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It's an interesting perspective. Due to a confluence of paraphilias I find myself in possession of 'the Thing' in regards to a female friend who does not have '

It's an interesting perspective. Due to a confluence of paraphilias I find myself in possession of 'the Thing' in regards to a female friend who does not have 'the Thing' in regards to me. I've never been in a position of having to deny a woman 'The Thing', and it's odd how much more uncomfortable it was than denying gay men 'The Thing'. I would assume that's partially because I assume gay men who shoot their shot with straight men are more comfortable with rejection than straight women, and partially because I have a self-image as a straight man, so I have no second thoughts about a man having 'the thing' in a non-obvious way. That might help explain why some cultures are so different in regards to how 'the thing' is dispersed. What I find particularly interesting about my experience having 'the Thing' is how instinctively I want to properly commoditize it. I can't price it out in monetary terms, but I have a very close estimate of what would be a balanced level of mutual vulnerability. Very strange feeling, and I wonder how much of it is my personal idiosyncrasy and how much is a natural instinct for anyone who has any version of 'The Thing'.

nigel182 5y ago
Can you elaborate on the very close estimate of mutual vulnerability?
- SuoDuanDao 5y ago
  Probably not without sounding like I'm making things up, but sure. She has, and is a member of a community of people who have, a fascination with drinking human blood. She's asked to drink mine and I find myself uncomfortable with the prospect of giving something that personal away. I've never really thought about what I'd sell a blood sample for, but I know it would be a different price if I were to sell it for medical purposes as opposed to this one. It feels wrong to put a price on myself in that way when I don't understand the need it would be fulfilling. However, I happen to be interested in diy bio experiments and intrigued by the secrecy of the community she's a member of. If she and another member were to provide me with the results of DNA tests, and give their blessings to my trying to find genetic idiosyncrasies they share, I'd consider that a fair trade for providing small amounts of blood every so often.

nigel182 5y ago

Can you elaborate on the very close estimate of mutual vulnerability?

SuoDuanDao 5y ago
Probably not without sounding like I'm making things up, but sure. She has, and is a member of a community of people who have, a fascination with drinking human blood. She's asked to drink mine and I find myself uncomfortable with the prospect of giving something that personal away. I've never really thought about what I'd sell a blood sample for, but I know it would be a different price if I were to sell it for medical purposes as opposed to this one. It feels wrong to put a price on myself in that way when I don't understand the need it would be fulfilling. However, I happen to be interested in diy bio experiments and intrigued by the secrecy of the community she's a member of. If she and another member were to provide me with the results of DNA tests, and give their blessings to my trying to find genetic idiosyncrasies they share, I'd consider that a fair trade for providing small amounts of blood every so often.