I [quote=Nyaonukusu]
I think I'm just going to voice my personal experiences since other people seem to have made all the important points and I don't really want to repeat things.Anyways, I'm a female but I'm able to play both genders. I try to balance out my female/male roleplays because when I do that I find that it's easier for me to distinguish different characters and personalities than if all my characters were, let's say, female.Even when playing a female character in a somewhat-romantic roleplay involving another male character, I personally do not find it odd if the person who plays the male character is a female. Likewise for if I were playing a male character with a female.I think maybe it's because I use quite a bit of male characters that I just grew to distinguish the characters from myself. Even with female characters, I never, ever see myself in them.
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I agree. 

I can understand someone wanting the gender behind the screen to match the gender on the screen but you miss out on so many opportunities if you limit yourself to what gender you prefer your partner is.