Jul 31, 2010
Julia Fractal commented on
SL Letter of the Day: Bi Enough.
Hi to DIRNAA,
I'm a fellow lesbian gone bi, and just amicably ended my first relationship with a bisexual guy.
My advice is to just relax and see where it goes. You're not getting involved with all men or renouncing future relationships with women. You just happen to like this particular guy who provides you with great conversation, fantastic orgasms, and seems to adore you. What's wrong with that? Despite the weirdness of the situation, both of you seem to be communicating well and treating each other with respect. It's okay to be confused or ask for time to figure things out. Try to let this relationship progress or fail based on how you connect as people, and not based on gender or orientation. Only time will tell whether you two work best as friends, friends with benefits, or lovers.
There's no need to come out to your friends or announce the new relationship (whatever form it settles into) unless/until you feel ready. All my friends (straight and queer) were very supportive when I started dating a guy and spent a year figuring out where I felt most comfortable along the dyke/bi/queer spectrum. There are plenty of other lesbian and lesbian-identified women who've ended up happily dating or even partnering up with men.
Good luck to both of you!
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Jul 29, 2010
Julia Fractal commented on
Savage Love.
Women have been enjoying our "cupcocks" for decades, and it's called erotic literature. The majority of erotic anthologies and novels are aimed at women, and also written and edited by women.
Lately lots more women are finding the same appeal in gay sex and romance that many straight men find in lesbians. I'm a queer woman who wrote slash (male/male) fanfiction for years, and found out that both the readers and writers are about 95% women (both het and queer). Now the trend is getting more and more mainstream, with publishers like Dreamspinner churning out eBooks and everyone making jokes about some Edward/Jacob action. But it's still predominantly women writing sexy stories about two (or more) male characters getting it on, in order to get other women off.
Most men don't get why we need 2,000 words of foreplay before getting to the action, or why we'd prefer text to XTube. So I think that meets all of Desires Erotic Balance's criteria :)
Jul 29, 2010
Julia Fractal commented on
Savage Love.
Women have been enjoying our "cupcocks" for decades, and it's called erotic literature. The majority of erotic anthologies and novels are aimed at women, and also written and edited by women.
Lately lots more women are finding the same appeal in gay sex and romance that many straight men find in lesbians. I'm a queer woman who wrote slash (male/male) fanfiction for years, and found out that both the readers and writers are about 95% women (both het and queer). Now the trend is getting more and more mainstream, with publishers like Dreamspinner churning out eBooks and everyone making jokes about some Edward/Jacob action. But it's still predominantly women writing sexy stories about two (or more) male characters getting it on, in order to get other women off.
Most men don't get why we need 2,000 words of foreplay before getting to the action, or why we'd prefer text to XTube. So I think that meets all of Desires Erotic Balance's criteria :)
I'm a fellow lesbian gone bi, and just amicably ended my first relationship with a bisexual guy.
My advice is to just relax and see where it goes. You're not getting involved with all men or renouncing future relationships with women. You just happen to like this particular guy who provides you with great conversation, fantastic orgasms, and seems to adore you. What's wrong with that? Despite the weirdness of the situation, both of you seem to be communicating well and treating each other with respect. It's okay to be confused or ask for time to figure things out. Try to let this relationship progress or fail based on how you connect as people, and not based on gender or orientation. Only time will tell whether you two work best as friends, friends with benefits, or lovers.
There's no need to come out to your friends or announce the new relationship (whatever form it settles into) unless/until you feel ready. All my friends (straight and queer) were very supportive when I started dating a guy and spent a year figuring out where I felt most comfortable along the dyke/bi/queer spectrum. There are plenty of other lesbian and lesbian-identified women who've ended up happily dating or even partnering up with men.
Good luck to both of you!