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Being with a guy you love and wanting a girl..

Please do not de-non this as it is something very personal to me. I realise this is probably going to sound bad and many of you may judge, but I think it is easier to talk to strangers about something like this.

I have been with my boyfriend for almost a year now and love him dearly. He treats me so well and loves me too. But recently I have started to badly want girls. I have known since the start of high school that I like girls as well as guys. I have brief experiences with girls in the past and only once anything major with another girl. I don't know whats wrong with me, but I miss it, its not better necessarily its just different, a different kind of feeling and I really do miss it so much. I cant get it out of my head, I think about it all the time and I don't know what to do to supress these feelings, Im just getting turned on so much my girls at the minute, and the feeling isnt quite the same with my boyfriend :frown:

Please can I stress the point that I would not cheat on my boyfriend and I realise that cheating whether it be with a guy or girl is still cheating, regardless of gender. I guess I just need some advice on how to get rid of these feelings. Are there any girls that have experienced something similar? I do honestly love my boyfriend, and I do not want to throw away what we have over this, but it is playing on my mind quite a bit, to the extent that I've considered talking to him about it, but i'm terrified of what he might say. Guys, how would you react if your gf told you she was feeling this way? What can I do to stop feeling this way?

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Suggest having a threesome to him, (ask for his opinions of it, etc), if he's a normal guy, he'll like the idea and you can be with a woman too :biggrin:
So what, your bi-curious. Alot of people go through this. Maybe its just a phase or maybe you juts like girls more than boys. Anyway its nothing to be ashamed about and instead of trying to rid yourself of these feelings, embrace them xD

~Wildstarchild
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Donald Duck,

I wondered how long it would take for this to come up :p: Thanks for the advice but a threesome isn't an option, he nor I would ever go for it. It just wouldn't work.

But any more thoughts keep them coming?
Reply 4
Wildstarchild
So what, your bi-curious. Alot of people go through this. Maybe its just a phase or maybe you juts like girls more than boys. Anyway its nothing to be ashamed about and instead of trying to rid yourself of these feelings, embrace them xD

~Wildstarchild


Nope def not a phase, I have been with a girl before, Im not confused or anything, I just really miss it. And unfortunately embracing them would be cheating, so I certainly can't go ahead with anything without talking to him
Reply 5
If you really can't think of a way around it surely it's no different from wanting to try it out with another guy. You just don't if you're in a relationship that's strictly you and him. But I recommend exploring it I just don't know how you'd go about it in your situation, lol.
Anonymous
And unfortunately embracing them would be cheating, so I certainly can't go ahead with anything without talking to him


Having feeling for the same sex is cheating? Who knew....
I had this too. I had this enormous crush on this one girl when I was about 15/16 and since then have been interested in guys for the most part, although I still have the odd crush on a girl.

(anon because there are people on this forum whom i know are very judgmental and don't know this about me)

are you interested in girls in general or a particular one? If it's a particular person I would start to see less of him/her gradually.
Reply 8
moodring01
If you really can't think of a way around it surely it's no different from wanting to try it out with another guy. You just don't if you're in a relationship that's stricly you and him. But I recommend exploring it I just don't know how you'd go about it in your situation, lol.


That is the problem, I don't know that there is anything I can do. I may just have to get over it and some how try to get these thoughts and feelings out of my head. I'm meeting a girl I havent seen in ages for lunch tomorrow (just as a friend) who I once had a 'thing' with, my boyfriend knows Im meeting her and knows about the past, and he trusts me. I of course have no intention to do anything as I would never do that to my boyfriend but I just know it will be so hard...she is extremely attractive :s-smilie:

I know your just going to think I shouldn't go then but shes a friend and I dont want to cancel because of something silly like this.
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I sort of was like this before I suppose, though my boyfriend and I broke up before I went out with my first girlfriend. There's nothing you can really do to stop "missing" girls (and I don't blame you for that ha :wink:) but I would remind you that you are in a loving relationship now. If you broke up with him, what would you do? Go out with loads of different random girls just because you miss being with girls in general? If you have feelings for a specific girl, then maybe rethink the relationship, but unless you have a specific reason for breaking up with your boyfriend, I would suggest to stay with him.
If it becomes harder, and you feel like your missing out on a lot, then break it off, but I'd suggest you think very carefully first.
Hope that helped somewhat :smile:
Anonymous
That is the problem, I don't know that there is anything I can do. I may just have to get over it and some how try to get these thoughts and feelings out of my head. I'm meeting a girl I havent seen in ages for lunch tomorrow (just as a friend) who I once had a 'thing' with, my boyfriend knows Im meeting her and knows about the past, and he trusts me. I of course have no intention to do anything as I would never do that to my boyfriend but I just know it will be so hard...she is extremely attractive :s-smilie:

I know your just going to think I shouldn't go then but shes a friend and I dont want to cancel because of something silly like this.

There's no need to cancel. You should use the meeting as an opportunity to put your self-control to test.

But I'm really curious about why and how you find women attractive. Is it mostly an emotional thing for girls when they're attracted to other women? Or is it a physical thing? I've never asked a woman this seriously before - are you into bums or boobies?
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Howells
I sort of was like this before I suppose, though my boyfriend and I broke up before I went out with my first girlfriend. There's nothing you can really do to stop "missing" girls (and I don't blame you for that ha :wink:) but I would remind you that you are in a loving relationship now. If you broke up with him, what would you do? Go out with loads of different random girls just because you miss being with girls in general? If you have feelings for a specific girl, then maybe rethink the relationship, but unless you have a specific reason for breaking up with your boyfriend, I would suggest to stay with him.
If it becomes harder, and you feel like your missing out on a lot, then break it off, but I'd suggest you think very carefully first.
Hope that helped somewhat :smile:


Thanks for the advice :smile: I agree Im not going to break up with my boyfriend for no specific reason, I mean I love him. If we werent together I couldnt see myself being with a girl perhaps yeah, but then I cant see my life without him, I need him at the same time. But this is obviously affecting me too, I assume if you have had girlfriends and boyfriends in the past then you will know exactly what I mean. Are you with anyone and the minute and do you find yourself missing that closeness/hotness with a girl?
Reply 12
I think for most guys having their girlfriend telling them they are curious about trying it on with another girl is an absolute dream.

What the hell is wrong with your boyfriend lol?
Reply 13
Anonymous
Thanks for the advice :smile: I agree Im not going to break up with my boyfriend for no specific reason, I mean I love him. If we werent together I couldnt see myself being with a girl perhaps yeah, but then I cant see my life without him, I need him at the same time. But this is obviously affecting me too, I assume if you have had girlfriends and boyfriends in the past then you will know exactly what I mean. Are you with anyone and the minute and do you find yourself missing that closeness/hotness with a girl?


I had one boyfriend for about 9 months, then was with my ex for two years-ish, and I've been with my current girlfriend for just over 6 months - girls are definitely better as both my ex and current girlfriends have said :wink:
I can understand why you'd miss it, as the whole dynamic is different with a girl - it's a lot more emotional and intense perhaps?
I think staying with your boyfriend is the best idea, but if it continues to play on your mind, try talking to him about it. Make sure you tell him that there's no-one else involved though, or he could get more angry (most people would I would've thought).
:smile:
Reply 14
dealbreaker
There's no need to cancel. You should use the meeting as an opportunity to put your self-control to test.

But I'm really curious about why and how you find women attractive. Is it mostly an emotional thing for girls when they're attracted to other women? Or is it a physical thing? I've never asked a woman this seriously before - are you into bums or boobies?


Thats the same as asking why you find girls attractive. It depends on the particular girl, it can be because she is an amazing person, but quite often its cause she is so unbelieveably hot haha but really, who knows. It is partly emotion too, I find you can in some (but not all cases) become much closer to a girl, some guys do not like this as they think its not a masculine thing to do.
Anonymous
Thats the same as asking why you find girls attractive. It depends on the particular girl, it can be because she is an amazing person, but quite often its cause she is so unbelieveably hot haha but really, who knows. It is partly emotion too, I find you can in some (but not all cases) become much closer to a girl, some guys do not like this as they think its not a masculine thing to do.

Since the attraction is more a physical thing then...bums or boobies? :-)
Reply 16
dealbreaker
Since the attraction is more a physical thing then...bums or boobies? :-)


I don't want to some like some skanky sex addict haha. But yeah the latter but shhhhh. Moving on :p:

Someone asked was it just one person in particular, the answer is no, I mean im meeting my friend who I havent seen in a while tomorrow but this isnt because of her. This has sadly being going on for a while.
You're just going to have to get over it, I'm afraid. Unless your boyfriend would be OK with threesomes or an open relationship, there's nothing you can do aside from trying to overcome your desires or breaking up with him.

Are you still attracted to him? Are you truly in love with him.... or are you just used to him? Because if it is the latter, maybe you need someone else.
Reply 18
The problem here is that you want to sleep with other people even though you are attached. Its not about gender. Should probably have a think about your feelings for your boyfriend and whether or not you really want to be with him.
My last girlfriend turned out to be a lesbian surprisingly enough...

We had been going out for 7 months.. when i found out i kinda liked it.. but in the end i broke up with her cause it was too weird.. (it was also due to a few other reasons but that was a main one!)

I would say you need to really think which side of the fence you are, otherwise you may lose your boyfriend...