It wasn't nearly as difficult to switch orientations as I thought it'd be

Until twenty-four, I identified as straight and dated nobody.

From twenty-four to twenty-eight, I identified as gay, and dated only men.

Now I identify as bisexual, and I've been dating a woman for six months.

I'll leave aside the mental struggle that underlay these switches in stated orientation, since I'm not really prepared to talk about that. But what …