[Brandye]

You may or may not be correct. We have had several bi-curious, teenaged women. Some went one way, some the other, some tried both and some just did not come back. I am likely the most outspokenly bi-active woman on the Board. I am also older than your mother, most likely, and never married.

On to your question: Many women live with bi-sexual curiousity for much of their lives. This is, of course, discouraged to the point of repression in most cases. There are old sociological studies reporting a very high incidence of girl on girl activity in women's boarding schools. More recently, there has been work done among married women reporting almost a third have had at least one encounter with another woman. When a marriage gets stale, what is safer than a girlfriend? Can't get pregnant, usually long time friends, going on trips or frequent evening activities never raise a question.

To the extent you are correct, it could well be long term bi-curiousity finally coming out - after the kids are out of the way and a discovery that we have not been turned on, really turned on, for years.