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Bisexual Men

For women who are bisexual, if you were dating a wonderful guy who revealed to you that
he was bisexual would his sexual orientation have any affect on how you felt about him?

Although bisexual women and men suffer with most of the same myths and misunderstandings,
do you think that society is more accepting of bisexual women compared to bisexual men?

And lastly do any of you have any personal experiences in being with a bisexual man? What are some of your thoughts and feelings in regards to the relationship you had with him and did being bisexual have a prominent position in that relationship?

I'm just curious in knowing other bi women's thoughts on bi men.


Jo's picture

bi men

if i was dating a bi guy, it would make no difference whatsover to me, i think it would be completly hypocritical. the only difference it might make is that i would feel closer to him because he understands the struggle bi/gay people go through, maybe even more so than women.

i think society is absolutly more accepting of bi women, lets face it most straight guys wouldn't have a clue about bi guys, im not straight bashing here but they're unlikely to understand or want to, since it doesnt affect their lives.

i know from discussions with friends that most straight girls would find it weird to date a bi guy, i really dont understand why but then im not straight so.

i know 2 bi guys, one of whom would never come out to his guy friends and im not sure he would see the point either and the other is out but tends to hang round with bi/les/straight women and gay/bi guys rather than straight guys.

i've never been in a relationship with a bi guy but im only 16 so who knows in the future, for me it would only make me closer to them.

www.myspace.com/jo_16_

WritingisTherapy's picture

bi men

i have no particular problem when men who call themselves bi.  i do have a friend from school who says he's bi but i think that might have more to do with where his experiences lie.  but who knows maybe he truely is.  on the other hand i have another bi male friend who really is bi and i love both of them to death.  however, women have a much easier time being accepted as bi.  either way tho it's still difficult because of all the misconceptions towards bi people no matter what gender.  i think that men being bi have to cope more with the idea that being bi is only a spring board into being fully gay.  either way it sucks...
wryterzblock's picture

It wouldn't matter to

It wouldn't matter to me any more or less than dating a bisexual female.  Which is, therein, the point of being bisexual.   

Plus it would definitely be a bit of a breath of fresh air to be able to comment on a guy's hotness without being accused of wanting to go out and screw them.

We're here, we're half queer, get used to it!

BeautifulTroi's picture

Truthfully?

I'd probably think it was great. I find the idea of a bisexual guy very sexy.
Elizabeth's picture

Lol

I've only known one bi guy, and he just doesn't want to say he's gay yet lol
wryterzblock's picture

Funny, that's what; alot of

Funny, that's what; alot of people seem to think about bisexuals in general...

 

 

We're here, we're half queer, get used to it!

Amy M's picture

Bi men

I've actually dated more bi men than women (Four that were open about it, although I've suspected a fair number of the so-called straight guys I dated weren't as 100% hetero as they protested too much to be) Probably because it's easier to find a bisexual man that's single than another woman, because most of the bi women I've met have an "understanding" straight boyfriend or husband. I even went through a phase of a few years where I'd given up on dating straight men completely.

I've had negative experiences with the bi men I've dated. One turned out to be cheating on his boyfriend with me. The other problem was that most of them  seemed to be using me as an unpaid  psychologist because they were so neurotic  about being bisexual that they had to shove their sexual histories down my throat despite the fact I made it clear I didn't really want to know (I wouldn't want a lesbian to tell me every detail about her past girlfriends, and I wouldn't want a straight guy to tell me about all the women he'd slept with, so why would this be any different). 

I wouldn't rule out dating another bi guy in the future if he was well-adjusted and comfortable with himself, but I've also learned from experience that just because someone has the same sexual orientation that I do, doesn't mean he or she is going to be the right person, anymore than assuming that just because two people are straight they'll be compatible.

StarFire's picture

It doesn't change my mind

It doesn't change my mind about them or I don't look at them differently. I just feel like I know them a little bit better now, like I would with anything else they told me about themselves. When I started telling my friends I was bi a few of them came out and told me they were bi, too, and a few of them happened to be guys. It just made me feel like I knew them much better because I could relate and they could relate to me.

I'm not sure about whether bisexual women are more accepted than bisexual men but in my town men who show an interest in other men have it harder than women show an interest in other women.

ice cream's picture

My ex-boyfriend is bi.

It didn't bother me at all.

We had quite different approaches to sexuality, though.  I am technically bisexual but really mostly lesbian, whereas he was only attracted to guys sexually.

baby_astrolab's picture

I've dated several bi guys

It hasn't made much of a difference to me- as long as I know the person I'm with is attracted to me, it doesn't really matter who else they fancy. If anything, I've been a little bit more comfortable dating bi guys than straight- we have that 'queer' thing in common, so it's easier to get away from stereotypes of straight relationships (roles and whatnot) and just be two people in love.