• bdonvr@thelemmy.club
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    2 days ago

    How about pansexuals who just say bisexual because there is better chance that people will actually know what you’re talking about

    (Just in casual conversation with strangers, obviously.)

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      2 days ago

      I honestly think this is the most common scenario. Both people who self-describe as bi and pan will have varying preferences, and I think it’s typically more about audience and communication than any universally definable difference.

      This is similar to how a binary bi or pan person who tends to date people of the same sex or gender might self-describe as gay; they’re not creating a binding contract when they do so, rather they’re providing an easily-digestible description of their sexual or romantic character to others.

    • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 days ago

      Hi, that’s me.

      Although even “pansexual” is a shortcut. I think my actual sexuality needs hyperbolic geometry to explain.