What do I call myself?
I have been very confused about my sexuality lately. I have liked guys for most of my life, but I have always had a great admiration for girls as well. In the past few weeks, I've gotten to know two girls who I think I might be attracted to. When I heard of one girl having a fling with a girl from another school, I feel jealous, and wonder if she'd ever like someone like me.
It's really strange, because I feel myself being more emotionally loving to girls, even attracted to them physically, but more physically attracted to guys in terms of doing sexual stuff. And yet, I don't always get much out of kissing guys, or talking with them, because I'm always tense. I don't feel the emotional connection I get with girls. Always, I've felt this masculine need to protect girls, to hold them, and even give them kisses on the cheek or the top of the head when they are upset. I want them to be treated right, and I have no doubt in my mind that I could make them feel really special.
I am really confused. And when I told my mother this, she just blew up in my face, not knowing what to think. What can I do? What do I call myself?
Thank you!
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Hey, don't stress too much ab
Hey, don't stress too much about finding a label for yourself. If you really feel the need, just define yourself as ‘questioning’. When I first started questioning myself I felt pretty much exactly how you described your feelings. It’s been two years and now I can definitely say I’m out of the confused stage. It was hard when I was so used to boys being the only option, and then suddenly out of the blue you begin to notice the same sex. After these initial feelings for girls I started to focus on them more and more and boys were pushed into the background. Turns out for me the sexual attraction to guys was just the affect that sex in general had on me, it’s girls that do it all for me- sexually and emotionally. I know it’s all new and confusing, for me I thought I’d never sought my feelings out- it might not be today or tomorrow but eventually things will be crystal. It could turn out that your gay, bi or straght but whatever the outcome is doesn't matter so don't work yourself up- try to have fun with it even. Hope this helped even a little. Till next time.
you sound like me
you sound like me
1. you won't like everyone you kiss, whether it's a guy or a girl.
2. it sounds like you could be attracted to girls. you'll probably need to wait and see how you feel more long-term. (i know. i hate that. it really sucks to think that you "just have to wait". but... time will help give you the perspective you need - unfortunately :P.)
3. explore! have fun, figure yourself out... as hard as it is, try to be kind/liberal with yourself... let yourself have experiences. it sounds like you're interested in girls so you should definitely look into it. just don't force yourself to do anything you're uncomfortable with.
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Ramblings of a Girl
What to call urself?
Hmm...most ppl go by their name, that'd probably a good start
*One day stupid ppl will rule and I shall be your leader*
I feel the same way
I'm pretty much in the same situation as you right now. I'm so confused about it all! I started coming out to people as bi because I thought maybe that would make it certain, but it didn't, of course. Now I'm just a mess trying to sort my feelings out. Some days I think I'm bi, some days I think I'm gay, some days I think I'm straight. I've had a crush on my best guy friend for so long that I forgot about everyone else. Now that I'm noticing other girls, I'm beginning to wonder if I just pushed all my sexual feelings onto my friend (he doesn't like me back) so that I could moan about one thing and not even think about girls. I don't know. This was a kind of rambly post. Well, anyway, if you need to talk to anyone, I'm feeling pretty much the same way. My email is MouseWhoRoared@aol.com.
I would recomend calling your
I would recomend calling yourself Bisexual, but why do we have to quibble with labels anyway?
I know everyone's probably sa
I know everyone's probably saying that they felt the same way
that you did in the beginning, and I have to agree with them on that.I went through this "questioning" stage too, we all do, and we
all come up with different answers. It could turn
out that you really aren't who you thought you were,
sexually atleast. When I started feeling this way, it
really freaked me out and confused me, I gave myself
time to work it out. Though always remember, your
first conclusion might not be what you thought. Opinions and perspective change.Bottom line: just give yourself time and keep yourself open to everything and everyone, and know that you have a community here that will support you in any endeavor.
Some of Us Never Questioned
Iv'e always been gay, my oldest memory is of me at about three years of age and I was gay then too. A few of us arn't ever confused when it comes to who we are sexualy attraccted to.
I just needed to correct you on that and im sorry if this seemed insensitive to to the girl your response was adressed to.
Hello my Name is......
"You could see me reaching
So why couldn't you have
Met me halfway"_-_-_-_Incubus (mexico)
~~~~Wussup man..personally like to call myself a person, or a human. Or a perfect harmonious unity of flesh and intelligence. And i do have a lotta flesh in perticular areas. I hope you don't sweat the small stuff like who am i rite now.. Your'e young....It'll come. I know it sounds cliche' but you have to find yourself. I guess the native Americans were on to something when they had their people go on their "vision questS".
Mutualism
Well, I am kind of in the same boat myself. Although from what it sounds like, you have fixations on girls, but would rather be with a guy. It sounds like you whole motivation for wanting to be with a girl is protection rather than a relationship based off a mutial partnership. So you may want to think about that.
you don;t have to call yourse
you don;t have to call yourself anything, except the name that your mother/father gave you, there is no reason to label yourself one way or the other!
one word....
Individual
whatever
you call yourself anything you want. you know how you feel and what your comfortable with, its your sexuality, make it be however it is you'd like it to stand as
"whatever happens here, at least I know I got it being me"
hmmm
Ok I want to get this out and say you shouldn't put a name to yourself but if you would it would probily be bisexual or bi-curious...if I were you I would get into a relationshiop with a girll....see wat happens..if u like it or not...
Taste the rainbow!
I am bi, and when I was first
I am bi, and when I was first discovering that I felt the same way. At first I freaked out, because I had no idea who I was. After a while I got used to the idea, and I have been more and more attracted to girls ever since. Wait and see, try kissing a girl (obviously with one who is ok with it) see what happens.
best wishes!
Tayli
HELP!!!!!
im them same way confussed as hell. it really getting me down and i dont no wat to do. i told my mum i was bi she took it bad and said i was confussed, but she doesn't no wat i feel towards girls. am i to young to no my sexuality???
this one is hard. well, i wo
this one is hard.
well, i would agree with alot of the others saying that you dont have be a label or say anyhting about your sexuality. i, myself, have never been attracted to men. and thats the way the cards fall sometimes. i think you have it alot worse than i do because you have feelings for boys and girls. it seems like your more emotionally attracted to women but you like sexual stuff with men. i would date a girl. maybe you might learn that you like doing stuff with her than anyone else. or you might fine that you just like women cause they are sensitive and open. its a hard thing to find out and to admit. give it time. coloradobound640@hotmail.com. thats my email address if you just want to talk. you have a whole community supporting you and not passing judjment dso use it.
Who would give a law to lovers? Love is unto itself a higher law. ~Boethius, The Consolation of Philosophy, A.D. 524
hmmm....
this is a toughy... i dont want to give you a title so i wont but its a inside thing that you have to do... i myself can relate to that very well and now most of my friends said that i am bi... so i guess that you may be too... but listen if you will email me at lukngood@2die4.com i will gladly talk to u more about this and anything else you need or want to talk about... i am here if you need me.
^_^ DONT hate diveristy
EMBRACE diversity ^_^
i call myself bi and just go
i call myself bi and just go with my natural inclinations. Sometimes you can confuse yourself by analyzing too much. just go with your feelings and don't worry too much about the labels. give it time and maybe one day u'll find you really prefer one kind of relationship, for whatever reason. or maybe not.
I'd call it bisexuality. The
I'd call it bisexuality. The thing that is confusing about bisexuality is the leaning attraction factor. If you are most attracted to men but like women too, it's like "Huh? What? What in the what-what?" And the otherway around is odd too. Very few of us are equally attracted to men and women.
I was confused myself. I'd be attracted to like ten times as many girls as guys, but when I found myself attracted to a guy, the sexual drive was stronger then my attraction to girls. Eh? Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
You have my support. Fred Phelps has my hatred.
call yourself you, do what fe
call yourself you, do what feels right and then you will see what "label" actually fits if you need one.
**you must be the change you wish to see in the world**
call yourself....
well you dont have to label yourself, but I would say to call yourself
bisexual. I think you are more of a lesbian from what you explained, but if you are attracted to guys and want to do sexual things with them then I believe you are bisexual, and about the girl who had the fling ..I think you should talk to her about it and find out if she is bisexual as well. Or maybe even a lesbian. If she is you guys could hook up and then you could experience being with male and female if you havn't already. Then you can really find your self and deside what the best label would be for you.
-Cheyenne