envirokitty
My advice would be to just go with the flow. Don’t worry about the labels. Am I gay? Am I straight? Am I bisexual? Who cares. I think that was also my biggest mistake. I mean it’s great getting to know yourself…it’s great knowing exactly who you are - but that comes with time. You’re young. Just let your attractions lead the way. Some girls realize that they are lesbian after they’ve experienced sex with a man. Some never even need to experience that, (nor do they want to), to know that they are solely attracted to females. It’s different for everyone. Don’t worry about the labels. It’s too hard to pigeon hole yourself during this process, especially at this age. It just takes time. So go with the flow…if you’re attracted to a boy, that’s fantastic. If you’re attracted to a girl, that’s also fantastic. Don’t question gender.
If you feel that you need to speak to the the boy you had feelings with before, then do it. It may help you realize a few things. if you think that experiencing something physical with a boy will clear a few things up, then don’t be afraid to try it out. Also, you didn’t mention anything about being with a girl. If you’ve never experienced that, then don’t be afraid to try that out either!
The moral of the story here is that if you are questioning whether you’re gay, bisexual, pansexual, straight…whatever it may be - don’t worry so much about the labels! You don’t have to figure that out right now. & if you dont ever want to put a label on it… then don’t. You’re HUMAN. That’s the only label you need. You can be sexually attracted to whoever you want to be, and don’t ever feel sorry about it. If you end up liking a girl and want to tell your friends about it, you don’t have to tell them you’re a lesbian, or that you’re bisexual. Just say you don’t know yet, all you know is that you like her - and that’s all there is to it. It’s okay to not know these things. If your friends ridicule you for it - they’re ignorant and they aren’t your real friends.
Just remember that our generation is more accepting of people than any before us. This is how it works. And the next generation will be even MORE accepting. I guarantee you that within 30 years max - people won’t have to worry about this anymore. You won’t have to feel afraid to tell someone that you might have a thing for someone of the same sex. The only people that are having problems with it now are our parents and our grandparents. Most of your friends will be completely okay with it. So don’t sweat it. Live your life.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the things you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover”. - Mark Twain





