It is also possible those who said OSA the first time may have been reluctant to admit to SSA in the second interview. However given the anonymity this was probably a quite minor problem. Perhaps what adolescents understand by "romantic attraction" is not what we understand? However it is hard to see what else it could mean, given the media attention it gets. A slight possibility is that what was really experienced was a kind of non-erotic hero-worship or adolescent crush which was confused with the erotic. Perhaps these claims to be OSA , SSA or bi- are puppy love? Not really the depth of feeling that an adult would have, and not really an expression of sexual orientation? Perhaps it is similar to play? There is some evidence for this -- certainly adult relationships become a hugely more serious affair with a lot more at stake. However the feelings are experienced as real, real enough to trigger suicide when the person is rejected by their special friend, particularly if the attraction is SSA or bisexual. Perhaps this "attraction" is merely fantasy? Many would entertain the idea of sex with the same or opposite sex, but would never follow it through in reality. It could easily be that fantasy is confused with real feeling. However if we accept that , we should not take seriously any feelings adolescents have, But none of these caveats seems serious enough to derail the survey. If they are to be taken seriously then the