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I made out with another guy and now I regret it

I'm 25 always been curious about same sex intimacy but never tried it before in anyway. Honestly I thought I might be gay so in a moment of despair and weakness I downloaded grinder and had some guy come round. We made out for a bit, I was initially overcome with the excitement but as it went on I started closing my lips and then when i fully realised what I was doing, I asked him to leave and apologised. Nearly the exact moment he closed my front door I ran to the bathroom and threw up, I jumped in the shower and started washing with my wash gloves and antibacterial soap from my washing up. I started crying as I scrubbed. After that I just stayed there unter the shower for what seemed like an hr. I don't mean this to sound homophobic but I'm repulsed by myself. Please give me some advice on dealing with this.

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by Anonymous
I'm 25 always been curious about same sex intimacy but never tried it before in anyway. Honestly I thought I might be gay so in a moment of despair and weakness I downloaded grinder and had some guy come round. We made out for a bit, I was initially overcome with the excitement but as it went on I started closing my lips and then when i fully realised what I was doing, I asked him to leave and apologised. Nearly the exact moment he closed my front door I ran to the bathroom and threw up, I jumped in the shower and started washing with my wash gloves and antibacterial soap from my washing up. I started crying as I scrubbed. After that I just stayed there unter the shower for what seemed like an hr. I don't mean this to sound homophobic but I'm repulsed by myself. Please give me some advice on dealing with this.

could be internalized homophobia, could be nothing. maybe you're straight, after all. not sure what sort of advice you expect. it was only a kiss. just don't do it again if you hated it. you satisfied your curiosity, and that's fine. it's not like you're now forever tainted because you kissed a man. nobody even has to know

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by Ciel.
could be internalized homophobia, could be nothing. maybe you're straight, after all. not sure what sort of advice you expect. it was only a kiss. just don't do it again if you hated it. you satisfied your curiosity, and that's fine. it's not like you're now forever tainted because you kissed a man. nobody even has to know

I apologise if that's how this message came across, it wasn't my intention to be offensive. If anything it's completely swayed my doubts about myself because before I though I might be gay but now I'm dead sure I'm not. My question was mainly to ask those who've been through a similar experience and ask how they dealt with the regret

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by Anonymous
I apologise if that's how this message came across, it wasn't my intention to be offensive. If anything it's completely swayed my doubts about myself because before I though I might be gay but now I'm dead sure I'm not. My question was mainly to ask those who've been through a similar experience and ask how they dealt with the regret

nah, it's ok, it wasn't offensive.

hope you get some more replies but seriously, i think you're overthinking it. if anything, you should be proud of yourself. not everyone has the courage to try the things they're curious about. you had the balls to do it, and that's great. at least now you know for sure. it seriously doesn't have to mean anything else. e.g. for example, so many straight actors have played gay characters/kissed other men. that doesn't change or threaten their sexuality in any way. some girls will kiss in clubs/pubs for the hell of it, despite being straight

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by Ciel.
nah, it's ok, it wasn't offensive.
hope you get some more replies but seriously, i think you're overthinking it. if anything, you should be proud of yourself. not everyone has the courage to try the things they're curious about. you had the balls to do it, and that's great. at least now you know for sure. it seriously doesn't have to mean anything else. e.g. for example, so many straight actors have played gay characters/kissed other men. that doesn't change or threaten their sexuality in any way. some girls will kiss in clubs/pubs for the hell of it, despite being straight

Thanks man. I think you're right and I am really overthinking it. I was honestly just surprised because I was enjoying it to start because I was caught up in the feeling. Physically it was fun but in my soul it didn't feel right.

Reply 5

Original post
by Anonymous
I'm 25 always been curious about same sex intimacy but never tried it before in anyway. Honestly I thought I might be gay so in a moment of despair and weakness I downloaded grinder and had some guy come round. We made out for a bit, I was initially overcome with the excitement but as it went on I started closing my lips and then when i fully realised what I was doing, I asked him to leave and apologised. Nearly the exact moment he closed my front door I ran to the bathroom and threw up, I jumped in the shower and started washing with my wash gloves and antibacterial soap from my washing up. I started crying as I scrubbed. After that I just stayed there unter the shower for what seemed like an hr. I don't mean this to sound homophobic but I'm repulsed by myself. Please give me some advice on dealing with this.

You could show yourself a little more grace and kindness, you seem to be very hard on yourself here. You were curious, you tried, now you feel overwhelmed. Allow some time to pass to help you process your thoughts on this experience. It’s okay to wonder about who you are, it’s okay to experiment with your sexuality, it’s okay to feel emotions 🙂 you’ll be okay.

Reply 6

I agree that you need to be much kinder to yourself here. Experimenting in that way actually takes a lot of courage. There are a lot of people with similar feelings who never take steps to explore them. There's nothing about this that has tainted you, or even that you should regret. You tried something new, and it wasn't for you. That's fine, and hopefully it doesn't stop you from trying out new experiences in future, whether that is on the intimacy and sex side of things, or in life generally. It's a good habit to get into.

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