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From: (Not Displayed) Received: 3:03 pm on May 9, 2008 Return to Inbox
Subject: I'm so confused
I can't tell if I like girls or guys or both what should I do? i'm about to have a breakdown

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Hey!

It's perfectly natural to be confused about your sexual orientation. Pretty much every guy who grows up to be straight has once had a crush on a guy. Pretty much every lesbian has had a relationship with a man. Pretty much every teenager goes through a phase of being confused about their sexual orientation.

One important thing to remember is that you don't have to label yourself. It's okay to be curious!

For the moment, I think that the best thing for you to do is simply to accept that you're 'questioning' and have fun with it. Date girls. Date guys. One day, you'll come to a decision. Until then, you really don't need to worry too much.

I'm sorry that I can't give you a cut and dried 'you're straight' or 'your're gay' or 'you're bi' answer, but that's not how it works. You're the only one who can determine your sexual orientation, and it's not something you can do overnight. Rome wasn't built in a day.

Best of luck!
-Fern

Posted at 5:08 am on May 10, 2008

It's simple to automatically mix your feelings of what necessarily isn't intended. What I mean by this is, before confusing yourself more with your emotions sort them out first. To do this I would suggest finding a place you are comfortable in. Then shortly after write down some physical and emotional traits you like about the two genders. When you've got that all done, can you see the traits you would want in a relationship? If not there's another way to visualize being with one of the same or opposite sex. Try and visualize the feeling of dating each gender. What's something unique about that visualization. Within that, try to visualize having a emotional attachment to them. Can you see yourself wanting to be in a relationship with the gender your most confused about. Or is it simply just an attraction of physical appearance?

Sometimes just having a physical attraction to one gender is enough. You don't necessarily have to have this emotional connection to be honestly attracted. You could simple be interested in the physical stuff, then more so the emotional relationship. Whatever you see yourself wanting, is what you will remain to have. Don't force a false feeling because you feel you have to.

Only you can decide what sexual preference you are,
Good Luck.

Posted at 7:53 pm on May 9, 2008

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