Ditto what shewolf said, minus being married.
I've liked and cared for a woman enough that I suppose you could have said she was my gf. However, when it came to committing to anything more serious, even though I cared a great deal I did not pursue it.
It isn't a question of right or wrong in general. But for me, when I consider a long term relationship I prefer it to be with a man.
At a certain point in my life I thought about it seriously. Maybe at some other point in my life, it won't matter. I don't know.
For me now it does. It is hard to point out exactly
why but it does. Besides, once I found someone I knew I wanted to be with, other people aren't much of a thought anymore.
It may sound trite but when it comes down to it, I think people need only do what makes them happy and what is true for them inside.
Figuring out what that means in practical terms can be the difficult part for some people.