For those of you who have changed your "Interested In" to people of the same sex, how did others react when you first did it? Did anyone notice at all?
I'm going to do that soon as well. I think it's far less likely someone will take notice, but you never know. If one person sees it and comments it could start off a chain. So just be prepared when you do it and aware, but also proud of yourself. It's a good way to be open about it, yet not having to tell everyone.
Facebook doesn't notify people of your change in "Interested In", so I doubt anyone would notice, and people rarely look at your About page, so...
It doesn't? That's the one thing I've been worrying about with changing my interested in, if it would show up as something you changed...
Yeah, you're totally right. I feel like I'm totally ready for it, though. I still remember the time when I didn't want to be associated with anything that was considered "gay"... and now I'm happy and feel proud when people make those sorts of connections. :icon_bigg
You can actually hide that part of your profile and I don't think anyone would notice. I've had mine set for interested in women for a while now. If anything, I think my status updates including the person I was dating (we would take pics together) made it more obvious. I wouldn't worry too much though, you are who you are.
People usually don't notice it unless they are purposely looking for it. The only thing that I will say is that it is public so while the majority of people won't see it, some people might and some people might think you are totally out, which can be awkward if you aren't ready for it. Either way, go you. Just thinking about changing it is a huge step in the right direction
I've had my Interested In set since the day I made my Facebook, so, I don't think anyone paid attention to it, and I already probably told everyone I knew about my sexual orientation before I even added them on Facebook, so most people knew before.
Good for you. (!) It does show up that you changed your interested in, you can delete the update if you want.
Just be careful and check, because when I took Men off my interested in it did post as recent activity, but I was able to delete and hide that.
I've had it set to 'Interested in Men' for ages and barely anyone's noticed... Except like one or two! :lol:
For me a decent amount of people notice. Mostly because a lot of people stalk me. It does pop up on your news feed if you have timeline. I'd say go for it. It is quiet and it is less stressful than everyone knowing at once.
I changed mine to interested in men and women a couple of months ago. No one noticed, or at least no one's commented. I did take the update off of my timeline. I figure the only times people look at my interested in is if they're facebook stalking me or thinking of asking me out.
