In response, we explored the role of self-label over sexual and relationship satisfaction among gay and bisexual partnered men.

Across much of the gay and bisexual male research on sexual position self-label (i.e., calling oneself a top, bottom, or versatile), there exist two commonalities: (1) studies tend to focus almost entirely on individual, relationally single androphilic men (2) studies rarely account for relationships and relationship dynamics.