How did you know you were ready to come out to your family?

I was worried about something that I was holding in, and in order to discuss that thing I was holding in, I thought I would discuss something else I was holding in (my bisexuality). I thought "eh, sure why not my family doesn't hate gays anyway", so yeah. First I came out my cousin, then to my mom, and my dad, I'm working on @_@

I hope this helps, and I wish you good luck.

Is your family accepting by the way?

 

I knew I was ready to come out to my family when I became secure with my title as bisexual. I had recently begun dating a girl and I was in love and I wanted them to know. It is hard to find the right moment because it is extremely hard no matter when you decide to do it. I actually picked a time when my dad and brother were out of the house and then told my mom I needed to talk to her about something. I made sure that she knew I was completely open to questions so that she would feel more comfortable, which in turn made me more comfortable. Myself and my gay friends all came out after we felt worse hiding our true orientation than we did about being gay. Eventually you come to peace with all of it, but it is a long road. I wish you the best of luck!

 

It is good that she is open. I realized that most of my hesitation beforehand was because I knew I wouldn't be able to change my mind once it was out there. It really is exhausting. It is a huge relief afterwards though.

 

not something I ever plan to do...

 

When I came out I came to my mom. perhaps because your mom is curious about your sexuality she may be open about the idea? I don't know, I had the same imploding feeling which made me want to come out and afterwords you feel an extreme relief. you could always ask your mom how she feels about gay people to get a better idea on how she'll react