Everyone’s sexuality is different, and it’s not necessarily as simple

as being ‘gay’ or ‘straight’. Some people are attracted to only one

sex, and others are attracted to a diversity of people regardless of
sex or gender, with a lot of different preferences in-between.

I am not shy about my attraction to women, but I think most

people would consider me to be straight since inquiries of
sexuality rarely come up when you are married. I also generally
tend not to bring it up myself since my preferences are somewhat
uncommon, and I worry that it might be challenging to explain.

Sexuality is easy to define when your preference for both romantic

and sexual attraction is the same. However, there are some people
for whom romantic and sexual attraction are two completely
different schools of thought. I fall into that camp.

I identified as bisexual for a while, but it never felt like a true fit for
me. I have never felt that I am attracted to “both” men and
women. Rather, I have always felt that I am attracted to a certain
set of characteristics and gender didn’t really matter all that much
to me. I also tend not to be attracted to women who are super
feminine or men who are traditionally masculine. I am more
attracted to people who fall somewhere in the middle. People who
lean more on the androgynous side, and have a balance of
masculinity and femininity.
 For this reason, I considered myself pansexual for a while. Which
felt better but still wasn’t quite right. Although I definitely am
romantically attracted to people regardless of their gender, I am
very rarely sexually attracted to anyone.

Our sexual self is a type of self expression that reaches well beyond the
physical body, into the emotional realm of longings, taboos, and desires.

It is important that one obtain the knowledge of both attributes because it can help individuals
understand and recognize the different attitudes and behavior of other cultures The concept of
both, individualism and collectivism involves the aspects in which individuals live their lives in
today’s society. Therefore, the idea of each attribute is to help one understand the difference
between individual thinking and collective thinking from a cultural perspective

1. It is important to remember that many people and cultures appreciate

both individualistic behaviorsOf course, while we are all individual
people/humans, we should also remember that all people and cultures are
connected, both locally and globally.
Personally, people in my life have a huge influence on my identity, because I
hold myself individually to high standards and wish to be perceived as a
general good person—A good student, a good daughter, a good worker; these
are all identities that I have for myself and I take other'sopinions when I
evaluate if I am living up to these identities. However, societal influence can
have a negative impact upon identity as well, especially when assumed identity
expectations are not metI was raised in a collectivist environment but could decide to
become an individualist; it may be an unconscious choice, but it happens very
frequently. An individualist is motivated by personal rewards and benefits.
Individualist persons set personal goals and objectives based on self.
Individualistic workers are very comfortable working with autonomy and not
part of a team.
The collectivist is motivated by group goals. Long-term relationships are very
important. Collectivistic persons easily sacrifice individual benefit or praise to
recognize and honor the team’s success. In fact, being singled out and
honored as an individual from the rest of the team may be embarrassing to
the collectivistic person.