Being with a girl and being bi

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To the OP: Are you asking this for one night stands or relationships? For one night stands, no, there is no reason to mention your bisexuality.

For relationships, I agree 100% with Petite. If you lie to your partner about who you are, then you can't be trusted in a relationship. Trust is the most important thing in a relationship. If you can't trust your partner with who you really are, why the hell are you with her?! It's also just plain disrespectful to her if you are sleeping with men while with her without her consent. You don't have to tell her the moment you meet her, but she should know before something serious develops.
 

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for me I was always open and honest with my girl friends
my last one even met my boyfriend
do what feels right to you
never lie to yourself or the one you care about
always be honest about your feelings and always play safe
I am now 43 and openly bi but I prefer guys

Agree 100%. I was open and honest with the girlfriend and she had the option to make up her mind. She is okay with it, and now we just joke about it. The hardest part is just unfortunately choosing a side for lack of a better word because people that are truly bi will always be conflicted. Telling the girlfriend was nothing compared to having to deal with this everyday. Honestly, I would never wish bisexuality on someone, it is just very hard sometimes.
 

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Also, be careful as some things might come back to bite you. Meaning, don't go "experimenting" if that's not a life style you want exposed. Let's say, you become management, celeb, politician (anything is possible) you don't want people coming out saying stuff. It can get real ugly.

I always used to say that but everyone always laughed. It is true. The guy in the club with you might come back and bite you when you run for Senator. :buttkick:
 

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OP I have to echo what the others have said. You need to be open with your GF not only for her but more importantly for yourself. I think the longer you continue not telling her then the harder it will make it, and in the end you'd probably end up thinking to 'yourself a sure what's the point in telling her now.' But by doing this then you will have something hidden from her and if you are a half decent person with feelings then I think you will find it hard to continue as normal.

2 Years ago I was seeing a girl as a friend/fuck buddy everything was going great for a few months but then we started to fall for each other and talked about getting into a relationship. I knew that at that stage before it moved from fun to serious I had to tell her as it was the only way, that I could have started a relationship with her. Unfortunately for us she didn't take it too well and decided herself that she couldn't handle the fact that "she couldn't fulfill all my needs". No amount of me telling her that she is enough (which she was) and that I will never cheat no matter what (which I wouldn't I know how it feels) helped change her mind so we never got to get into that relationship.

Do I regret telling her? NO, it was the right thing to do (at least for me it was). I would have regretted not telling her even more. She never the less appreciated the honesty and would have felt worse if we started a relationship and I never told her. We are still friends today but nothing more. Alas better to have a friend than nothing.

Anyway hope something makes sense from this. Hopefully if you find the courage to tell her things can work out and who knows maybe it will add another dimension to your relationship.
 

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I don't drop the 'bi bomb' unless it looks like it is getting serious; that goes for both genders. I have had my share of wild ass MFM fun back in the day...but I assure them that when i'm with someone, i am with them only...so far no negative reactions *knock on wood*.
 

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Agree 100%. I was open and honest with the girlfriend and she had the option to make up her mind. She is okay with it, and now we just joke about it. The hardest part is just unfortunately choosing a side for lack of a better word because people that are truly bi will always be conflicted. Telling the girlfriend was nothing compared to having to deal with this everyday. Honestly, I would never wish bisexuality on someone, it is just very hard sometimes.

I agree, NSX57. And I think you can't really understand it if you don't experience it. If you aren't bi then I don't think you can really understand the turmoil that comes with it.
 

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Also, be careful as some things might come back to bite you. Meaning, don't go "experimenting" if that's not a life style you want exposed. Let's say, you become management, celeb, politician (anything is possible) you don't want people coming out saying stuff. It can get real ugly.

Right. And I had a similar problem. I had one experience with a guy in college - and he ended up telling others about it. Not sure how many people he told, but he spoke about it nonetheless. So my fear is always that some girl I'm with COULD find out about my past without me telling her.
 

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So my fear is always that some girl I'm with COULD find out about my past without me telling her.

Dude, I don't want to sound like a douche, but that's life. You can spend the rest of yours running from yourself, or you can do like petite suggests and look for three-dimensional women who will love you for you. I don't see why you should spend your time hiding your past from people who are going to look down on you.
 

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As usual the answer is everyone's to figure out their way for themselves but my two cents... This IS more about multiple partners then bisexuality. I'm not openly bi. I much prefer women. Meaning, I can go without dick but I cannot even imagine giving up women. I want a relationship with a woman and I have no desire for one with a guy, it's just sexual. I'm fine not telling a gf I'm bi because I'm happy to just be with her and there's a good chance it will end/change things. Past sexual partners don't need to come up. The past is past, only the baggage you bring with you matters. Ideally, I want to be totally open to my girl but that's just like, ideally, everyone should understand and accept our differences. Now if you want bi threesomes or moresomes, or a gf and bf, or some kinda triad or open relationship...you are searching for a super small subset of women. Gotta do that from the start and be open about it. The chance of randomly dating a woman up for those lifestyles is lowwwww. The kinky sides of dating sites and fetish/swing clubs are your friend.

My brother said something to me about proposing to his wife. Don't propose unless you know she's going to say yes. I've used that policy with women I've been seeing regarding telling them I'm bi. If I meet them online or somehow safe to just be bi up front? Done. If I'm dating a woman and there is some in-route to talking about gay/bi stuff? Cool. Find out how they feel. Two tips, bi chicks mostly are not cool with bi men. HAHA. Older woman seem more in to bi guys but the odds are still slight. I've only known two woman under 22 up for mmf and they were just up for anything. I think odds are almost zero at 18 and they barely get to a half a percent by 30.

Only the few exgfs, fuckbuddies, and couples I've done bi stuff with know I'm bi. In general I think people freak about bi guys. Most people aren't cool with the man on man sex. Lots of people are in that he's gay but fooling himself category and I've even had other bi people flip out cause I'm not bi enough (don't like kissing guys, picky about anal). Don't be with shitheads and you shouldn't get outed. But if outing you will benefit them, I think a fair amount of people will...so yeah be selective or you'll be lying rather than just keeping quiet.

Only one woman I was seeing freaked when I told her but she's the reason to keep it quiet. I was seeing her only about a month. We both had huge sex drives. We talked about sex a ton: threesomes, big dick and even some gay/bi stuff. I was sure she would be ok with it, even if she didn't want me with guys. Wrong. She acted fine with it. Then left kinda quick and stopped taking my calls. No big loss but I was shocked I read things so wrong. You never can tell till you open up and she was a cool chick to lose. She ended up pregnant by her ex like two months later so I think I actually dodged a bullet. HA.

Oh and no pics of the bi sex. Then you at least have the option to call someone outing you nuts.
 

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I told her right away. We were both young. It was the right thing to do for us.
She totally accepted me as I am.
 

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I actually have been with my girlfriend for over a year now, and just came out to her about my bisexuality last night (she was the first person for me to ever tell). Mind you this came after we have been really experimentive in bed. We are completely in love, and I asked her if she had ever had any thoughts about another woman, which she said she had.

Basically I beat around the bush with her for a bit, asking her different questions to her view points. We talk almost every night in our relationship, so this also allows for each of us to open up to each other about certain things.

After I told her, she said that the fact that I am such a sexual person is a turn on to her, even if it is me fantasizing about another guy. She said it allows her to picture me in different fantasies of her own.

If anything last night made her and I closer than we have ever been.

If someone is going to make you feel like you have to hide in your shell from who you are, then it is not worth sticking in that relationship my friend.
 

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If someone is going to make you feel like you have to hide in your shell from who you are, then it is not worth sticking in that relationship my friend.

Well said. You are supposed to be happy, end of story, life is way to short not to be. It is better to be in no relationship than a relationship built on lies in my opinion.
 
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I would HATE a guy if he waited a while before he told me something like that. I would rather be told upfront and so would a lot of women. Some women are going to accept it and be o.k. with it and some are not. That's life! Everyone is not going to be alright with everything.
 

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@doesitgetbetter: great topic. I'm afraid that I'll be needing to have this kind of conversation soon and not looking forward to it. I'll be checking here to see if others chime in.
 

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My two cents...

Before you decide to pursue a relationship with someone, I think you need to make sure you're fully comfortable with you- instead of "looking for someone to complete you." I don't think it's fair for gay/bi men to expect honesty in relationships with women when they're not open and honest with them. It's her choice to be with a bisexual man, not yours. That's like not wanting to be a druggie, and then finding out after 2 years of dating that they've been banging heroine in secret, and it's no different.

And to the guy above me- brace yourself. Expect the worst and hope for the best. When you keep something like that from your spouse, as understanding as they may be, they will ask themselves, and possibly you, if there's anything else you're hiding. They may even feel betrayed. The only thing you can do is apologize for not telling them sooner.

Anyone you date, you could possibly spend the rest of your life with. Why have something to hide?