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Was my sexuality repressed?

Discussion in 'Sexual Orientation' started by ShyCrab21, Apr 28, 2017.

  1. ShyCrab21

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    Uhh, hey. >u<

    Well, growing up, I was never taught about differences in sexuality...and my mother(I love her so much), kind of assumed that I would like boys. I remember her telling me to wait until I finished high school, before dating guys. So, I was completely oblivious to the fact of same-sex attraction.

    When I was younger, I would look at some of the fashion mags around the house, and was oddly mesmerized by...uhh...the bra and panties section. >u< My mom would have this puzzled face and kindly take the book away from me. When I would play fighting games, I hated picking male characters and always went with a female character(still do that); however, something about their breasts and curves made it hard to look away. Back then, I felt very odd about my own behavior(I was about 10 years old).

    So, in school, I had a crush...only because all the other girls had them. However, the boys I "crushed" on, felt more like brothers than potential boyfriends...I don't know. In 7th-8th grade...I noticed a lot of..."pretty" girls, and at the time, I thought it was normal(I thought all girls thought the way I did) to think of how beautiful they were. The thing is, I'm extremely shy and it takes a lot for me to talk to people in life, but for some reason, I wanted to really talk to these girls. I ended up not knowing what, it was...but when I think back on it, they were extremely cute to me. Not like adorable:cute, but like fiiiine:cute. :icon_redf

    I'm still questioning my sexuality, but I think I'm either bi(leaning towards lesbian) or just lesbian. I tend to get very aroused just by looking at a beautiful girl's face...and especially if she has large breasts/curvy body. Also, I feel the urge to hold a girl in my arms, hold her hand, and just enjoy time with her.

    I apologize for this jumbled mess, but can someone please analyze my backstory?
     
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  2. silverhalo

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    Hey welcome to EC. We can't tell you what yit u are because only you know what you feel but we can advise and help you to come to the decision.
    From what you have written I would lean more towards lesbian, you don't mention anything about guys apart from you crushed on one because that's what you thought you should do.
    Don't apologise it's not a jumbled mess and most of us have been where you are now, just trying to figure things out :slight_smile:
     
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    As noted, because of your lack of mentioning boys much except as "brother" rather than boyfriend material, I would lean to saying that you present through your post as more of a lesbian. Especially your expressions of interest in the female body.

    Ultimately it will be your decision what path you follow, so I cannot tell you what to choose. These are just some thoughts on your post.

    Sebby45
     
  4. 6qurious9

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    Your experiences sound strangely similar to mine. I too thought it wasn't out of the ordinary that I found the female body sexually arousing and i assumed that everyone thought the same way I did; seeing the female as the epitome of sexual desire. When playing mmorpg fighting games, I definitely enjoyed playing as a female character more so because I found the female form the characters had to be very attractive.

    My parents (dad and step mum) expected me to like the opposite sex and would say to wait until I finished school before dating. Funnily enough, dating a guy was never ever one of my main concerns anyway and I had no interest in it at all. I always thought that I would just go with the flow if a guy liked me or something.

    Seeing how you described feelings towards males compared to females, sounds like you lean towards women.
     
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