Not responsible for what happened to him, he had a job and therfore was a responsible teenager. Sorry if that was unclear.

uhh... oops. Sorry 'bout that. :( My bad.

This was an amazing post. At first I didn't think you really wanted to talk to me, but this showed your soft side. I admit, I like it much more.

heh. 'n to think, I thought you were ignoring me...

It's... probably my fault; I started reading at about 1 1/2, spent my next several years in a library, so most of my communications skills are informative (and geared at a college-educated audience between 1800 and 1950, apparently) rather than interpersonal. Tends to confuse some people.

...add an information-only basis to a childhood spent listening to one's family 'n support network discuss killing them, and meaning it, and the fact that I spend 12-18 hours a day in the prosecution of war... so sometimes, I come off as a little gruffer than expected.

'n on the flipside, for influences... apparently the minimal criteria for a parent to worship and adore anyone who their daughter has a crush on that doesn't mind rises no higher than "not a complete sack of crap," and the standards for the community to gush over someone is along the lines of "the kid adores him and her parents like him"... it's really an amazing outpouring...

...so, really, I'm probably the most binary person you'll meet; I either sound pissed off when I'm not, or I'm being too real for most people's comfort... I mean, the rest of my positive interaction tends to involve sitting in a close circle of preteen girls, and, well... conversation's pretty open. Male stereotypes tend to freak out when I try the same paradigm. ;)

...but sorry I came off all wrong. I tend to sound pissed off when I'm not at all, 'n I'm sorry 'bout that.

So, you weren't molested, raped, ect...Do you believe there may be a gene or a chemical make up in the brain (that is different than the norm) that "causes" you to feel the way you do about kids?

...well, freund or gaffney have found some pretty strong genetic arguments. The gender demographic distribution is also... exact enough... to suggest this, and while not provative, a number of anecdotes deriving from the "help, my son/brother/husband/etc is queer" counseling also tend to suggest the current model of genetic transmission is accurate.

My beliefs do tend towards a single gene found on the X chromosome, apparently coding for a structural protien used in the hippocampal region in the CNS - though I haven't read the CAT scan data as closely... which follows the recessive pattern suggested in both demographic and case studies.

...so... that's my guess. Genetic inheritance. It's a proud race.

I've been chatting with the fiance, and he said that he does enjoy the youthful body. So in a way all of us are attractive to our youth, maybe not as young as some of you, but young none the less.

:)

That's actually less surprising than one might think. While I quote the 20-30% "equals or exceeds," bisexuality actually falls under about 90%.

It's really cool that your fiance trusts you enough to come out to you. :)