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if someone has. Fb profile interested in blank does it mean they're bi or gay

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  1. Shasta

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    I seen several profiles this way
     
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    A lot of people leave it blank. It's not really a dating site so people may not really feel compelled to include it.
     
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    Back in the days of Myspace, if "interested in" was "no answer" that pretty much meant gay or bi.

    With Facebook, the privacy settings are a lot more granular, so some people simply don't make that info public. Now... if they have the "interested in" showing and there's no answer... and the rest of the profile is fairly complete, you might infer that something is going on there. :slight_smile:
     
    #3 Chip, Nov 12, 2016
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    I've left mine blank since I joined back in... uh... 2008? Something like that. I only realized I was trans this year, and considered myself straight before then. So roughly eight years of being a straight male, but I never once listed that I was interested in women. I just never felt it was necessary. Gay, straight, bi... does it really matter there? I doubt I'll ever list anything there. I'm sure many others feel the same way.
     
    #4 Lulamoon, Nov 12, 2016
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    I don't think I ever made a choice - maybe some people forget about it?
     
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    For a person whose fb is so updated and all, if they're always online and bio is complete with siblings and relatives, then the "interested in" info is no mistake.

    Now I have to check mine bcs I left it with intetested in "both" a few years back. But I guess I changed it or hid it when me and my hubby got serious. Gotta check. Haha
     
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    mine have been in men ever since i came out when i was 9th grade ^^"
     
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    Mine in listed to men for now because I don't know what I like.
     
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    Not necessarily. None of my straight relatives have "interested in..." public. It's not a dating site, and they may just not want to attract potential suitors.
     
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    It could mean so many things besides being bi or gay. It could mean they're pansexual or asexual. It could also mean they simply don't like labels, or that they're unsure about their sexuality and would rater not state anything. Otherwise, they've probably just forgotten to fill it in.
     
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    Nope, blank just means they didn't fill that in. The reason might be not interested in anyone, interested in everyone, does not date online, just didn't feel like filling it in, doesn't want everyone to know who they might be into, whatever. In short it means nothing since FB is not a dating site.
     
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    Hi Shasta. It used to say on my profile interested in women but I changed it to blank because I noticed a lot of people left it blank on their profiles. It's not a dating site as others here have pointed out and I don't think it's that important.
     
    #12 Jacob D, Nov 15, 2016
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    On FB I've always left 'interested in' blank (and no plans to change it from that)
    And back when MySpace was the in thing, I set 'interested in' to 'no answer'

    Never had anyone question either one.
     
    #13 SimplyJay, Nov 16, 2016
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