“A general interest can have qualities people do not ordinarily sense. If I am generally interested in someone or something, this is very open, potentially broad and deep. Whereas, a specific interest may be forceful, but it is narrower, which usually means… it is appropriate in -fewer contexts-. Thus it is, as an example, that a lover’s general interest in a member of the same gender as their partner could in some cases indicate a deeper and or broader relationship, and thus, again, as an example, a more serious threat that simple attraction or even a crush. This awareness is often missing or subconscious, but it is easy to observe in people and relationships in general.”

— ws v7