Rianna, I accept your statements at face value.

When a person states their preferences here, they feel it is important. It is to them!

The reader may not care though, and may, ignore the statement as non-sequiter. We all wish to feel important, and we wish not to be misunderstood. By making the point, the poster is presenting their background in a quick, easily understood manner.

Here, we are judged by our words. Our facial expressions and our mannerisms cannot be seen, nor do we have anymore to go on than the image of our avatar.

Your examples, taken as they are, are not needed by me with the exception of the direct response to the question. But, the responder may feel the information is germane. It may be that the responder is presenting a response that is outside what one may expect.

To this point, being 56 years old now, some comments from persons much younger may not be appropriate to me, but they do have merit. This bit of information may help me to decide if the post is for me, or if it is a "skip".

Love you anyways.