I Identify as Bisexual and I have quite a few Lesbian friends, I have always wondered what was so OKAY with being Gay but so Taboo with Bisexuality. My friends love me even though I'm bisexual but I did have a problem recently. I was talking to a girl my freinds introduced to me and she asked me out. We started dating for a little bit and then this question popped: "So you're a Lesbian right?" "...Um..No I'm actually Bisexual." "Oh............." "Yeah why? What's wrong with being Bi?" "Well I just thought you actually liked me." What the hell am I supposed to do? I can't seem to figure this out for the life of me. We broke up (obviously) but still. Being Bisexual dates back to roman and Greek times, most animals are Bisexual...so why not us? I know this is a huge controversy and everyone has their own opinions but I would really like some help... I fought for my mind to accept Bisexuality but now other people wont?
I would think that this kind of mentality stems from lesbian fear and insecurity. In a lot of lesbians´ heads, bisexual means bicurious. You´re just there for sex and experimenting and most likely leave her for a man when you get bored. I know that´s not the case, but it´s hard to ease a doubtful mind..
"I just thought you actually liked me." I did...a lot...now I just think you're a bitch. Wtf goes through people's minds? Clearly this person either believes that bisexuals don't genuinely like anybody...or perhaps that they only genuinely like the opposite sex? Why would you use the word "bisexual" to describe that? I believe "misanthrope" describes people who don't like anybody perfectly well. And "straight" does a good job of summing up people who only genuinely like the opposite sex. Oh, wait! I get it! She's *stupid* and/or *isn't* thinking!! There's your problem right there, hon. It's not a problem with people who take issue with bisexuality...it's that you associate with stupid people (or rather, your friends do). Next time, when your friends introduce you to someone, be sure to ask them first: "wait...is she dumb?" Keep your expectations reasonable: there will *always* be stupid people in the world who don't accept bisexuality (either as a real thing, or who are opposed...or as in this case, don't really have a clue what it is, and are too incurious to ask). The thing is to avoid getting into relationships with those people.