straight people: dirks romantic orientation is actually never made clear in canon
dirk strider, in canon: jake english was the only viable romantic target in our friend group considering my romantic orientation. because he was my only male friend. i had two female friends, who i could not have been romantically interested in, because of my romantic orientation. roxy hit on me all the time, and i felt incredibly guilty because i couldnt return her feelings. i respect her and she deserves to be loved back, but i cant love her back the way she wants me to, because i have to stay true to myself. because of my romantic orientation
straight people: this could mean anything