John Lindal’s Blog

Dear Abby

I recently saw an advice column in a newspaper at a friend’s house where a person was asking about how to discuss budding bisexuality with a conservative, Christian family. The advice boiled down to, You are not alone. If you are afraid of abuse, get help. While true, it completely missed the point. A conservative, Christian family will expect that one practices abstinence until marriage, and that marriage is a lifelong, monogamous relationship. If the person intends to do that, then bisexuality would be irrelevant. If not, then that should be the primary topic for discussion. Having sex all willy nilly is a very different lifestyle and carries all sorts of risks, e.g., STD’s.