Well one can only presume that keeping it private means maybe they are still hoping to get "lucky" on a trip on something?! People seem to sometimes judge whether they want to be `friends` with me or not based on that. We are here to share and learn from each other. Making half of one`s profile `private` is not really sharing! But to each his own! I agree, I am not really caring what status a person is, but if someone has a jealous spouse then it might be good to know, so that off beat comments aren`t made. Sometimes innocent jokes and comments get taken wrong. But, either way, I think it just helps to know "who" you are dealing with and where they come from. For instance, I like to know a person is gay, just so I know what to say and not say in front of thm, NOT because I need to know because it will make a difference. DID THAT MAKE ANY SENSE???