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At what age did you figure out your sexual orientation?

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by anniebunnie, Mar 30, 2014.

  1. anniebunnie

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    I found I was pan when I was 12, but thinking back I feel like I should have known earlier! Was it gradual or did it quickly hit you? Were you indenial at first?
     
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    I liked boys for a lomg time, probably since about 12 but i only figured it out about october last year ^.^
     
  3. laurenc

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    I knew I liked girls when I was 5 . it was very easy for me to figure it out
     
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    Can't say there was a definite moment, but I knew early on that I was different and didn't like girls.
     
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    I literally figured it out 3 days ago. I had always had a feeling, but I came to a definite "yes" on Thursday.
     
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    First sign were at 12. At this point I forced myself to like boys and taught myself I don't like girls 'till I was 15 or something like that. For I think 2 years now I've accepted my sexuality but it took me some time.:grin:
     
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    20, accepted it...15 noticed it. It took loads of time and denied it loads.
     
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    Age 23 and I'm still not sure ;D
     
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    I only admitted it to myself at in this last year, but I think I known from way back when I was a teenager. Especially when I look back in retrospect, its pretty clear the signs were there. I think it was only recently when I came out of a very long term relationship, that I had to deal with and accept it. Up until that point it had never been an issue and so could be safely ignored.

    I feel better for admitting it to myself though....

    Happy days :slight_smile:
     
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    Never had any big crushes, but when teenage years started, 12-13 I guess, gradually I realised that I was noticing boys more, at around 15 I thought about it for the first time as an actual posibility.
     
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    Looking back,I probably already knew in elementary school,when I had the vague feeling that I'm different and always felt like I might rather be a boy. As I was about ten I started questioning my perception of self and about one year later,when I was eleven, I finally figured out that I do have the right body, but can love girls nevertheless. It still took me a few years to accept that I don't like boys as much and am indeed lesbian, though.
     
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    I always remember when i knew i was gay. I did question as to why i liked boys but i was only 9 and accepted it.
     
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    Knew I didn't feel like my friends did about girls at 11. Figured it out when I was 12.
     
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    I admitted it at around 15. Before then there were so many obvious hints, but I was in my own little world I guess :slight_smile:
     
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    Age 25 for me pretty late in life :dry:
     
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    I've said I was bi on this forum, but I believe pan is def. more accurate. However, I know I'm going to have to explain things to family soon, so I've been "practicing" with the bi label since it likely has a much greater chance of being understood.
     
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    This, exactly this. I started questioning at 15, knew for sure (and accepted) at 20.
     
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    I knew I was attracted to guys since late middle school, but I didn't admit that I was gay until I was like 20. I had tried hard to convince myself that I was bisexual so that I would at least have the option to end up with a girl and not upset my family, but eventually I just had to stop lying to myself.
     
  19. Chess

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    Does it count if I'm still figuring it out? >_> In any case its been a couple years since i realized that I'm not entirely straight....
     
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    When I was 10, 11 when I started noticing it, 16 when I finally accepted it.