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I Think Im Bisexual..

19 replies

Wineandsleepplease · 23/09/2018 09:33

Firstly im 23, i have a boyfriend of 6 years who i have 2 children with, a nearly 3yr old and an 8month old.. but i no i fancy woman also, i have done for years. But lately i have been thinking more and more about it, i dont want to break up with my boyfriend but i think id like to have sex with a woman, i feel i need to try it? And i want to. But i dont know how to bring this up or what it would mean for our relationship? Has anyone had a similar situation?.. i dont no if this kind of thing is for this site but i dont have anyone i can talk to about this. Sorry thankyou x

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AjasLipstick · 23/09/2018 09:43

Well it's an unreasonable request OP. I mean....it's still being unfaithful even if it is with a woman!

Why should your partner put up with that just because you want to experiment!?

Wineandsleepplease · 23/09/2018 09:49

In sure if i suggested a threesome he wouldn't say no. what man would?.....😂

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Oneweekleft · 23/09/2018 09:50

I agree. Only you will know how open minded your partner is but if you suspect he would not like this then I would forget about it. Your kids future and having a mum and dad together is more important than experimenting.

Musti · 23/09/2018 10:20

No it doesn't work like that regardless of your sexuality!

Houseofmirth66 · 23/09/2018 11:18

Lesbians love it when straight women want to have a go on them to see if they like it. Especially when there’s a male partner involved. I’m sure they’ll be queuing up.

PussGirl · 23/09/2018 11:23

You were very young when you formed a committed relationship & I can see that perhaps you were not entirely sure of your sexuality then, but that is what you are now in - a committed relationship.

Sleeping with a woman would be just as unfaithful as sleeping with another man.

Bisexual people mostly do not go around randomly shagging people of both sexes. They form monogamous relationships with people from either sex.

Bluewidow · 23/09/2018 11:26

Well you can't just try it with someone else when your married whether tour straight, bi, gay or whatever else. We all have temptations but if your married then your either going to have to handle them or work out what's more important to you.

PussGirl · 23/09/2018 11:29

Regarding trying a threesome - be very very careful - it would most likely change the whole dynamic of your relationship with your boyfriend & not necessarily in a good way!

AssassinatedBeauty · 23/09/2018 11:29

If you want to have sex with other people then you need to split up. Trying to turn what was agreed to be an exclusive relationship into an open one isn't fair on your partner.

HerRoyalFattyness · 23/09/2018 11:30

what man would?
My DP for one. He doesn't want a threesome because he doesn't want to share me

But yeah, like others have said, you can't just decide to sleep with someone else when you're in a relationship.

Although if you're sure your partner wouldn't mind, then maybe have a converstaion about it and see where it leads.

Haireverywhere · 23/09/2018 11:32

There's nothing wrong with wanting to explore these feelings but you would be cheating if you did not discuss this first. There are indeed men who would not want a threesome with their loved one because of all sorts of potential changes to the dynamic of the relationship, especially if you are saying you are unsure of what you want long term.

Talk to him Smile

fudlite · 23/09/2018 11:38

Well, I am kind of wondering if this is a bloke posting for a turn on, but we’ll give it a go.

I am bi. I thought I was just straight up gay (pardon the pun) for years. Then I had sex with men, liked it, so I think of myself of either or.

Given the choice I prefer women. I find them more attractive. I prefer the intimacy of sex with women although I do miss penetrative sex too.

Does (male) OH know? Yes and it turns him on Hmm If I met a woman he wouldn’t be anti me sleeping with her.

However, the sticking point is that if you met a girl who is gay or bisexual, the chances of her wanting to have sex with you for its own sake are slim to none. Lesbian sex is very much about intimacy and discovery, it isn’t about titillating men with it, that is not gay sex, that is a threesome.

Kennycalmit · 23/09/2018 12:38

You’d be having a threesome under false pretences. Besides having sex with another woman and involving your boyfriend wouldn’t be the same if it was just you and her.

If you want to sleep with another woman then fair enough but also be open to the fact your boyfriend should also be allowed the same opportunity if he wishes.

It shouldn’t matter whether it’s male or female the fact is you want to sleep with somebody else.

fudlite · 23/09/2018 12:41

Not necessarily kenny

It’s up to the couple. If my DH says to me ‘I’m OK with you sleeping with a woman, but not a man’ that’s what we agree on.

Wineandsleepplease · 23/09/2018 16:24

I most definitely am not a man fudlite and I'm not getting turned on about this conversation I'm actually pretty depressed and confused. I dont know what to do and how to approach the situation with my partner. kennycalmit i agree actually that a threesome wouldnt be best to explore my sexuality and i think it would mess our relationship up so looks like ill have to carry on the way i am....

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glitterystuff · 24/09/2018 04:09

I'm bisexual but haven't been intimate with a woman...

And before anyone says "then how can you be bisexual?" - how did you know you were heterosexual when you were a virgin? It's about sexual attraction and/or love, not sexual experience. I chose not to because I first realised it 26 years ago, when it was a bit less "acceptable" and I was scared of the implications so it was easier to stay only involved with men at the time, and now I'm married and monogamous...

Plus, while I had women make advances towards me, men were much more frequently persuing me so it just ended up being pretty easy to pretend not to acknowledge it.

And that's my point OP. You don't need a sexual experience to acknowledge your sexuality. You just need to acknowledge your true feelings.

If you are in a committed relationship and not polyamorous, then male or female, it's still cheating.

I'm quite aware of my sexuality (actually for clarity's sake you might go so far as to call me pansexual as I've occasionally been attracted to non-gender-conforming individuals in the past - although it's mainly men and very feminine women who really catch my attention).

If you were single, I'd say don't just "try it out" either. Many gay or bi women don't want to be someone's experiment. Wait for someone who you have true feelings about.

You will know if you're bisexual or not, simply from whether or not you've been turned on by, had a crush on, or fallen in love with women.

My first woman crush was a teacher when I was 13 (I still remember her curly hair), and I've had at least 4 other significant female crushes, besides plenty of passing attractions to people in the street or in the public eye - Rihanna being one beautiful sexy example - and fallen in love with 1 woman (who remains a long term friend and is now also married with kids these days). I always seemed to befriend women who turned out to be bisexual too. Like we had a "radar" (or gaydar lol)...

If any of this sounds familiar, then congrats my friend, and welcome to the club.

WinkFlowers

glitterystuff · 24/09/2018 04:15

For context, though I've had loads and loads of attractions, and crushes, I haven't fallen in love with many men either (3), and at nearly 40 I've still only had 8 sexual partners, so attractions to women (though they seem infrequent) make up a reasonable amount of all my previous involvements.

Albeit, there's no percentage that "qualifies" you more lol... it might be 50/50 or 90/10... But I just thought I'd add that in case you might be saying to yourself "it's only occasional").

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Wineandsleepplease · 29/09/2018 04:03

@glitterystuff . You have really helped me, thankyou so much for your post! 😘 . I can relate to alot you have said xxx

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NotTheFordType · 29/09/2018 04:11

@fudlite

I had some great stuff to say but my phone doesn't want to cooperate

So... Yay?

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