Comments | mercury_pheonix: The 'V' Word

mercury_pheonix

The 'V' Word

Nov 26, 2011 23:56

You probably don’t want to hear about my love life.

But you’re probably even less keen on hearing about my lack of a love life.

Today, I was asked the question: ‘are you single?’ This seems to be a question that is perfectly normal, culturally and socially, to ask - so I answered it truthfully. What else was I to do? To discuss one’s love life is ( Read more... )

bisexuality, i'm the only sane person in the world, grrrrrowl, ranty rant, coming out

Comments 13

i_bananas November 27 2011, 22:47:11 UTC

Firstly remember you are awesome!

I have gone through long periods of being a singleton and it always annoys me that there seems to be an attitude that this is a 'bad thing'... Why is it a bad thing that you are able to be a happy independent individual? I've seen people who constantly go from relationship to relationship as though they're unable to cope even if the relationships they end up in make them unhappy.
Whenever it happens it should be the right time for you and that's all the matters.

chryssalys November 28 2011, 01:16:59 UTC

I was a virgin (except for abuse, which I don't count) until I was 26. No dates, no interest, nothing - until I met my beloved, who is now my wife. We've been together 18 years now. And when I met her, there were four different people who were expressing interest in me all at the same time - it was weird, after a long (read forever) dry spell. I suspect something in me was finally ready for a relationship - and it showed ( ... )

vikingwriter November 30 2011, 02:13:21 UTC

Firstly, I must most emphatically echo the 'what the hell are people doing asking you such personal questions?' comments ( ... )

From a stranger the_moth_girl December 6 2011, 02:20:09 UTC

I'm a random passerby. Haha...I know you through the campaign and I just wanted to say a few things when I saw this ( ... )

Adding my two cents... anne_marisa January 11 2012, 00:41:18 UTC

I'm 22 and I've never been asked on a date. I think I tend to do the opposite of those above though... I refuse to be embarrassed about being a virgin to the extent that I bring it up when other people may bring the relationships they have had or the last time they dated. (Well I bring up never having had a relationship, which I hope will always mean the same thing with regards to me... other people can do what they like but my having casual sex? Would actually damage me.) I don't believe they have a right to know but I'm trying desperately to fight the part of me which is listening to society tell me I'm wrong for not doing something I'M NOT READY FOR. And I'm not ( ... )