Often I read LJ posts which remind me just how far outside the mainstream I live. Generally, they're by other people living closer to me than the mainstream, so that's fine.

This is one of them.

I mean, I have no particular trouble going on dates; sometimes, they can be fun, depending on the person and the activity. But they're neither a necessary nor sufficient route for me to end up in a relationship with someone.

It's too bad the mainstream social construct traps so many people. Some of them are very nice, really.