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It's not my thing and I truly don't get it. That said, I'm curious about the initial draw, how you started and why. What does participating look like to you? Do you consider it an interest, hobby, kink or some combination/something else? I support you doing whatever you like so long as everything is legal/consensual. If you're going to comment and you're not a furry please be respectful.

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[-] Balinares@pawb.social 2 points 7 hours ago

Hey, so who are you? What kind of person?

Loyal to your people? Introverted but faithful in friendship? Curious and playful? Are you more dignified, or carefree? Given to hoarding, or full of wanderlust? Drawn to the forest, the sky, the sea, or your den? Single-minded or scatterbrained? A mix of all that? Something else entirely?

Gee, that's a lot of options. If only there was a way to put some kind of symbolic label on the many little traits that make up the identity of the person that is you... :)

Also, it so turns out that if you come hang out with those who chose to self-label thus as wolf-like or fox-like or dragon-like or deer-like, you may find they're chill and welcoming people, throw great parties, and don't mind one bit if, ultimately, the you that makes sense to you is in the end human-like.

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