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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most little kids like boys and girls in the class and get a thrill when someone pays attention to them and likes them back. It is rarely sexual at such a young age when the sex hormones have yet to surge. So I simply would not view childhood friendships and relationships as a matter of sexual orientation until the individual's sexuality blossoms. Treat it as sexually neutral until it isn't.[/quote]

Sexuality is a weird way to refer to an interest in gender because it's really only partially about sex. I had serious crushes at the same time I thought sex was gross, and never on a boy. I strongly liked girls, but more in a "I really like being around you" or "I wish I was like you" sort of way. Not butterflies at all; it was very different from a crush.

So I disagree that you have to have any kind of sexuality before you can know your sexual orientation. [/quote]

I was very similar as a kid. All of my “crushes” between ages 8-11 were on girls, but looking back, I was likely more fascinated with those girls than romantically interested. I didn’t develop a physical attraction to anyone until I was well into puberty. [/quote]

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