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Does this make me bisexual...?

Ok so I'm 17, and graduating high school this year and I'm a little confused right now...

I always thought I was straight and the thought of being anything more than friends with another girl was sickening to me (I'm not against anything other than heterosexuality in the slightest, btw) I just couldn't imagine myself like that.

But now, I've been so conflicted in that now..I wouldn't mind being in a relationship with a girl...

Only, I can only imagine cuddling, kissing, like simple stuff. The thought of Having sex with a girl is out of the question (at least right now)

Does not wanting to have sex with but being okay with a relationship make me bisexual? Or would I have to be willing to go further with her?

I'm all for girl on guy sex but not so comfortable with girl on girl...my attraction to guys is much bigger than to girls but if I found someone I really liked and she liked me...I would be okay being her girlfriend...

These thought have been nagging me the last week, but I'm so confused. I feel like people will say I'm not bisexual if I come out as one because I'm not willing to touch and have sex with another girl but am okay with all that with a guy...

Am I overthinking? I'm probably rushing this as well and should wait and experiment but I dunno...

Help?

Nothing rude or anything..thanks

-J

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  • 6 years ago

    I'm a guy who faced the same question as you, I started having feelings for other guys towards the end of high-school. Except it was the opposite with me, I could imagine myself having sex with another guy, but the thought of cuddling or kissing or anything like that was out of the question for me. And for me, I considered myself to be bi-curious, because it seemed like more of a fantasy to me and I didn't know if I would actually act on it. I'm 20 now, and I still have those thoughts but haven't done anything with a guy at this point in my life. I feel like it will always be a possibility or something I'll try one day.

    If you think being bisexual means that you have to actually act on your feeling and do something with the same sex before it's official then I'd say right now you're just bi-curious. That's what I still consider myself. But if you think you could be bisexual just by having those thoughts, then you're bisexual now. It all depends on the way you think.

  • Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Okay, let me explain that homophobia isn't always repulsion towards OTHER gay people, but some people are homophobic towards themselves.

    I, for sure, definitely was before I found myself.

    I think you are homophobic (towards yourself) and are ignoring the bigger picture, but it is really okay as you're at the stage where you're searching to find yourself, so do not take what I am saying personally :^)

    I'll let you in on something, you need to remind yourself that liking girls IS normal, ok?

    It's a mind set you're not allowing yourself to embrace, because you're used to thinking girls aren't an option for you, even if they are for other people. - A LOT of people feel this way before coming to terms with their sexuality, so do not fear.

    You really well and truly need to calm down about labels at the moment.

    It's love, it's attraction and it's a healthy thing to be.

    Honestly, I was homophobic towards my own feelings and sexuality until I fell head over heels for this girl as she had for me.

    It turned into a matter of heart over head, as being with her felt so insanely normal and good, which even surprised my (then homophobic) self. And I began to wonder 'why shouldn't I be allowed to be comfortable with the person I love the most?'

    Once you experience the real love between yourself and another of your same gender will you then understand what 'One love' is all about and it is truly okay to ask these questions!

    (Also tbh, I never thought about touching another girl sexually until I did and I enjoyed it. It wasn't about her parts, it was about what I wanted to make her feel, if that makes sense. In the moment, in shouldn't matter as long as you care about one another, and I'm sure you'll eventually feel the same someday :3)

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