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I need help...

Discussion in 'Sexual Orientation' started by questionable, Apr 12, 2013.

  1. questionable

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    I know I wasn't born to be gay, my parents tells me this too... And I don't want to be gay too...

    Now I'm really confused...
    Everytime I see a handsome boy with bulging muscles all over I get aroused just SEXUALLY
    But I DIDN'T FALL IN LOVE WITH THE SAME SEX even just once.

    I already had 3 girlfriends... I fell in love with them cause of their personality... I didn't also made sexual thoughts towards them... I also want to have kids and I WANT TO BE A DAD.

    I'm only 14 my mother said there are still many years that I could recover...

    The only reason why I'm experiencing these things it's because when I was just 7~9 years old I was sexually abused by my cousin which is also a male... He taught me things about sex... In which that time I have no idea about porn,gay people,lesbians and whatsoever cause my mind was still so young to think about those things.. I have come to the conclusion that if I didn't experienced that abusement I WOULDN'T EXPERIENCE THIS...

    For now I really need everyone's help and advices here... I would really appreciate it and I'm willing to listen or read..
     
  2. Hefiel

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    For one, and at the risk of sounding a little rude, I don't think your parents can tell you whether you were born gay or not, that's just not how it works. There's no checklist before impregnating a woman. It's also usually during the teen years that people begin to realize if they're homosexual, and there's nothing wrong with that.

    As far as your case in particular, you're still fairly young, so there's no need to rush to find an answer. You've had some unpleasant experiences, and that seems to put a lot of pressure and stress on you which is perfectly understandable. If you haven't done so already, I'd suggest you try and get over those bad experiences first to at least take some weight off your shoulders. If it's too difficult on your own, therapy could be a solution. Once that's done, then you can start tackling the issue of your sexual orientation. Tackling the two at once could just cause more confusion and stress.

    On homosexuality now. It's not unusual for people to enter a heterosexual relationship before finding out that they might be gay. You don't need to fall in love with a person of the same-sex to show signs of homosexuality, and there's no age limit for that either as you can see from this forum, there are people of all ages who are coming out at different point in their lives. It's also possible for gay couples to adopt (depending on your country) so there's always that option who gay couples who wishes to form a family.

    You're still young, don't rush it. Experiment if you can, and take some time to learn more about yourself, about your feelings, about homosexuality, etc. There are a lot of resources available on the internet. One last thing to remember, homosexuality is not wrong, don't let anyone lead you into believing that it's a sin or any of that vitriol.
     
  3. questionable

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    Thanks... I understand that...

    One more thing I'm really comfortable being a man
    I dont have interests on things in which women like a lot...

    I'm not planning to come out to my family and relatives cause when my mother knew that I was being confused about my identity she gave me signs that she would reject me forever if I would become a homo...

    Well yeah, sometimes I fantasize on women... But more on men but after I fantasize about men I get this guilty feeling :/
     
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    The guilt is not unusual, it usually takes some time before people are "ok" with themselves about it, because of the whole confusion surrounding their sexuality.

    It's a shame that your mother feels this way, and it's perfectly understandable that you would not want to risk facing those consequences at least until you're old enough to move away. I hope you'll be able to find some support elsewhere to help you get through this.
     
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    Thank you for your response I greatly appreciate it... And I really hope I could find the answers to my questions as soon as I get more older...
     
  6. revi

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    You say you don't want a relationship with guys want a family etc. I felt the same way... just realise you can be happy EVEN HAPPIER with men if you pick a woman because it's what yoir parents want you're not gonna be happy. Just realise you can have a happy life with men too. You can adopt try souregacy there are plenty of ways to have a kid and you'll enjoy the experience being with someone who you are actually attracted to. Just go with what comes for you naturally.
     
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    Being gay doesn't mean that you like or are interested in the things that women are interested in (well, other than men I suppose). There are gay guys here who like to hunt, fish, play sports, go to the shoot range, get dirty working on their truck, etc. There are also guys here aren't interested in any of those things or only some of those things. Some guys here are closer to the stereotype than others, whether completely or in some ways.

    That said, you should realize that ideas about 'what men like' and 'what women like' are products of culture, not nature. I grew up in Alaska and many of the women I knew loved to hunt, could take a car engine apart and put it back together for fun, flew planes, etc. And they were all quite straight.

    Most ideas of what gay men like or don't like are just stereotypes.

    You can like or not like whatever you want and still be gay or bi.

    Todd :smilewave
     
  8. revi

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    Yeah sorry didn't see that part. Being gay means you like guys only. It doesn't define how you act... it doesn't make you a crossdresser and you dont have to wana be a woman...