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pup75 -> RE: Understanding Bi-sexuality (8/2/2006 8:55:09 AM)
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Sub03,
I don't connect and write a lot, but I tend to see some conversations over the shoulder of my wife and lover Zumala. I thought yours was very interesting and wanted to offer comment that I hope will be helpful.
I especially appreciated the advice of akisha and slaveofdarkhold, as well as others who pointed out that sexuality tends to be a spectrum, and/or encouraged you to simply explore your likes and dislikes just to learn more about yourself.
I'm surprised no one has mentioned the work of Dr. Alfred Kinsey, considered by many to be the father of sexology. While considered controversial by some, he was the first to propose the interesting idea of a scale (now called the Kinsey Scale) that attempts to measure sexual orientation between a range of 0 and 6, where 0 is 100% heterosexual, and 6 is 100% homosexual. The great thing about this scale is that it starts to show some of the degrees of sexuality: that being attracted to things about members of your own sex doesn't mean you desire both sexes in the same way or to the same extent. Perhaps you fall somewhere around a 1 or 2 -- interest in other females in some facets, but not in other facets. It doesn't seem at all uncommon to be unattracted to others of your sex on the street, but to enjoy the idea and practice of playing with them behind closed doors.
If you'd like to read more about Dr. Kinsey and his work -- maybe you'll find some helpful insight -- there are WIKI pages at the addresses below:
Dr. Kinsey: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Kinsey
Kinsey Scale: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinsey_scale
Good luck! Each page also offers more links for further research. :-)
pup75
P.S. Here's something else I found after making this post that might also be interesting. I've just started looking at it, so I don't know much yet about it --
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klein_Sexual_Orientation_Grid
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