bisexuals.... question- could you see yourself getting married to a woman?

I'm confused. Normal Life? Ummm, So are you suggesting that being married to a woman isn't living a normal life. So when you date women, you see that as normal?

But, to answer your question. If I wanted to get married, I could see myself marrying a woman. It all depends on who I connect to.

BTW - IMO, your statement helps fuel stereotypes about bisexuals. Being with a woman is just as "normal" as being with a man.

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I mean Im still young at not thinking about marriage Yet and i really dont want to get married but if i ever did I have to know the person im marryinga guy or a girl and than i would tell yew if i could see myself with them   but I dont mind if its a guy a girl.. The only thing that matters is that i love them and vice versa and rings and a certificate dont need to tell me that..But My ANswer is Yes.. I could..

 And I also think I like women more than men too but it all depends on the person yew fall for..and if there the one or whatever...

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I don't Think she meant it that way.. I think she meant it like Normal life like how alot of people live it and marry a guy if there a women and women if there a guy..And we cant say anything is normal or not because for one person it is normal like eating a scorpian or something in china which is normal for them and not for us by the way i just made that up no offense to anyone...

I could marry a woman just as easily as I could marry a man. The issue isn't man or woman for me but finding the right person to marry.  

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... And I'm sure it's so much easier to marry a man and live the "easy life" with no questions etc., but do you really want to? Say you meet the woman of your dreams - or better yet, the person of your dreams - do you really want to end it just so you can avoid questions about your sexuality and your relationship?

I was in your situation a couple of years ago. I've known for a long time that I'm not straight and I've had trouble figuring out what I am, but I now consider myself bisexual. Not because I'm 50/50, I like women more than men just like you described, but once in a while I find myself attracted to men and I just don't feel as strongly about the whole gay community etc. as my friends who consider them 100% gay. I sometimes call  myself gay when people ask - only because it's easier and more normal to be gay or straight, but life isn't black and white and I think that the same goes for marrying a woman. The only way you can avoid ignorant people is by educating. I should just tell people that I'm bisexual instead of just saying "yeah, I'm gay" just because I don't feel like explaining.

Anyway, so I've been considering myself bisexual for a while, but I couldn't see myself marrying another woman. I like women - a lot - and I didn't mind dating them but I told myself that I would never get married to a woman - i wanted a husband, a house, a poodle and three screaming kids. So I dated a few guys and girls and I was still unsure about the whole thing. Then I met my current girlfriend and I was blown away! I knew right away that she's the one I want to be with - even if I'm still young - she's my soul mate. And as our relationship has developed so have I and I'm more mature about the whole thing now. We're only 21, but we're already talking about how we want kids together (in the future - not now). Two years ago I told myself that I would never have kids with a woman and that I wouldn't let any kid go through that, but I'm so in love with my girlfriend and it just feels natural that we'll have kids one day. If it's a normal thing for us to have a family - then so will our relatives AND the kids think. It's as soon as you make not normal that people will start thinking about it like that.

I met my girlfriend in the US when I lived there for two years and I recently moved back to Europe and she's going to move here and continue her studies here, but we're already thinking about marriage for several reasons - one of them because that will make her eligable for free school. It's not very romantic, but we know that we want to be together and because we're citizens of different countries, this is the only way we can avoid splitting up. On the other hand, I'm only 21 and quite scared of getting married. Not because I'm scared of getting married to her, but I'm just scared in general. However, I couldn't be more sure about her and that she in fact is the one I want to spend the rest of my life with and she is the one I want to have a family with, a house and a poodle. I think it's a question about maturity. I think you need to date a few people - men and women - and figure out who you are and what you want in a person. Maybe one day you'll find that amazing person that you just can't live without - whether it's a woman or a man.

In the future, please check to make sure a topic does not already exist.  There's already a 2 page thread in this folder asking this same question.  Since there's already a number of long replies here I am not going to close it, but here's the existing thread:

http://www.afterellen.com/node/39617

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Yes. Gender doesn't matter.

Not sure how I feel about marriage, though.

At the moment, I'm far more attracted to women than to men, and if I got married today (which won't happen), I'd probably want to marry a woman.  However, I know that, in the past, my preferences have fluctuated, and I could easily see myself marrying a man as well.  Only time will tell, but I honestly could see myself happy with either.  It would just depend on meeting the right one at the right time.

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I use to say that I would marry a man...but now I feel that I will marry whoever... man or woman...

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I knew I was a lesbian, I knew I would not be in a marriage with a man. I am not a big "marriage" fan at all, but there is one person I felt I would marry, the love of my life, a woman.

The question posted brings to mind the exact reason I made a decision to never date bisexual women after a few experiences. I know the near-year torture woman actually used the same phrase, Normal Life, while her hands were all over me pledging her love yet going home to her man...One woman previously had a 5-year lesbian relationship she moved hundreds of miles from in order to live a "normal life" and ends up becoming "friends" with me inwhich I don't have the time to list all the ways she played a cat and mouse game with me before I finally stopped the madness with her. She had actually pretended to the community that I was "the lesbian" she had to keep in check (it was revealed later about her secret relationship she'd run from). The other woman I simply ended our dating relationship but she didn't want to be friends. We lived in San Francisco during the time nobody understood what exactly HIV or AIDS was, but she was angry that I didn't "understand" her desire to sleep with her current boyfriend and begin a sexual relationship with me. Call it a desire to live. The last two women did actually contract and eventually die of AIDS-related complications.

Other's I just declined to date at all after that.

What I was real damn tired of is women telling me that my desire as a lesbian to have a full, happy life couldn't really happen with another woman, and that my life "style" isn't "normal".

I don't have to sleep with bisexuals in order to understand their desire for both sexes, but their lives are no more "normal"  or abnormal than an other relationship.

My question is how many bisexual women do end up committed to women as apposed to men.

I guess there are some that if they do take the time to read this whole post they'll be pissed. It's just my experience.

I’m not sure about getting married to someone of either sex but  I could see myself in a serious relationship with a woman or a man and as for living a “normal” life i’d rather live a happy and honest one. when you’r with the right person that life will feel normal.

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I'll try and answer this one :)

I honestly think there are different kinds of bisexuals no matter how weird that sounds. At the same time, different people interpret the word "bisexual" differently.

I consider myself bisexual. However, I've been in a very committed relationship with a woman who I believe I'll end up marrying one day. I still consider myself bisexual though. Why? I've been with this woman for more than 1,5 years and I can't picture myself with anyone else. I do still get attracted to men once in a while though. Just as well as I'm attracted to other women once in a while. With that said, this doesn't mean that I'm going to start an affair with the man or woman I find attractive. We're humans, and it's natural to feel attracted to other people and flirt with other people - relationship or not - but I know that my girlfriend is the one I want to be with. We even check out girls together (she considers herself lesbian), for us it's just normal that we as humans feel attracted to other people because we know that we want to be together.

you might call me a lesbian then. i've been with this amazing girl for more than 1,5 year and she's the one I want to be with and to many people this sounds like I'm a lesbian. They don't know how I feel though and sometimes it's just easier to go with the flow and identify myself as gay even though I don't feel like that deep down.

I think that many people act differently. I identify as a bisexual, however, I do not feel any desire to sleep with a man when I'm with a woman and vice versa. I'm 100% devoted to my girlfriend and would never even think of sleeping with someone else - man or woman. It's the same with heterosexuals or gay people. Some are faithful, others are not.

I think that a lot of people find bisexuals promiscuos because of the way media portrays bisexuals. It's "in" to be bisexual. I have a lot of "bisexual" friends who honestly would never be in a relationship with a person of the same sex. It's just "in" to consider yourself bisexual and somehow I find this to be a good thing because this means that we as a society have moved towards more acceptance of how we're all different. But at the same time it also frustrates me because I consider myself bisexual, but I actually have dated people of both sexes, but I've been 100% devoted to whomever I dated. However, I believe that there are many bisexuals like me who are mature and sure about their choices in their love life and who are 100% devoted to their partners. The other half is not, but the same thing goes for some heterosexuals and gay people. We're all humans and some people have other standards in their lives than the other half.

I think that the original poster of this post just needs to figure out who she is before she decides what she wants and what she doesn't want...

If I was deeply in love with a woman and felt that I could spend the rest of my life with her, then yes, I would have to marry her, regardless of the consequences. 

No. And this could be for one of two reasons: first of all, I have only been in two actual relationships (I've got that fear of commitment thing) and only one of them was (is) serious. Both of these relationships were/are with men. I have lusted after/flirted with/pursued/gone out with women, but in a more casual sense; I have never had a deep emotional connection with a woman the way I have with a man and therefore have no basis of comparison to drawn upon. And/or secondly, it may be because of societal norms, and what's technically easier.

If I were to fall in that sort of love with a woman though, I am certain the second guess would not stand any longer.

To answer the question, I shall pretend that I'm not happily partnered up: I could easily see myself marrying a woman.  Or a man.  Or someone who did not identify as either.  Gender and gender identity are not invisible to me, but they do not determine my attraction to another person.  If (god forbid) something happened to my partner, or we split up, I could perfectly well see myself falling for and committing to a lifelong partnership with someone who was honest, compassionate, funny, and shared my core values.

for me this may be a massive issue.

i'm a christian, for a start. so for me, ideally, marriage is a sacred act made in a church. therefore, i can easily see myself getting married to a man (i've already been in a position to think that way about two partners so far, but they didn't work out). i've been in love with one woman my entire life (not entirely sure i ever quit carrying that torch, it wasn't reciprocated) but i am yet to meet a woman that makes me want to marry. i would love a marriage, children and bunnies (the whole shebang). but i want to make sure that person is both appropriate for me and my faith (this presents issues for men too). 

I could absolutely see myself getting married to a woman.

I know an older bisexual woman who told me that at her stage in life, she's ready to meet a man, get married, and have babies. The reason she needs a man is because she wants to have a baby "the traditional way." While I understand the pull to be able to see both yourself and your partner in your child, that desire is not one that I have at this point. I would just be happy to form a loving family.

hrmm i am bi too and i do like women more than men。 i understand what you mean by normal life， something that society wants you to have。i guess in a way it is easier to live like everyone else。 if i love a woman i dont mind getting married to her at all，on the other hand i do want to have a family of my own。 i want to have a child of my own and go through pregnancy。but love matters the most and i will choose to marry whoever i love the most。

I'm a pansexual, but the bisexual forum is my very close cousin, so I'll answer this.

Yes, I could see myself getting married to a woman. In fact, if I were to marry, I could only see myself with a woman. It's odd, but men have always seemed temporary to me. Fun, a person to hang with and maybe get to know for a bit- but not forever. A woman is forever to me. 

Of course..anyone who makes/will make me happy.. See no point in living a lie (if that would take to live socially acceptable life) or adjusting to views of others I don't even approve or respect.

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