Do bi people who don't use labels do it only because the gender of the person does not matter?

MerryGoRoundMi · Nov 25, 2021

BiGemini87 said: ↑

In my opinion and experience, yes, that's accurate. That being said, if the person in question were to call themselves bicurious, that would be fine too.
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But it sounds more like open minded as you said, correct?

MerryGoRoundMi · Nov 25, 2021

BiGemini87 said: ↑

Yes, there's a chance he absolutely isn't, true. But as we lack definitive information regarding his orientation, we can't say he is absolutely one way or the other. That make sense?

In this case, this is more of a "what is accurate contextually" thing. If someone has wondered without being attracted, they can call themselves bicurious, and that would be true--or they can call themselves straight, and that would still be all right because that is their honest perception based on their experiences/understanding of their own sexuality. Basically, there is some overlap, and what it comes down to is a blend between others perceptions of a person, and that person's perception of themselves. One or both might not be entirely accurate, but this doesn't mean they can't use the label (or none) based on their personal experience.

Oh a few things:
These sentences are the same right
if someone has never felt an attraction to the same sex but are open to the possibility it may happen and would not be opposed if they felt it,
So like if someone straight says they've never been attracted to the same gender but are open to the possibility if they felt it,

2. And if they have not wondered but are just open, then its just being open minded in this context, right?

Hopefully that's not too confusing.
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MerryGoRoundMi · Nov 25, 2021

BiGemini87 said: ↑

Yes, there's a chance he absolutely isn't, true. But as we lack definitive information regarding his orientation, we can't say he is absolutely one way or the other. That make sense?

In this case, this is more of a "what is accurate contextually" thing. If someone has wondered without being attracted, they can call themselves bicurious, and that would be true--or they can call themselves straight, and that would still be all right because that is their honest perception based on their experiences/understanding of their own sexuality. Basically, there is some overlap, and what it comes down to is a blend between others perceptions of a person, and that person's perception of themselves. One or both might not be entirely accurate, but this doesn't mean they can't use the label (or none) based on their personal experience.

Hopefully that's not too confusing.
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Sorry, got cut off.

Oh a few things:
1. These sentences are the same right
"if someone has never felt an attraction to the same sex but are open to the possibility it may happen and would not be opposed if they felt it,"

"So like if someone straight says they've never been attracted to the same gender but are open to the possibility if they felt it,"

2. And if they have not wondered but are just open, then its just being open minded in this context, right?

MerryGoRoundMi · Nov 25, 2021

BiGemini87 said: ↑

I'd say in this case it's more open-minded. For bicurious people, it's in the name--it involves wondering what it would be like to be involved with the same sex, sans the attraction.
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Oh last thing, so what is the diff between being simply open minded and being curious? just the wondering then?

Do bi people who don't use labels do it only because the gender of the person does not matter?

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