“Donning a female name and/or avatar, especially a sexy one, will almost instantly draw reactions,' he writes. First is the hypothesis of feminine exploration: “Due to the pressure of cultural stereotypes, it may be difficult for some men to explore within themselves what society labels as ‘feminine’ characteristics” and the “anonymity of cyberspace” allows them to “express their ‘feminine’ side which they feel they must otherwise hide.” In the 2004 academic article titled “Do Boys (and Girls) Just Wanna Have Fun?” psychologist John Suler lays out a handful of theories. Speaking of, why is that the case? Why do men pretend to be women online? He told users that the 'Intimate Encounters' section 'can be summed up as a bunch of horny men talking to a bunch of horny men pretending to be women.' Of course, I'm kidding about this being surprising news. users, there are only 6,041 'women' looking for a no-strings hookup - and, even still, many of them are actually men. This shocking revelation comes courtesy of Markus Frind, founder of the immensely popular dating site Plenty of Fish, who explained his reason for shutting down the site's casual sex section by announcing that of the site's 3.3 million daily U.K. Breaking: Sometimes men pretend to be women online!
