some straight guy i was friends with was obsessed with me. he only cared if i liked men and had a bf for some reason, and would ignore that i liked women. he would act like i was straight and that if i dated women, that just meant i was single and obviously interested in him.

  • @[email protected]
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    I mean to me, if I’m trying to get with you, or while I’m with you, all I care about is if you like me or not.

    I think a lot of guys think that it would honestly be perfectly ok for you to go on having gay sex in your straight relationship. They aren’t threatened by another woman because that woman isn’t fulfilling the role they fulfill: sex with a penis. They also probably think you’d be missing out not to have both in your life if you are bi.

    Or they are just erasing. But sometimes the same behavior can come from completely different ideas.

  • AmidFuror
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    It’s 2025, yet I automatically assumed Dr. Bollocks was a male. Not because of the doctor honorific, mind you, but because of the testicles.

    I will try to be more enlightened moving forward.

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    Bi erasure comes in all flavours. Gay guys around me also often don’t believe guys can be really bi, just gay in denial, or closeted gays living a straight life. The B in LGBT+ might as well be the bigotry in the community for how prevalent it is.

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      Ironic because bi is the largest queer demographic but also the one that can blend in the easiest which hasn’t forced people to advocate for acceptance.

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        And is also a spectrum. Most people would probably be bi, if social pressure didn’t exist. It’s honestly weird to think that anyone would be 100.00% gay or straight.

        • KSP Atlas
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          If you think about it enough you realize that the labels aren’t perfect and sexuality isn’t split into neat labellable categories

  • @spittingimage
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    You make it sound like this is your first experience with human beings.

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        The funny thing is I bet he’s also the kind of guy to call a straight woman a lesbian if she rejects him too.

        But regardless, anyone who does what he’s doing to you isn’t a friend; they’re a predator.

  • @yesman
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    Tell him he should smile more.

  • JackGreenEarth
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    Sounds like a combination of homophobia/gay erasure and misogyny (I know what women want, not them) to me