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[–]yousaythosethings 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I don’t think that’s a fair takeaway. Women aren’t necessarily a fallback for her. They’re just more intimidating. And I get it. Because as a feminine lesbian I’ve gotten a lot of attention from men in my life that I had no use for and didn’t know what to do with. But women can be really intimidating and it took me a while to dip my toes in and get comfortable. But there’s no denying that finding a female partner takes a lot more work, initiative, and dedication.

[–]censorshipment 5 insightful - 6 fun5 insightful - 5 fun6 insightful - 6 fun -  (0 children)

Exactly. And if you finally do get into a relationship with a woman, and it doesn't work, I bet it hurts much worse than breaking up with a man (I don't know... I've never dated men).

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    [–]yousaythosethings 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Are you done having a stroke/arguing against yourself in a space that is not for you?

    As if I have not contributed enough content to s/LGBDroptheT and s/Lesbians for every other human being who has paid even a little bit of attention to understand that I mean “feminine” in appearance only here, and that I in no way subscribe to gender roles verbally or in the way I live my life, and that you’d be hard-pressed to make any serious argument that I do.

    Your point about “toxic femininity” is overstated. Being intimidated in trying to figure out how to flirt with women as a woman when that is something we have little guidance and examples of is a common experience for lesbians and bisexuals. Yes, lesbians have to deal with this head-on because we don’t have an alternative, unlike bisexual women. But recognizing that there is more difficulty here and involves more fear of the unknown hardly makes a bisexual woman honest, not a homophobic anathema.

    Are there bisexual women who do seem to want to treat lesbians like they occupy the traditional “man” role? Yes, I’ve seen it. But I base that on a lot more than what I see here.