Why do teens on WP think they are bisexual?

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09 Nov 2015, 4:51 pm

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Don't act like you know everyone else's lives, Cockroach96. The fact that you think we're "overly preoccupied" with our sexuality is pretty offensive; you're acting like you're better than those who identify as bisexual. I have felt attraction toward both males and females for as long as I can remember. I wasn't able to pin down what my sexuality was until I was in high school, because I didn't know if it was normal for everyone to experience attractions to people of either sex to a degree. I have never had a boyfriend or a girlfriend, but I would love to have either one. Please don't show such baffling ignorance again.

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09 Nov 2015, 5:06 pm

Grammar Geek wrote:

The fact that you think we're "overly preoccupied" with our sexuality is pretty offensive; you're acting like you're better than those who identify as bisexual.

No.
I don't judge people based on their sexuality and I don't think I'm better than LGBT people.

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09 Nov 2015, 5:12 pm

Okay, but the way you've worded your post makes it seem condescending. As Aspies, I know that sometimes we have trouble seeing that, so I'm just bringing it to your attention.

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09 Nov 2015, 5:42 pm

It seems to be the new trend for today's kids I suppose.

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09 Nov 2015, 9:02 pm

Because they might be bisexual. Duh.

It's incredibly patronizing to tell other people you think THEIR thoughts on THEIR OWN DAMN SEXUALITY - that you, an outsider, do not, cannot, know anything about - are wrong.

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10 Nov 2015, 2:01 am

InsomniaGrl wrote:

I know I am bi, and I have barely had any bisexual experiences. I am barely a teen now though.

I thought you were over 20 if I recall right what you said about your age. :roll:

Don't tell me that I flirted you while you were a minor.

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10 Nov 2015, 3:00 am

Cockroach96 wrote:

I've seen several teens here saying they think they are bisexual. I don't think they are right. They are just at a difficult stage in their lives and are overly preoccupied with their sexuality. They might have anxiety disorders.

What about those who think they are heterosexual, homosexual or asexual?

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10 Nov 2015, 3:08 am

Sweetleaf wrote:

I don't think every teen who thinks they could be bi-sexual is wrong on that point, it does exist so it would make sense that people would think about it at the ages they typically become more aware of sexuality.

It's also the second most common sexual orientation amongst humans

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Also not sure having an anxiety disorder would be any kind of evidence someone isn't actually bisexual.

Though it could be the case that biphobia and bi-erasure would make bi-sexual people (of any age) especially anxious.

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10 Nov 2015, 3:09 am

Cockroach96 wrote:

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I've seen several teens here saying they think they are bisexual. I don't think they are right. They are just at a difficult stage in their lives and are overly preoccupied with their sexuality. They might have anxiety disorders.

i think you just answered your own question there, sort of.

you may be overly preoccupied with other's preoccupation.

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InsomniaGrl wrote:

I know I am bi, and I have barely had any bisexual experiences. I am barely a teen now though.

I thought you were over 20 if I recall right what you said about your age. :roll:

Don't tell me that I flirted you while you were a minor.

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10 Nov 2015, 3:12 am

Sweetleaf wrote:

Also its a logical fallacy to assume because you thought you were bisexual as a teen and came to figure you're actually straight, that any other teen who suspects they could be bisexual will also turn out to be straight, everyone is not you.

Probably far more likely for bisexuals to mistakenly assume they are straight. Especially when they are young...

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10 Nov 2015, 8:36 am

The_Face_of_Boo wrote:

InsomniaGrl wrote:

I know I am bi, and I have barely had any bisexual experiences. I am barely a teen now though.

I thought you were over 20 if I recall right what you said about your age. :roll:

Don't tell me that I flirted you while you were a minor.

I thought she said she was 18.

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10 Nov 2015, 2:04 pm

When people have an anxiety disorder or OCD about their sexuality they usually make it clear they don't want to be that sexuality. They don't usually label themselves as their "false sexuality." I've had OCD about my sexuality, but I usually obsessed about being bi. I originally felt like I was gay, but anxiety about people doubting my sexuality made me feel like I was bi.

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10 Nov 2015, 2:13 pm

I wouldn't pay too much attention to anything Cockroach is posting right now. They are being something of a troll right now. Just the other day they posted that all people with Down's should be euthanized, which is a very hypocritical thing for an aspie to say, and then went on about "freedom of expression", which is basically what anyone says after they've just been a huge jerk.

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11 Nov 2015, 3:41 am

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and then went on about "freedom of expression", which is basically what anyone says after they've just been a huge jerk.

If I had a nickel for every time someone used that argument on a bloody private site.

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