Anonymous wrote:Yes. My friend identified as straight in high school, lesbian and / or bi in college, and straight as an adult. Married a man by 25 and has several children.

Another female friend was straight until a bad marriage right after college, then lesbian for about 5 years, them married a man at 29.

Another friend identified as straight in high school, and lesbian in college, stayed lesbian.

Many people go thru some experimentation, it's just that years ago they wouldn't tell anyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Are you that defensive that you can’t admit it’s the normal course of human biology? Have you noticed how the male and female parts line up?! (Am I trying to explain this to a tween???)

Penises also line up with other orifices, whether male or female. I knew a guy in college who had a thing for armpits.

And yet it takes egg and sperm for the human race to go on. So, inherently, male plus female. That’s biology stating what’s normal.

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Straight isn’t fashionable. It’s how the human race has lasted for as long as it has. How is this even up for discussion?

Anonymous wrote:(This being DCUM, I expect posts about how dare I treat it like a phase, a negative thing, whatever else. I really don’t care. Go ahead and skip this post then.)

17 yr DD never showed any leaning toward anything other than being straight until a year or so ago. Now claims to be bi. I know it’s strangely a trendy thing now.

Has your daughter had this pass and is back to being straight?

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Anonymous wrote: I think the leading theory is there is a spectrum of sexuality and only a small amount of people are 100% hetero or homosexual. Yes, it is more acceptable to come out as bi so I think those who fall closer to the middle of the spectrum may feel more comfortable coming out. They may chose to be heterosexual and live a heterosexual life in the future or not.

Just want to make sure I was clear. I think people are born say homosexual or more toward that end of the spectrum. I do think those in the bi area have more choice than those who are born totally homosexual or totally heterosexual.

Anonymous wrote:OK since the previous poster used the term lipstick lesbian. What is with hyper feminine high school and college women posting in pictures with their hands all over each other (e.g., hands on each other’s butts)?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s a phase. I am in my early 30s and as a teen about 3 of my friends claimed the same but are clearly with men now.

It is entirely possible for bi women to be in relationships with men (or for bi men to be in relationships with women). That would seem to be so obvious as to go without saying, but evidently not.

So true. My former ILs chose to ignore that my SIL had relationships with women her entire twenties because she married their son. It’s convenient for them to believe it was a phase. As a result, they were shocked when they tried to tell my DD that she would grow out of it like her aunt and aunt corrected them that she never stopped being attracted to women.

Basically some women are bi, but choose to exclusively be with a man at some point. Not a problem.

Why would they be "shocked"? Sexuality is personal and not something that has to be labeled or talked about non stop.

PSA to young people: stop talking about your sexuality with Mom Dad and relatives unless you bring a SO home or present in public as the opposite sex. They don't need to know your personal life unless it becomes public.

If oldsters REALLY believed that, they would stop asking young teen girls if they have “a little boyfriend” or saying “your husband won’t like that attitude.” My DD only refers to her sexuality to correct people who assume she’s interested in boys.

I don't ask or comment. But they and/or you can say
.. I don't have a boyfriend, or point out that the oldsters are being sexist talking about a future husband not liking attitude.

It makes the kids lives easier not to tell all extended family members every time they decide something different. I don't ask or comment with my younger relatives because I honestly don't care who they are having sex with or kissing.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s a phase. I am in my early 30s and as a teen about 3 of my friends claimed the same but are clearly with men now.

It is entirely possible for bi women to be in relationships with men (or for bi men to be in relationships with women). That would seem to be so obvious as to go without saying, but evidently not.

So true. My former ILs chose to ignore that my SIL had relationships with women her entire twenties because she married their son. It’s convenient for them to believe it was a phase. As a result, they were shocked when they tried to tell my DD that she would grow out of it like her aunt and aunt corrected them that she never stopped being attracted to women.

Basically some women are bi, but choose to exclusively be with a man at some point. Not a problem.

Why would they be "shocked"? Sexuality is personal and not something that has to be labeled or talked about non stop.

PSA to young people: stop talking about your sexuality with Mom Dad and relatives unless you bring a SO home or present in public as the opposite sex. They don't need to know your personal life unless it becomes public.

If oldsters REALLY believed that, they would stop asking young teen girls if they have “a little boyfriend” or saying “your husband won’t like that attitude.” My DD only refers to her sexuality to correct people who assume she’s interested in boys.

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Anonymous wrote:(This being DCUM, I expect posts about how dare I treat it like a phase, a negative thing, whatever else. I really don’t care. Go ahead and skip this post then.)

17 yr DD never showed any leaning toward anything other than being straight until a year or so ago. Now claims to be bi. I know it’s strangely a trendy thing now.

Has your daughter had this pass and is back to being straight?

My 12 year old talks about it constantly and it’s driving us nuts.

Anonymous wrote:(This being DCUM, I expect posts about how dare I treat it like a phase, a negative thing, whatever else. I really don’t care. Go ahead and skip this post then.)

17 yr DD never showed any leaning toward anything other than being straight until a year or so ago. Now claims to be bi. I know it’s strangely a trendy thing now.

Has your daughter had this pass and is back to being straight?

Anonymous wrote:OK since the previous poster used the term lipstick lesbian. What is with hyper feminine high school and college women posting in pictures with their hands all over each other (e.g., hands on each other’s butts)?

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Anonymous wrote:It’s a phase. I am in my early 30s and as a teen about 3 of my friends claimed the same but are clearly with men now.

It is entirely possible for bi women to be in relationships with men (or for bi men to be in relationships with women). That would seem to be so obvious as to go without saying, but evidently not.

So true. My former ILs chose to ignore that my SIL had relationships with women her entire twenties because she married their son. It’s convenient for them to believe it was a phase. As a result, they were shocked when they tried to tell my DD that she would grow out of it like her aunt and aunt corrected them that she never stopped being attracted to women.

Basically some women are bi, but choose to exclusively be with a man at some point. Not a problem.

Why would they be "shocked"? Sexuality is personal and not something that has to be labeled or talked about non stop.

PSA to young people: stop talking about your sexuality with Mom Dad and relatives unless you bring a SO home or present in public as the opposite sex. They don't need to know your personal life unless it becomes public.