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Do you think bisexuality is less accepted then homosexuality?

#41
Eric Perry said:
Well, I will say the thoughts of seeing Steph with someone else (guy or girl) is pretty erotic to me. For me, there's a *big* difference between a sexual encounter and an emotional bond. I try to look at the third person as pretty much a sex toy with a pulse.
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MatticusMania said:
Well, either of us being "intimate" with someone else is still a new concept in our relationship, but the boundaries we've set in place are acceptable to us both, and if either one of us felt unfomfortable about something the boundaires are open to being redefined.
I guess the fidelity factors in in that we only find playing with others acceptable if we are both present. Basically, so long as neither of us have a problem with whats going on then its fair game. So long there hasnt been a problem.
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I guess this fits as a response to both of you...

Especially when you open the doors to "live sex toys", open and honest communication - and 100% agreement on the rules - becomes critical. (IME)
 
#43
I was briefly in a relationship with a bisexual girl some years ago. I had no problem with that fact until at one point in the relationship she sat me down and said more or less that since she was bi a man alone could never truly satisfy her all the time, and she asked permission to be able to mess around with women on the side while maintaining our relationship. I realize some people here may have been cool with that, however I was/am not, and immediately ended the relationship.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for gay marriage and other rights, but I swore off dating bisexuals ever since. Fool me once.... :p Admittedly though, after that relationship broke off (this was High School) I harbored a certain ill will against bisexuals for some time. I feel like I've moved past that since then, though.


P.S. I know some guys here immediately think "Threesome dude!" but my general rule is not to get involved with those when I am emotionally connected to one of the participants. :D
 
#44
^ Yeah, you messed that one up... j/k

But, IMO, your bi girlfriend's need to be satisfied by other women is not contingent with the thoughts and actions of all bisexual people. My wife and I had a very satisfying sex life before we began opening it up to others. We just both happen to be huge perverts. :D
 
#46
jrthebassguy said:
I was briefly in a relationship with a bisexual girl some years ago. I had no problem with that fact until at one point in the relationship she sat me down and said more or less that since she was bi a man alone could never truly satisfy her all the time, and she asked permission to be able to mess around with women on the side while maintaining our relationship. I realize some people here may have been cool with that, however I was/am not, and immediately ended the relationship.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for gay marriage and other rights, but I swore off dating bisexuals ever since. Fool me once.... :p Admittedly though, after that relationship broke off (this was High School) I harbored a certain ill will against bisexuals for some time. I feel like I've moved past that since then, though.


P.S. I know some guys here immediately think "Threesome dude!" but my general rule is not to get involved with those when I am emotionally connected to one of the participants. :D
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If I'm in a committed relationship with someone (i.e. marriage), being intimate with someone else is not acceptable - it doesn't matter if it's a man or a woman. If my partner feels the need to find someone in addition to me to be satisfied (emotionally or physically), then it isn't a relationship I want to be in. This goes both ways. If I'm not satisfied with what I'm getting from our relaitonship, and feel the need to supplement it with another person, I shouldn't be in that relationship. That's just how I roll (thankfully, my wife does, too). I'm not judging other people, though. Everyone gets to decide the rules of their own relationship.
 
#55
Hello all,
I am bisexual and I would say that bisexuality is accepted less than homosexuality because people who are not okay with homosexuals may be okay with someone who is bisexual, do to the fact that in their minds those who are bi are at least with the "right" sex, sometimes.
Is it right? No. Not in my opinion, anyway.

I feel that all people are created as they are, with a clean slate and no feelings either way. A persons personal preference in anything shouldn't bother any other person, so long as they are not inflicting on another's rights. I.e., it would be okay, in my opinion, to say I'm bi, but not to impose it upon others.

I feel that most, if not all, people have SOME interest in the same sex but if it becomes more than an interest or stays at that is up to each individual.
 
#56
I think for many people their sexual orientation is fluid. I mean to say that they really can't be put into any one category; they don't fit into a neat tidy box. No puns intended...

I think people in the gay & straight camps are often skeptical of bi people. They think they're really one way but trying to be something they aren't, or can't be.
 
#58
Bisexual chicks piss me off! They can end a relationship, go on a "I hate men" boycott for a few months, and still get laid the whole time!
It's not f'n fair, I tell ya! I can't just get freaky with my friends when I'm horny and there's no chicks around - I'm just not wired that way....(the smell of other guy's sweat is putrid to me among other sexual aversions)

Sometimes I wish I was bisexual. It would make things much easier! (and level the playing field) :mad:
 
#59
Roscoe East said:
I would counter that, while Asexuality may be more misunderstood than Bisexuality, almost no one gets discriminated against or disparaged because they are Asexual.
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I dunno, a lot of people will tell you that asexuality can't possibly be real. It's pretty belittling to some of us when people insist that our sexual orientation doesn't exist, as though we don't actually know how we feel. :hmm: Granted, it's not really going to happen unless you tell someone about it first, but I'm sure people don't like to be afraid to disclose their sexual orientation.
 
#60
Being bisexual, I will say it is less accepted than just being gay or a lesbian. This is because we're not only different from straight people, but also gays and lesbians. Everyone has an opinion and some people don't believe it's a real thing, gay and straight alike. Now, I didn't read all the posts so I'm not sure if someone said that already, but I did find that I was being more or less "shunned" by straight people and gays and lesbians, even though the B in LGBT stands for bisexual. And on another hand, just because a girl dates a girl doesn't mean she's a lesbian. Being bisexual means your attracted to both sexes, whether you're dating a guy or girl. I think that's another reason people don't fully understand what bisexual is.
 

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