I finally came out as bi, but have received negative responses. My wife wasn't too surprised but supportive...
If it was me and my wife would be ok with it, I’d come out to her and only her. As far as other friends and family, none of their business.
I came out to my wife and no one else. On the surface she says that she suspected that I was different than other men she knew but deep down I believe that she is questioning her own femininity.. I've told her that my sexual orientation has nothing to do with her that I knew that I was at least bi leaning towards gay from before puberty
I think all men & women are at least a little bit bi. Many will never act on it or even admit it, but I suspect most people even if only very occasionally will at least fantasize about it.
I agree. …. Kinda like the ‘bell curve’ …. There’s at least a little bit of each of us in all of us. … Now we just have to be able to admit that to each other, and enjoy.
Still don't see the point of telling other people that I'm bi. Seems to cause a lot of stress and lost friendships.
I agree. In fact, unless someone is interested or hitting on me, I see no reason to tell anyone anything about my orientations.
I've kind of been thinking about this lately. I resent coming out is a thing. We can say in casual conversation I like blondes, I like tall, and so on. Saying I like the same sex should be on the same level. It isn't. But society is getting there, at least US and western Europe. Unfortunately queer awareness gets you hurt or arrested or worse in Russia, Africa, Arab countries.
It must be a personal choice. Nobody needs to disclose their sexual orientation unless it impacts them in a negative way to keep it a secret. Also, secrets kept have a way of being exposed. One person may not think anything about it; another person may be impacted deeply by it. I needed to come out for myself. I knew it would hurt my wife and possibly alienate me from my children... but the fact that I had not been honest up front weighed heavily on me. It reminded me of being a very light skinned black person in a room full of white people who were making jokes or negative comments about Blacks. I felt like a fake and a liar. I found peace I didn't have before even though it was rough going