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I think it has to due with the assumption that heterosexuality is the default.

And I think people are more reticent of doing the opposite because it can come across as erasure if not done correctly.

Just for clarity, this is the trope you're talking about right?

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IfItsYouItsOkay

Oh yes, that's it.

I suppose that's true. I guess that that makes the assumption that monosexuality is the default though.

Hesitant. Reticent only seen involves a hesitancy to speak, I whereas hesitance applies to many actions. #notthepointsorry.

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Really?

I mean, I know that can be one of the definitions, but when I look it up it only says:

"not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily"

Or this:

restrained in expression, presentation, or appearance <the room has an aspect of reticent dignity — A. N. Whitehead>

I mean, it can't only refer to speaking in that context? If it's talking about a room being reticent.

DA

Reticent has the connotation of expression or expressing personal thoughts or feelings.

"Making a gay character have an exception" is not a personal thought or feeling.

You would not be reticent to go skydiving, but you might be hesitant to.

"Be reticent to" is an awkward phrase to begin with. Something is or is not reticent like something is or is not red.

I looked up some examples. This one in particular stood out to me:

"At first I felt reticent about passing my enormous rucksack over to him."

The way I used reticent was largely the same. People feel reticent about writing the reverse due to the possibility of unfortunate implications. I hardly see how my use of the word was wrong in that context.

Here's the source for the above phrase: http://sentence.yourdictionary.com/reticent

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