I don't especially like het? I don't mind it when it's canon, but most of my ships are m/m and f/f where there's no canon male love interest for either of them.

I don't know why everyone is so against people thinking they might sometimes have reasons for what they like. I'm not "trying" to justify anything, I was not lying when I said I thought that might be a reason, because I always immediately think of the male character hate when I see an f/f ship that seems fun but one of them has a male love interest.