Julia Shaw: preference

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…But I think that also applies to… because you mentioned submissive, that’s more straightforward to understand. I think that also applies to dominant because you don’t have to walk on eggshells. It’s the clarity of it. That was really interesting. Having read that from you, that really made me think that there is a deep truth to that, to being true to whatever the sexual fantasy is. It’s not just the fantasy itself that’s appealing, it’s the being free in some sense. It’s the being free and the juxtaposition there is that you are free because of the fiction. Like you’re play acting, but it’s touching at something deep inside you psychologically, and so it, that’s where it sort of feels weird, but it also makes sense. I mean, this is also why we like fiction because it allows you to maybe be somebody else, have someone else’s thoughts in your mind for a while and you really get to live it, as that for a bit. So I think, yeah, the truth and fiction sort of circle is always an interesting one. So, for researching the Bi book, the bisexuality book, what have you learned about sexuality in general? Human nature, kind of sexuality, and how it’s practiced in terms of different communities, and I’m sure there are subcultures and stuff. Yeah. What have you learned?…

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