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Default Jul 07, 2013 at 11:07 AM
 
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Originally Posted by hamster-bamster View Post
So I think may be it is that - if the orientation tends towards one or the other extreme on the spectrum of fluidity, it probably starts early, pre-puberty, but if it vacillates and gets explored actively during and post puberty, then people probably end up more in the middle of the spectrum of fluidity. Have you read any research that looks at this?
Unfortunately, there isn't a ton of research on the topic that I can find. I know that some scientists agree with the fluid sexuality idea and others don't. There is a sexuality scale called I think the Kinsey Scale and a grid that incorporates more than just gay and straight which places sexuality on a spectrum and I think that is the direction most research is headed in.

You also have to consider sociological aspects to human sexuality. Maybe as a kid, I wanted to be with a boy because I saw adults in heterosexual relationships. I don't mean at all that seeing people in relationships makes you develop that sexuality, but that children emulate adults. I have a friend who has two moms. As a kid, her Barbie dolls had either two moms or two dads. She turned out to be straight. However, I know some people who say that they always knew they were "different" and always had feelings for the same gender. I don't know.

Also, if I (maybe you too) were to see a girl and experience a level of attraction, it's possible that we would not allow ourselves to experience that. It would be too confusing and we'd automatically shut it out.

Sexuality is interesting. I wish I knew more.
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