Interest in trans lifestyle waxing and waning

[valentinetabitha]

Someone made an excellent point in a PM, but it got me thinking so I figured I'd throw the question out here as well: how exactly do you define a fetish? I've always seen a fetish as something that heightens a sexual experience, not entirely defines it.

For example, I consider myself bisexual. While I'd vastly prefer to be dressed up/made up as girl during a sexual encounter with a male, it isn't necessary. In the rigth situation, I'll just get down and, pardon the expression, take it like a man.

There are times where I'd love to be able to be out in public, have fun as Tabitha that didn't involve sex, but I just don't have that luxury. Perhaps thats why I focus so much on the sexual aspect of that side of me, I'm not sure. Does that make it a fetish, I don't know. What do you (in the general sense) think?