Quite a few years following my BF's death both my therapist and my shrink suggested that since I have no interest in meeting real people because I no longer trust that I perhaps might consider toys. Turned out to be a fine idea though at the time I thought they were both loons.

And then there was the time in 2007 when I went from extreme mania to extreme depression in a brief time and went to an ED asking to be admitted to their psych unit. My regular shrink did not admit there so I got this young female doc that looked to be fresh out of school. I mentioned her to my regular shrink a few weeks after I was discharged and he asked me if she was pretty because he was looking for a girlfriend. I said, "well I'd do her". He looked at me in surprise and said, "I didn't know you were bi". I said, "Well, doc, in the past fifteen years I guess it's just never come up" and chuckled.