I’m just a bi guy. I found out pretty recently

  • StrahdVonZarovich@beehaw.org
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    Although I can see the uses in making up terms to define who you’re attracted to, I dont like the idea of putting yourself in a box. Ive had straight friends get really confused when they find themselves attracted to the same sex, and gay friends get really confused when they find themselves attracted to the opposite sex. When you “join” a sexuality you dont sign a contract or anything. A while ago I figured out I was bisexual. It was pretty great for a while, cause I was able to figure myself out and feel more free because of it. I didnt feel guilty for having certain thoughts. However, eventually I started to have some problems with the label itself. In this day and age, what even is a man or a woman? Ive found myself being attracted to people that dont identify as either gender. And isnt gender supposed to be a societal construct? In that case, why do we care so much about it in the case of define sexual identities? Im no philosopher or social scientist, so I may just be talking out of my own ass here so forgive my ignorance. Nowadays whenever some asks me my sexuality (which by the way is a very weird thing to ask people you just met in real life) I always say “on a case by case basis”.

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      Opposite here, I’m bi but only ever been with a guy. I’m still with him, just worried about him

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    Polyamorous biromantic demisexual

    to answer the age old question, “da fuck is that?”

    I’m into being in relationships with multiple people of multiple genders and I’ve got to really get to know someone before any sexual attraction starts.

    Most of the time when people ask I just answer with Bi as the people asking are usually not interested in the nitty gritty details.

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      Some people forget that even if you’re in a heterosexual or gay relationship, you can still be bi. Family members who I’ve told I’m bi suddenly started to think I’m gay, just because I was in a gay relationship.

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        I don’t even fool with it 99.9% of the time. My fave comment is when someone says “You’re just fence riding. You’ll either settle down with a man or woman.” Like dang, you’re telling me the vast majority of people are monogamous and settle down with someone with a gender? And that’s not getting into if someone is in a relationship with someone who identitifies as enby. Smh.

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    I think the concept of sexuality needs to go away, tbh. I’m not straight because I am attracted to EVERY guy. And I’m not a lesbian because I am attracted to every woman. So what am I saying when I say that I am straight or gay?

    The info I am giving then is who I am NOT attracted to. If I say I’m straight, I’m just saying ‘I’m not attracted to women’. I’m not saying ‘I’m attracted to every man.’

    So I think the concept of sexuality is pretty stupid and everyone should just like whoever they like. It creates a lot of confusion otherwise, with straight and gay people worrying about whether they’re ‘doing sexuality right’. It’s nonsense. Bin it.

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      I’m confused as to where you got the idea that having a sexuality means you’re attracted to every single person of a certain sex. It just means that you can be attracted to people of that sex. I’m bisexual but I have standards, I’m not attracted to every person on earth. Sexuality categorization is useful to quickly contextualize discussions about sex and relationships in this world where heterosexual is assumed to be the default unless explicitly specified otherwise. Doing away with sexuality would only add confusion and wasted time. For example: looking for advice in gay dating but receiving advice about straight dating (that doesn’t apply to gay dating because the cultures and dynamics are very different) when there’s no terminology to tell them apart.

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    Actually not sure ay. I’ve been intimate with a big variety of people, but I still feel odd trying to label it. I definately lean closer to straight than anything else, but i dunno

  • iam8bitwolf@beehaw.org
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    Asexual, with no other qualifiers i.e. not demi or aego etc. I figured this all out when I was like 11 and, after over a decade, still hasn’t changed