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Personally, I don't think your confused about your sexual orientation. I think your confused about how to accept the fact that you are who you are.
If you reread your question, you'll notice two things:
1-You want to change yourself to please your family and friends
2-Your trying to treat being gay or bisexual like it was something you can cure or change.
First, I recommend accepting who you are, accepting that it's confusing, accepting that you need time to figure things out and especially accepting that you have all these feelings inside of you. You've been putting way too much pressure on yourself by imposing black and white answers to your questions. It sounds like you are worrying way too much about what others think and want and not enough about what you need and want.
The excuse of having 'offspring' is just a way to avoid the real question: How do you accept being gay or bisexual? And how will you confront your friends and family?
Nothing is stopping you from having children even if you are gay. There are many gay couples who adopt or use technology like in vitro fertilization to have children.
The best way to figure all this out is by giving yourself time and distance. It helps to just let things calm down, don't try to understand everything now, think about how you feel and give yourself the time to understand what you really need and want.
I recommend that you concentrate on studying, do other hobbies like sports and try to stop worrying about a future you can't predict. You also should stop putting so much pressure on yourself to please everybody. What you need from your friends right now is that they listen to you, not make you worry and not judge you. You need them to just be good friends and love you whether you are gay or not.
It can also help to talk about how you are feeling to someone that isn't too close to you like a school counselor, psychologist or social worker. They might help you to have a better perspective about everything as well as give you an more neutral opinion.
Remember, life is full of surprises, ups and downs, and many unknown and beautiful things. You just need some time and patience!
You can't change your heart. If you feel a certain way, trying to 'change' for others is ultimately compromising your own individuality.
If your friends can't accept you for who you are... you need new friends...
I know my frds want me to change
but it is 'NOT ' for them... they want me to be normal and are worried about my future because I am from INDIA and here being gay is illegal and I personally know that it wil be a shock for my family .. that is why I am trying to be normal so that I please them.. my family has been with me and helped me to face all situations now... is it not my duty to give them a grandchild? dont I owe to them? I am not going to live wid them in future but atleast I think that I owe it to them for making me such an intelligent person..
I am ready to give up my gay past for them, its the least I can do for them . they have done so much more
and talkin bout invitro fertilization, the sperm will be of either of the two rite, so where is the offspring of the other, moreover isnt it too costly?
and dont tell me that I need new frds , I respect them for all their support and wont listen one more word against them...
Let's look at the word 'normal' you've been throwing around. It seems that what is normal for you is to be gay. There is nothing wrong with being gay and I hate to break it to you, but if you try to make yourself straight you will be miserable. Do you want to marry a woman and have childern while living with this secret? Do you really want to live a lie like that? It doesn't sound fun.
If you're friends and family love you they will except the truth in time. It might take a very long time and it won't be easy but it's better to be true to yourself then to lie to yourself and everyone around you. To the people that have shown you so much love and support in other aspects in your life.
If these people are as wonderful as you say they are, they deserve the truth.
I'm from Ohio where being gay is just as frowned upon as it is in Indiana, if not worse. Being gay isn't an abnormality. 10% of people identify themselves as homosexual. Only 4% of the world has naturally occurring red hair, is red hair considered an abnormality? No. So, I would say being gay is more normal than having red hair. My family doesn't care that I'm gay because they love ME, not my sexual orientation.






How to eliminate this confusion about my sexual orientation?
I am confused with my sexual orientation.
I thought I was a gay but I have some feelings about girls too. my problem is known to some friends who want me to be normal and start liking girls..I am trying to change myself for them because they love me a lot and care for me.. I had really started changing for few days.. but some days before, I have developed a hugeee crush on a guy again... when I told my friends this problem, they got 2 much worried... I cant seem to get this guy out of my mind... also I am only son, so if I dont marry a girl, the generation would stop so this is my other tension. none of my family members knows about my problem and I know that they are against such things. please help me fast
I am going to try to be straight only for a month and then if it works bingo or else I have to consider myself as gay
dont think that my friends dont support me, they do support me
but its just that they want me to marry a girl because I am the only child and I need to reproduce so that my family can have an offspring...
please help me I m tooo confused to study and my grades are getting affected..
HELP needed fast