Bisexuality: Nurture or Nature?

[Chicup]

Originally Posted by Dooode

Here are a few questions for any folks out there who are bisexual:

Is your current bisexual status based on a decision to change your orientation, or have you been bisexual your whole life?

If it was a decision, what were your influences? (ie. magazines, spousal encouragement, acting on curiosities, etc.)

If you've been bisexual your whole life, were there influences that made you think that you were other than bisexual? (ie. getting married and having a family, more same-sex relationships than norm, etc.)

How have you found your current status beneficial to your personal growth?

Shame I missed this when it was posted.

The problem with these questions is they don't answer the question asked in terms of nature or nurture. When you felt 'bisexual' doesn't mean its not one or the other.

Lets take Mrs. Chicup for example. She never thought of herself as bisexual, she thought it was 'gross' if asked, but she admitted being turned on by GG porn. For her I think it was nature. She was taught a negative about female bisexuality but found herself drawn to it. But it could have easily been all of the female bisexuality images which brought her to it, in which case it would be nurture.

More importantly saying bisexuality is nurture is only a step from saying homosexuality is, and I really don't think we need to go there.

[realcplub2]

Well Said, Chicup!

As i posted in a similar thread..

Time and Opportunity

How about we throw a curve ball out there and ask this question.. Does a straight guy, wrongly accused and sentenced to prison for 30 years, go in straight only to find, himself and come out after being cleared 8 years later a bisexual? (or have one hell of a strong right hand/arm,lol)

Same applies to women, Lets face it, in this lifestyle there are women out here, that, start out as straight as they were born, only to find that:

A) since its accesptable, and available, they can try it, and many do.. only to find that same opinion that many of us men hold.. Women taste great..

B) They can try it without the STIGMA of being judged.. Bi women in the lifestyle HURRAY!

C) They find it a turn on, from as Chicup stated, from magazines, porn, ECT.. And once expressed to thier mates.. are encouraged to make like the old LIFE cereal commercial..

TRY IT, YOU'LL LIKE IT!