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please keep anon or just delete as this is embarrasing for me and i know people who come on here!!

Well i'm confused about my sexuality, i'm 18 and a girl by the way. I have when i was younger been attracted to a couple of girls but this just faded away and so i just assumed it was a passing phase. Well now i seem to think of some girls this way again and don't know what to do. None of my friends or family know that i feel this way they just think i'm straight. But i'm really confused, i know that i'm attracted to some guys. Ive never had experience with guys or girls, not even kissing. Has anyone ever been confused about there sexuality? should you just wait and see what happens in the future? I'm really shy aswell which doesnt help in meeting and talking to people.

Theres this one girl i like, i dont see her anymore, i was at college with her for a couple of years but she was in a different group so i wasnt around her that much and didnt really talk to her. She was really out going, seemed like fun. i added her on my mypsace, but havent talked to her. Should i send her a message or is that weird? :s-smilie: I know its pathetic..
I suppose it wouldn't hurt to send her a friendly message if you want too.

It seems like you just don't know which gender you like, or you could like both. I say don't worry about it, and if you meet somebody you are interested in, regardless of gender, then see how things go!

:smile:
Reply 2
i think that is wholey good advice!! i know its not easy from experience, but ive known for much longer, and i mean 11 years, only recently though told anyone, and its scary!! but, my friends are so suportive and like me regardless!!

i think you should give it time and see if any, which you tend to prefer!!
it may take time but i think you will figure it out!

as for the girl, send her a friendly message, bu i have a question, is she likely to feel the same, i mean, does she like girls in that way. if not, be very careful, getting involved with straight girls is generaly a bad idea, they tend to break your heart!! just a warnig, but there is no harm in trying to begin with!!

all the best, Sally xx
Reply 3
thanks for the replys, guess will just have to give it time and see how i feel then. To the above poster, yes i think that the girl does like girls in that way although i cant be certain. Not sure if will send a message, it probably would seem weird as we never really spoke, she probably wouldnt even remember me properly as i'm very shy and not reply.
Reply 4
well, then i think you should send her a message, its always nice to see familiar faces, regardless of how well you know them, plus you never know what may happen, be possitive and you'll be ok!!
Anonymous
thanks for the replys, guess will just have to give it time and see how i feel then. To the above poster, yes i think that the girl does like girls in that way although i cant be certain. Not sure if will send a message, it probably would seem weird as we never really spoke, she probably wouldnt even remember me properly as i'm very shy and not reply.


Just curious to what makes you say that?
Reply 6
Seems to me the best thing to do is to get there and have some experience, before you can realise your sexuality. Go and meet some boys and get to know them, see how that goes. Confide in a couple of trust-worthy friends about your confusion, go to a gay bar and see how comfortable you feel there.

You can't learn by thinking, you have to learn by doing!!!
Just send her a message and tell her she doesn't have to reply if she doesn't want to. See where it goes form there!
As a veteran of most things myspace, you could easily just say something like 'Hey was just looking through my friends list and found you. Thought I'd say hi :smile:' maybe something about college etc.

Happens to me all the time and i dont think theres anything weird about that. Nor should i expect anyone else would.
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Just send her a message and tell her she doesn't have to reply if she doesn't want to. See where it goes form there!

nah not a very good idea i'm afraid...

If she receives that kind of message, she is going to find it strange. It will seem like the OP is contacting her for another motive, when the OP wants things to develop more naturally.

But definately send her a message! Just say something like mr german had posted - making it seem un-obvious.
Oh right.... fair point!
Reply 11
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Oh right.... fair point!


btw, aren't you like 4 years past your sell by date? :rolleyes: *points to username and profile age*
:rofl: I guess I am.... but 16's my fave number!
Reply 13
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:rofl: I guess I am.... but 16's my fave number!

mine too actually :redface: only because thats my birth day :smile:
Fair dos... but we're going off topic now!
I myself ain't that clear about my sexuality and I have had some "weird" thoughts about some girls I know. For now, I figure I'm straight...but that's most probably cos I haven't met a girl who's willing to help me find out. LOL
Reply 16
strawberry
I myself ain't that clear about my sexuality and I have had some "weird" thoughts about some girls I know. For now, I figure I'm straight...but that's most probably cos I haven't met a girl who's willing to help me find out. LOL

not sure about girls, but i've found that it is very easy to find gay/bi guys to do things with (i'm a guy too). It might not work that way with girls tho.... :redface:
well, its possible, but if they tend more towards the guys your in dangerous country, i mean, potential brocken heart in the making!!! id say take it as it comes!!!

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