Thanks for all the replies guys, any input is great, although it doesnt make the decision any easier, archery seems to be such a personal sport thats it's very hard for other people to say what the right thing to do is.
Although all of the disciplines share similar principles, i think the differences are enough that it's going to be a shock and a steep learning curve whenever you switch. Although the standard recurve + sight may be excellent for training, as you say, when switching to longbow, a simple stick, longer bow, no sight, different form, higher anchor points, different aiming technique altogether, it is going to be quite a shock regardless of what i have been shooting, or not been shooting as the case may be.
If it was purely a matter of picking a bow i love for the history, and the "feel" it would without a doubt be a Grozer or Kassai asiatic recurve, probably one of the trh laminate ones. However because i am so new, i don't want to get one, and find it so challenging, and able to get so little help with that style of shooting that i get too disheartened early on, but, likewise i don't want to spend good amount of cash on a recurve only to decide i HAVE to buy a longbow or horsebow in 6 months time and never pick up the recurve again.
Still you guys have given me alot to think about, and although it is a dilemma, it's a nice dliemma. Keep the replies coming, helps me think
Much appreciated.
-Komier