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Post by ericaalmance18 on Aug 1, 2014 23:18:05 GMT -6
Hello everyone! My name is Erica, female, and I'm 15 years old. Ever since I was about 12 or 13, I knew that something was definitely different about me, or I started to realize. When I was 13 and a half, I finally accepted and concluded that I am bisexual. However, I'm a whole lot more attracted to other girls. At 14 years old, I was just extremely confused and scared, and I still am. This part of me was new to me, so I didn't know if I should tell anyone, was it a big deal, etc. Basically what all of us feel. When I was almost 15, I came out to my best friend, and now all my closest friends know that I'm bisexual. They are all endlessly supportive. So after I came out, I was finally accepting my bisexuality. The reason I decided that I really was bisexual and needed to come out was because I fell in love with one my best friends who is a girl. She is straight and was dating someone else, so long story short my life sort of got ruined and there was a lot of heartbreak involved for me. I still haven't come out to my parents because I am absolutely terrified, since they're semi-homophobic. I guess I'm just really sacred because me being anything but straight is not something they would have expected at all. So yeah, that's just a tiny bit of my story!
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Post by Matt Stout on Aug 3, 2014 12:30:31 GMT -6
Erica,
Welcome to the forums! Dealing with accepting yourself, and your sexual orientation can be a very challenging and scary thing. I am glad to know that your close friends are all supportive of you! It is VERY important to have a good support network! In addition to your friends, you now I have all of us here who support you! Feel free to post all you want here. This is always a judgment free zone! We are all here to help each other.
I am so sorry to hear about your heartbreak. Trust me when I tell you I have had my fair share of heartbreaks in life. Each one seemed to hurt more and more, and when I finally gave up. I said to myself, (and Racheal) "I never ... I mean NEVER want to get into another relationship... I REFUSE to ever get into another relationship." and I meant this from the bottom of my heart. Funny thing happened... A few months later I met my soulmate, and my finance. My point? In life there will be heartache, and heartbreaks, but do NOT let them get you down, because when the time is right, you will find the one who completes you and makes you realize why it never worked with anyone else.
As for telling your parents? I will tell you like I tell everyone else. Only you will know when the time is right to tell them. I wish there were a "You should tell them on __-__-20__" answer... But there is not. However you will know when the time is right, and when you do tell them, you will feel a huge weight lifted off of your shoulders. (Been there, and done that!)
Let me know if there is ever anything you need!
~Matt
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