gooddogbenji -> RE: honesty about sexual orientation (2/20/2007 12:32:07 PM)
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If you don't specifically ask me if I used to dye my hair, does that mean I don't think you have the right to know? No. It just means I don't think it's as important as you think it is. Same thing with a guy who selpt with another guy 30 years ago. I don't think that's an important part of someone's sexual history, except for casual knowledge. You do, so, therefore, ask them. There's this great theory about whether info is someone's responsibility to get, or to give. Do I have to volunteer this information, or should I wait until someone asks. It's very useful in the workplace, where I either know it's all normal unless someone tells me, or I have to go ask what's going on. This needs to be defined in advance. In relationships, however, this is not defined in advance. So no one has the obligation to inform their partner of anything, and getting to know someone involves many casual conversations which meander across hundreds of topics. If it is critical for you to know something, anything, about someone, you have to ask. Some people think it's important to know whether their partner speaks multiple languages, some want to know of past surgery, or vegetarianism, or smoking, or same sex acts. If you want to know, you ask, in very clear terms. Yours, benji
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