this is the way the world looks like if you are male in RL.

Sporran?

Hmmmmm...

Sporran to sporran!

I'm male in RL, and I have been VERY curious about this, and wondered if others do the same, but even more curious how the opposite sex in RL, see the world as a male avatar. I think Yummi observed things very accurately.

My experience, as a female avatar, I immediately noticed the attention females get from men, I also noticed the world seemed a nicer place, more friendly, more clothes, more options, girls seem more open to chat, I could talk about things that are denied in the male world like 'feelings', and 'love'. I did have the Occasional jealous female call me names in chat which I won't repeat here, lol. In all I noticed how 'free' I felt as a female, I know most won't agree with this, but this is what I experienced, and being male in RL I noticed these changes immediately.

The male world is lonely at times, my male avatar is usually only contacted by others if they need something for free, or need help with something such as fixing things, women rarely chat to me, although some do, and some chat for 5 minutes then ask me, "I know it's a big favour to ask, but can you lend me L$800, I'll pay you back friday", most girls are friendly though to be fair, but like Yummi said, men usually have to ask, and being naturally shy, it's a cold lonely world for a man, some of us do have those things called 'feelings' too, lol.

Very interesting subject though.

I have a female alt, but people rarely speak to her when I let her wander freely. Thank god for that. On the few occasions that someone try to strike up a conversation I just stare at them having no clue how to proceed.. So I put a mask on her. Maybe that explains the silence for them. *cough*

I have a male alt too, created very recently. It's a quiet but also lonely world being him. If I don't chat up to someone I am simply being ignored. I wonder if this is the way the world looks like if you are male in RL.

I've done quite a few informal experiments and found that the colour of your skin, the ugliness of your avatar and the tone of your profile make *much* more of a difference than your gender.

Pep (But you wouldn't want to hear that, would you?)

When I first set up my account with SL, I thought "Cooool, I can be a guy." and I erroneously thought that SL would be like RL, where the guys ran the world and held the power. 3 weeks later, I ditched that idea as I discovered that it's tough being a guy. I started over.

I found that as a guy, especially a n00b guy, I was never approached. I had to initiate all conversations, and everyone assumed I was there for sex as soon as I started talking.

As a female, a whole new world opened up. I can walk through a mall, and total strangers will stop and talk to me. Guys talk to me (and they don't all want sex). Girls talk to me. Kids talk to me. Furries, anthros, etc ... you get the idea.

So yes, when I log in as the male avatar, it's a completely different experience.

I can start a conversation with a woman just asking about clothing, or hair, but do men do that to each other?

"That'd be gay."