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[handofsilver]

I have a thing to ask; a thing that is not acceptable in my world, but it is part of my story and I think I must acknowledge it. I have noticed that other residents of Hadriel share half of my inclination, at least, and I must ask:

Is it possible for one man or woman to be attracted to both genders? I mean no offense. I admit that my first love - unrequited - was female. My wife was surely female! But there was a male...briefly...though he was naught but a monster seeking to ravage the world.

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[sonofacesius]

So your bisexual? You like both men and women? There's nothing wrong with that and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

If there was, my entire family would be in trouble. You like who you like.

[handofsilver]

Is that what it is called? We do not have a word for it on Arda.

My people usually love once in their life. My situation is...uncommon to say the least.

[hasadoctorsnote]

Why would you think it's not possible? Because someone said it wasn't?

[handofsilver]

Because I do not know of an Elf that has ever felt that way.

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[utulien_aure]

[After much hesitation, because who really wants to contemplate their cousins' sex lives for too long?]

Telpe, I think the person to talk to about this is your father.

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[handofsilver]

(Worse yet, who wants to contemplate their father's sex life?)

I'm not sure how to broach the subject.

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[castintofire]

You know you can always come to me for questions. But for this, I think your father would be the best person to go to.

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[handofsilver]

Now you sound like Cousin Findekáno.

When did you know? Did you ever feel attracted to ladies?

[unnature]

sorry im sure you can hear my laughter from wherever youve squirreled yourself away into to write up this question of life and death morality and i promise i cant help it
your world is some bullshit btw hope it gets whats coming to it
you can be bi, thats possible, ive done it, ama

[handofsilver]

There is no need to feel offended or to be aggressive. My experience has not been comfortable and it has left me with many questions about myself. Truly, it does not bother me if I am drawn to both genders. What concerns me is my inconstancy.

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[hasitsthorns]

Bisexuality is totally thing, yeah.
I'm a woman who's attracted to both men and women.
I usually end going for dudes more because

[ They're 'easier' sounds kind of bad, doesn't it? But it's true. ]

that's kind of more my comfort zone but
dated a woman while I was here

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[handofsilver]

What makes you more comfortable with men, may I ask? Is it your culture?

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[laststartofall]

possible sure.
know all kinds of people.
attracted to all, or some, or even none.

nothing wrong with any of it.

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[handofsilver]

I am comforted by that, thank you. The difficulty of understanding myself, however, is enough to make me want to lock myself in the Forge.

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[bythewaves]

Go carefully, dear one. You know our family's history of loving twice.

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[handofsilver]

(His voice is a little hoarse.) What of loving three times? What of loving more?

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[puzzlingly]

youre curufins son arent you?

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[handofsilver]

I am indeed.

SHOWS UP 15 MINUTES LATE WITH STARBUCKS

[swiftlet]

I'm not sure, to be honest. Hara change so constantly between ouana and soume that I'd never considered it. And I'd never thought to consider what it might be like for a human or someone similar who can only be one or the other.

YOU ARE FORGIVEN

[handofsilver]

Am I to understand you can change your gender? That would solve a great many of my difficulties! Unfortunately I am solely male and completely unskilled in romance.

[proselytise]

yeah, that's...pretty normal actually

aside from the monster thing

[handofsilver]

It does not seem to be normal for my world.

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[am_i_a_monster]

It's possible. Bisexuality is real.

What makes a person attractive is a lot more than just their gender.

I don't have any real dating experience though.

I'm sorry someone you knew turned out to be a monster.

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[handofsilver]

So I am learning.

I was aware of that much, but the natural order of attraction seems to have been turned on its head in my case.

That will surely come in time.

Thank you.

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[restinglichface]

hadriels fav bi elf calling in to say HELL YEAH
its possible and its real

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[handofsilver]

I take it you do not hail from Arda? I wonder how our cultures differ. Not that culture has much say over such matters beyond what is deemed acceptable.

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[paragonbrosca]

Well, yeah. I'm walking proof of that. Life's too damn short not to admit that there's attractive people on both sides.

Are you a noble? 'Cause the only people I know who'd give a shit about that are the ones who need to make heirs and even then, they don't care about that as long as you're banging out babies anyway.

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[handofsilver]

Most in my world can acknowledge beauty without feeling attraction. That is perhaps what sets us apart.

I am. No one pressured me to have heirs, yet I am the last of my line. If I did not have children, it would end with me.

And it did. But I had a daughter nonetheless.

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[so_dark_a_road]

Uh-oh. I have a feeling I skipped something when we had The Talk, about two thousand years ago?

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[handofsilver]

You prepared me well for maidens, Atar. But I did not realize this was a possibility.

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[goodluckkobra]

fuck who you want long as they want it, too

[ Kobra's entire life philosophy. ]

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[handofsilver]

That is...blunt. But I understand your point. I have a tendency of overcomplicating things.

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[killthisparty]

its p normal
what does it matter as long as they wanna fuck u 2
n if u just wanna look at them thats even less of a problem
sex n gender are stupid anyway just have a good time

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[handofsilver]

There is surely more to it than the physical act of love? A body is just a form.

What you speak of is not so much love as lust.