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View Poll Results: Did you/ could you date a bisexual?
I did 31 32.98%
I never did and I dont think i could 8 8.51%
I didn't but i believe I could 48 51.06%
i never thought about it. 7 7.45%
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Old 17th Aug 2012, 07:48 AM   #1
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Default Would/could you date bisexual?

First of all I really mean nothing bad by posting this and am not trying to offend bisexuals. I am just trying to state my feelings towards dating one which is only assumption since i had never been with one. That is why I am trying to see if I am only one that feels the same way towards the matter and to get opinions/personal experiences from other people.

Now to the point. I believe that I couldn't. Its rather simple why. Because I am insecure person and being with someone who can be possibly interested in any gender would make me extremely jealous when he would talk to anyone. i am not the type that would normally be jealous but i think that in this case i would get.

Also, if the person spends most of his life dating girls i would be in fear that one day he may begin to miss being with girls and began searching for something I cannot give to him.

Well this is only my assumption, but I would really like to hear your thoughts on the matter and if you have personal experience please don’t be shy to share it. I really hope that no one got offended since this is a delicate and I didnt really chose my words carefully.
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Old 17th Aug 2012, 07:53 AM   #2
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Default Re: Would/could you date bisexual?

Well, thechnically the concurence is bigger than with a gay guy but that's a matter of trust. But I think I'd date bis as well as gays as long as the match fits.
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Old 17th Aug 2012, 08:03 AM   #3
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I never have, but I see no reason not to.
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Old 17th Aug 2012, 08:10 AM   #4
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Default Re: Would/could you date bisexual?

I've never dated anyone, but I would have nothing against dating someone who is bi, assuming that we are otherwise a good match.
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Default Re: Would/could you date bisexual?

as long as she is into me thats cool i would.

i unknowingly have all the time i got into a relationship. they always used to say 'im gay' and i was like ok cool. then i got dumped for a boy....
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Default Re: Would/could you date bisexual?

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Also, if the person spends most of his life dating girls i would be in fear that one day he may begin to miss being with girls and began searching for something I cannot give to him.
I get where the fear comes from, but in reality you really have nothing to worry about. Being bi just means you are capable of (not forced to) date both genders. Nothing else.

I have no problem in dating someone who is bi
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Old 17th Aug 2012, 08:47 AM   #7
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I am : ) it makes me feel extra special.
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Old 17th Aug 2012, 09:00 AM   #8
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I don't even check in very often, but I'm starting to feel like we just need a sticky thread for the topic of dating bisexuals...
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I'd LOVE to!
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Old 17th Aug 2012, 10:48 AM   #10
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As long as I thought they were a good person, I would date a bisexual.
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Old 17th Aug 2012, 10:55 AM   #11
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I am so happy to hear the support for us Bi's, we're sexy. I agree with pseudojim when I say I'd love to. fewer things seem taboo that way.
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Old 17th Aug 2012, 11:08 AM   #12
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It wouldn't bother me. They would have had to pass many tests to even get to that point. I don't take those types of chances without seriously researching the person in question.
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Old 17th Aug 2012, 12:07 PM   #13
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I really hope that no one got offended since this is a delicate and I didnt really chose my words carefully.
What would make me really happy is if people stopped saying stuff like this. Why would you care enough to acknowledge you could offend someone but not care enough to do the research to avoid offending them in the first place. This thread is like the trillionth time a monosexual has expressed worries about the fidelities of bisexual people. It gets entire posts dedicated to it in the social justice blogosphere because bisexuals are so fed up with being treated this way. If you don't want to offend people, do the research!

Google: Number seven is the refutation to this whole thread.
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Old 17th Aug 2012, 12:12 PM   #14
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I'm madly in love with one right now... Couldn't have dreamed of a better girlfriend.<3
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Old 17th Aug 2012, 12:31 PM   #15
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Default Re: Would/could you date bisexual?

i did briefly date a bisexual when i was much younger, and we're still friends

i certainly wouldn't rule out bisexual women, though ideally i'd prefer to be with a woman who is all about women. finding someone is hard enough, so why narrow the spectrum?
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Default Re: Would/could you date bisexual?

I guess because same-sex relationships are still somewhat taboo, I'm just afraid I'd be used as a fun stop on the way to a perfectly heteronormative life. Otherwise, I guess I don't see any reason not to.
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I think its the ideal that they can never be fully satisfied with one person, and therefore must cheat that makes people warry. But, this is not true, especially not for all of them. So, yes I would. Plus, if it were ever about being unsatisfied and cheating, I say bring it on I got eyes like a hawk lol.
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Default Re: Would/could you date bisexual?

The last guy I dated was basically Kinsey 1, which means he was mostly attracted to women, not guys like me. All of those concerns you mentioned? I would have been really justified in having them. But he liked me, and I liked him, and we were good for each other and good to each other, and that's all that really matters.
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Default Re: Would/could you date bisexual?

Even if I wasnt bi, i dont think id have a problem with it. Like Ive said before everyone wether theyre strait, gay, bi, or anything else has the potential to be atracyed to someone other than who they ate dating, its wether or not that person chooses to act on those feelings thats important.
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Default Re: Would/could you date bisexual?

I have in the past and I see no reason not to do so again.
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