Bi Guys Who Have Come Out A Bit Later In Life

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I'm coming to terms with the fact I am bisexual. It's something which really only started to surface in my late-20s. However, I am very reluctant to come out for fear that it would change my relationship with everyone I know.

Has anyone else come out as bisexual in their 30s or beyond and what has been the reaction from friends and family?
 
I've been bi-curious probably most of my life. (I'm 54 now.) My second wife and I have been swinging since the beginning of our relationship, and she quickly determined that she craves pussy. While I'd had some MM experiences prior to meeting my new wife, her complete acceptance of her new bi-furious status along with the way our threesome-play had started to tend toward no limits regarding hetero-play and same sex play gave me the confidence to fully accept my own bisexuality.

We're both completely open regarding our sexual preferences in our swinger profiles. Our playmates all know we're both bi. Some of our friends know, and now somehow some of my work colleagues know. My youngest son has come out as pansexual to my wife and I and his brothers, but not to his mom. When he came out to my wife and I, we came out as bi to him. My uncle knows, but we haven't come out to anyone else in either of our families.

Honestly, regarding the people who we are out to, nothing has changed. All of our playmates are cool with it, and we've had no issues with friends or my co-workers.
 
I've been bi-curious probably most of my life. (I'm 54 now.) My second wife and I have been swinging since the beginning of our relationship, and she quickly determined that she craves pussy. While I'd had some MM experiences prior to meeting my new wife, her complete acceptance of her new bi-furious status along with the way our threesome-play had started to tend toward no limits regarding hetero-play and same sex play gave me the confidence to fully accept my own bisexuality.

We're both completely open regarding our sexual preferences in our swinger profiles. Our playmates all know we're both bi. Some of our friends know, and now somehow some of my work colleagues know. My youngest son has come out as pansexual to my wife and I and his brothers, but not to his mom. When he came out to my wife and I, we came out as bi to him. My uncle knows, but we haven't come out to anyone else in either of our families.

Honestly, regarding the people who we are out to, nothing has changed. All of our playmates are cool with it, and we've had no issues with friends or my co-workers.

It sounds like you have quite a liberated relationship with your wife and your lifestyle. It's good to hear that friends and colleagues haven't changed how they act towards you. My problem is that as far as my relationship, my friends and family are concerned, I'm a regular hetero Joe.

It's like a huge secret trying to burst out from inside me. I'm worried about the damage this explosion could cause but equally about the damage from keeping it inside.
 
I came out as bisexual in my early thirties... Best thing I ever did! For me it was the first step to admitting to myself that I was gay and have been my whole life probably. I am grateful for my 'straight' years and all the beautiful woman I met along the way but I am so much happier now and much more of myself than I ever have been. Most friends and family were not too shocked and to some extent already knew... Funny that everyone seemed to know except myself hahahahaha but I guess that was my journey... Don't waste another day man... Get out there and be you and do you! You won't regret it
 
I didn't fully accept my bisexuality until I was about 35 or so. I came out to specific friends soon after and all were open and accepting. Even found out a couple of them were bi too. It's super scary but we build it up in our heads too much. Come out when you feel comfortable doing so, what's important is to be true to yourself. Once you are, everything else gets easier.
 
I'm 62. Married over 30 years. I figured out I was bi curious maybe 15 years ago. Still happily married. But it's not discussed. Will probably take it to the grave with me. My wife would not understand.
 
I would consider myself to be more gay that bi at this point, because my sexual relationships are all with men now. I see no need to upset other people's lives, like those of my sons, by coming out and likely breaking up a marriage. Our home gives them security. As their father, I am responsible to provide that until they are independent.

Some my disagree with this; however, my children's needs come before my own. I helped bring them into this world; they had no say in the matter.
 
I was convinced I was straight until somewhere in late 30's/early 40's, and when on business trips, I decided to find gay bars that had strippers so I could just watch young men. Then I began to tip them, getting a quick grope in. One of them followed me back to my hotel room and I had the best sex I'd ever had in my fucking LIFE! I've since fucked scores of young men who like older tops, and love it. But my whole life has been straight and everyone that knows me thinks so. I have no problem keeping this a secret, as I'm not looking for relationships out of it.
 
I'm 62. Married over 30 years. I figured out I was bi curious maybe 15 years ago. Still happily married. But it's not discussed. Will probably take it to the grave with me. My wife would not understand.
Been married a long time too. My wife would never understand either. Only 2 of my friends know that I am Bi
 
Been married a long time too. My wife would never understand either. Only 2 of my friends know that I am Bi
Only my friends here know my curiosities...
 
I've been an openly gay man since age 19 (I came out in the early 80's). So I can't comment with any first hand knowledge on what it's like to be bisexual or married/involved with a woman, and harboring those feelings.

But I'll tell you this: it's the 21st century, folks. Marriage equality is on the books as law in just about every developed country. Openly gay people are now seen -- and respected and accepted and awarded -- in entertainment, politics, sports, medicine, and pretty much every profession.

The "stigma" of being gay or bisexual is fading away with each passing day. And as for young people? It is simply not an issue. It's just one fact about friends or classmates or family members. Homophobia is now pretty much viewed just as negatively as racism, and most people simply won't tolerate it.

Granted, there are situations where religion remains as the major pushback regarding this reality. And there's definitely parts of the USA where being gay is still viewed very negatively. But you know what? SO WHAT!

People that actually love you will still love you if you tell them. The ones that won't never actually loved you. Because loving and accepting someone, or being a true friend, doesn't come with caveats.

So my advice is start slowly coming out with close friends or a family member you trust. Then just continue sharing your truth. Yes, it can be an ongoing process, not only for you, but for the people you tell. But someone not accepting your sexuality is THEIR problem and not yours.

Just live your authentic life whenever possible. And start today! Because we all only get one go around with this life. Being true to one's self is the most freeing thing. Living with a secret or self shame is like a cancer and it should be removed whenever possible.

There's a famous quote I love: "Other people's opinion of me is none of my business!"
 
interesting. I am like William G here, early 60s, started becoming bi maybe 15 years ago, still a bi virgin. I do not have an issue "coming out", as it is generally neither 'here nor there'. Couple friends know... 2 guys, 3 or 4 women, plus wife... she knows for sure, as I told here. She is bi as well, though not a "virgin". I was chatting with a friend a week ago, told him in passing I was bi. He said " so you want to suck a dick?" -- I said, of course, why not! I always like something in my ass with my wife, always. She obliges. Absolutely love it. With another couple, I think we would be in heaven, me with the guy, she with the woman. I see this all as pleasant and natural. More me than her, we fantasize about another couple... makes sex after 45 years pretty good! helps that my wife is great, sexy and kind. I presume for my wife, it is the same as well, or at least she says. I am also, exceedingly loyal...bottom line on bisex - a wonderful thing....
 
I would consider myself to be more gay that bi at this point, because my sexual relationships are all with men now. I see no need to upset other people's lives, like those of my sons, by coming out and likely breaking up a marriage. Our home gives them security. As their father, I am responsible to provide that until they are independent.

Some my disagree with this; however, my children's needs come before my own. I helped bring them into this world; they had no say in the matter.
Well stated. I think you’re doing the right thing for all
 
My "bi" emerged in my late teens--high school and college. I didn't hook up with a guy until I was 22.

I've never officially come out. I don't define myself by sexuality. Some family and friends have worked it out. When asked I usually respond who wants to know? or mind your own business or my private life isn't open for discussion.

No one who asks shares their private life with me. Why should I share mine with them?

My advice? Don't come out. Show up with a lady on your arm one day and gent on your arm another. Let em wonder. Or just shrug. :cool:
 
I know that true friends accept you as you are and I'm confident my closest friends would be accepting. However, something would change, I feel that there would be a degree of discomfort and I really don't want to introduce that.

I think that the biggest relief is that I am now accepting who I am, after years of fighting it. I can now accept that there is nothing wrong with me also desiring male interaction. Ultimately it is nobody else's business though so maybe I should keep it to myself. If I get to a stage where I feel that my feelings and desires evolve into wanting a relationship with a man, then that would change things but that's not where I am right now.
 
I would consider myself to be more gay that bi at this point, because my sexual relationships are all with men now. I see no need to upset other people's lives, like those of my sons, by coming out and likely breaking up a marriage. Our home gives them security. As their father, I am responsible to provide that until they are independent.

Some my disagree with this; however, my children's needs come before my own. I helped bring them into this world; they had no say in the matter.

will you ever come out?
 
I am a 29-year-old bisexual young man. I considered myself straight for all my life before college since even though I was sexually attracted to guys, I was more sexually attracted to girls. In college, I had some good mutual masturbation experiences with other guys. As a freshman in college, I masturbated with another freshman guy named Bo when he and I were visiting in his room during a party on his hall. He kept saying that he "wanted to experiment."
I told him that my male friends and I at boarding school used to masturbate around other through our shorts, and Bo told me that he "wanted to try it." Then, we both started masturbating through our shorts as we sat next to each other on his bed.

"Can we have them out," he asked. "It feels so much better to have them out."
I knew that he meant having our penises outside our shorts.

"Will you keep it a secret." I asked.

"I will not tell anyone" he said.
Then, he and I took our penises outside our shorts and masturbated while watching each other masturbate. He and I took off our clothing and continued masturbating in the nude. I told him that penis looked big, and he told me that I also had a really nice penis.
His penis looked slightly bigger than mine, but his penis and my penis were about the same size. I think that he and I had penises that were the same size as each other, but the perspective made it look to both of us as if the other guy's penis was the slightly larger of the two penises. He and I masturbated in silence for a long time as we expertly edged our penises.

Finally, I asked him, "Are you gay?"

"No", he replied. "Are you?"

"No. I am not." I said.
At the time, he and I did not know about bisexuality and were confused by our homo-erotic arousal since we both knew that we were more sexually attracted to girls than to guys and thus both identified as straight; a lot of guys in my generation were implicitly taught that any guy was either straight or gay.
Then, Bo became more sexually aroused as my penis grew to its full erect length. I could have ejaculated at any moment at that point, but I did not because I did not want the room to get messy and because I had always practiced edging for as long as possible when I masturbated since I had been taught to masturbate in that way when I first learned to masturbate.

"Can I touch it." Bo asked.

"No," I said immediately. My repressed sexuality caused me to say no immediately without my thinking about what I actually wanted.

"Please may I touch it?" said Bo. "I will be really gentle." His voice was full of burning desire, and his desire to touch me made me begin to waiver in my decision; I sympathized with his wanting something so badly and not being able to have it. I did not want him to have to feel that emotion since many times, that same emotion had been so excruciating to me whenever I had experienced that emotion in my life. In this line of thinking, as I thought about his touching my penis, I became more open to the idea of his touching my penis.

"Yes," I said. "but I want to finish in the bathroom first." I did not explain what I meant, but I thought that he understood.
I wanted him to touch my penis, but I did not want him to touch my penis at that point when it was already fully erect because my fantasy [that I had had for several years] which I wanted to act out was a fantasy of someone else masturbating my penis, beginning from its flaccid state and continuing until I ejaculated.
I then put on my shorts and left for the bathroom while leaving my shirt on the floor.

"You should put your shirt on," he said. "or someone might know." He was afraid that my being shirtless would indicate to other guys that he and I had been masturbating together. I thought that his fear was silly since guys often went shirtless in the dorm at any hour of the day. He was knew to living in a boys' dorm hall and had not yet learned that it was normal for boys to go shirtless on the hall. I had lived in a boys' dorm at my previous school and was used to going shirtless in an all-male dorm setting. I put on my shirt as I went to the bathroom since I did not want Bo to be afraid. I quickly went and sat on a toilet in one of the stalls of the bathroom and continued to masturbate with the intention of ejaculating into the toilet. I started masturbating more quickly since I wanted to finish ejaculating as soon I could so that I go back to Bo's room and have him masturbate me, starting with my penis being flaccid and continuing until my penis ejaculated again. I was highly virile then [age 19] and could easily ejaculate six or more times per day.
As I tried to more masturbate quickly in the bathroom, I got nervous from my excitement that Bo was going to touch my penis, and the nervousness caused my penis to become flaccid again. I was good at edging but did yet not know advanced techniques for maintaining full arousal during an entire edging session. As my penis continued going flaccid from my nervousness, I was frustrated. By the time I finally ejaculated and then returned to Bo's room, he had left to go out with other friends. I was disappointed that I did get to have him touch my penis.

I wanted to talk with him again to clarify our thoughts about the mutual masturbation experience, but I was never able to talk with alone since whenever I saw him again, there were other people around, and he did not talk to me ever again, but I fantasized a number of times about his touching my penis. I almost got to experience his touching my penis.
I was so close but so far away to what could have been between Bo and me.