The thread continues! I'm glad that so many have joined in with their opinions. The posts have been very well reasoned and civil. Hooray for the intellectual side of swinging! :-)
A quick note to Alura: Maybe I should have found a tamer word to use than "bias" when describing the anti-bi reactions I've found out there but I did due to the frequency and the, frankly, venomousness of those anti-bi reactions. Perhaps I'm just seeing the effects that living in a very conservitive, rural area provoke, a lingering homophobia (albeit a selective one--bi women are prized) that makes finding bi couples tough. I won't say that it's wrong for couples to be exclusively straight the same way I won't say it's wrong for others to be exclusively gay. I would like a bit more civility, though. An analogous situation would be if someone asked if I wanted to participate in a BDSM scene. I'm not into that and I'd say no, but I wouldn't jump down his/her/their throat(s) while doing so. I've had some very snide, nasty reactions from couples when they discover I'm bi.
On a happier note, I *would* like to keep posting and writing--having sex is not a requirment for being friends and you are obviously the kind of intelligent people I like to know. And, Penn State will be back with a winning record! Our QB, Miller, will turn the offence around! :-)
To Quin: Thanks for your positive outlook. I made the same assumption that you may have, that Alura (Mr. & Mrs.) were imploying a double standard vis a vis condom use. But I've done the same thing they have, stopped using condoms after being tested and in a monogmous relationship. Looks as if there is nothing to fear there.
NittanyLion
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