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Bi sexual

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jennyofthenorth · 14/07/2022 00:46

So I grew up in a "You marry a man, you have kids, thats the way it is household"
sex never really interested me much unless it was masturbation. I have a hard time forming relationships with men. I form great relationships with women. Ive kissed women before and enjoyed it. I guess Im curious for those of you who are bi, how did you know?

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josuk · 14/07/2022 00:55

I think you are mixing up sexuality and relationships.
Sexually - you get attracted to men or women. This just happens - it’s not something one can influence. Wanting to kiss ; to touch and be touched; to have sex.
Sounds like you haven’t had much experience yet, so with time you’ll get a clearer on your sexuality .
As to relationships - there are so many reasons why we may struggle. Our family history, experiences, expectations, our daily habits, etc.
Having easier time forming connections with own gender - it’s normal and understandable. It doesn’t may you gay or bi. Not by itself anyway.

MrsTerryPratchett · 14/07/2022 01:01

I think you are mixing up sexuality and relationships.

This. You've said about women but do you kiss and enjoy kissing men?

Warmsweater · 14/07/2022 02:12

Curious haha

Warmsweater · 14/07/2022 02:12

Like men too much for my own good

NeedToLeaveNow · 14/07/2022 02:14

Give a woman a try
What have you got to lose

Corty02 · 14/07/2022 02:57

When I was in high school, I fell in love with the most beautiful girl. It's been a lot of time since that times, but I still remember her. I think I'm a bi curious just because of her. I'm married now, I'm very happy to have my husband, but I cannot forget her

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jennyofthenorth · 14/07/2022 05:25

As far as kissing men, theres only been one that I enjoyed kissing,, which is sad cause i dated 4 and was engaged to man 5

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wildseas · 14/07/2022 05:38

I know this sounds wildly simplistic but try sleeping with a woman and see how you feel. It’s the only way to be sure....

StarlightLady · 14/07/2022 10:16

I think most of us are brought up to the assumption we are heterosexual.

lt was not until my 30s (l’m 40 something now) that l experienced my first female/female encounter. I was working far away from home and I was invited for a pizza and a video. It started with her stroking my hair and took took me by surprise and the pizza got cold. I never saw the end of the film.

Looking back, as a teen, a group of us used to do “kissing practice” with other girls. Allegedly so we were good at snogging with boys. I now look back on those early days and wonder.

Since then, l have enjoyed encounters with both genders. I look upon myself as “sexual”. No prefix required. As the old saying goes OP, if you don’t go, you’ll never know.

YouAreNotBatman · 14/07/2022 13:27

Sexual (want to have sex with someone) and romantic attraction (loving them, wanting to be in a relationship with them) are two seperated things.

Start THINKING from that.
Do you feel sexual attraction (forger actual physical right now) toward either or, or both?

Have you felt / would you like an relationship / live with man or a woman, or either.

And also to your op, we sadly still live in highly amatonormativity society, where we (especially girl and women) are told to have a boyfriend, have sex - love sex, get married and have babies.

Actually start asking yourself do you even want any of those things.

I had my own struggles for years and what I found out was that I’m asexual (feel no sexual attraction to anyone) but I am homoromantic and would love to date/ be in love have romantic attraction towards other women.

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