09-16-2012, 08:04 PM
I say screw labels and let it all happen natrually. THat is one of the tricks of coming out. I think it is possible for someone to come out before they really know for sure what they want. And then suddenly they have this sexual identity label.
When self-labeled we're expected (by our friends and ourselves) to fulfil this label. But this is hogwash. If you find out later that there is a definite possibility that you might be able to connect physically and emotionally with both sexes then so be it. A lot of us humans know very little about ourselves and are still discovering new things about ourselves and the ways in which we change over time.
Maybe she is a possibility, maybe you find her sexually attractive as well as emotionally attractive. And if so. Thats awesome!
Maybe you don't. Maybe she's just a platonic lady friend crush. Which is really quite normal. and also awesome (You don't have to want to sleep with everyone you admire)
And maybe she's just going to be a really cool friend and supporter for you. Which is also awesome.
That's whats so great about this life thing. Endless possibilities. Don't let the labels that you and society puts on you constrict your personal discovery process. Labels are useful once we understand ourselves, but i think they also constrict our ability to learn more about ourselves.
When self-labeled we're expected (by our friends and ourselves) to fulfil this label. But this is hogwash. If you find out later that there is a definite possibility that you might be able to connect physically and emotionally with both sexes then so be it. A lot of us humans know very little about ourselves and are still discovering new things about ourselves and the ways in which we change over time.
Maybe she is a possibility, maybe you find her sexually attractive as well as emotionally attractive. And if so. Thats awesome!
Maybe you don't. Maybe she's just a platonic lady friend crush. Which is really quite normal. and also awesome (You don't have to want to sleep with everyone you admire)
And maybe she's just going to be a really cool friend and supporter for you. Which is also awesome.
That's whats so great about this life thing. Endless possibilities. Don't let the labels that you and society puts on you constrict your personal discovery process. Labels are useful once we understand ourselves, but i think they also constrict our ability to learn more about ourselves.