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Q: My husband just told me he's bi
asked by: inredhead on June 1st, 2009
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I have been dating my now husband for four years, married since Nov 07. We've had some rough times lately, and are currently separated. We've been working on our marriage and he's agreed to see a marriage counselor. A couple nights ago I went over to our house. It was the first night I had stayed there since the first of May. We stayed up talking til 4am. It was at this time that he told me he's bi, and he has had experiences with men. He said he's been with a "few" men (he wouldn't give me an exact number), all prior to our relationship. He swears he has not cheated on me with a man or woman. He said he had an HIV test not too long after we got together.

I'm not incredibly upset by the fact that he is telling me he's bi. There's a part of me that believes he wants to end the marriage and he thought that by telling me this, I would leave. I'm not a naive person in denial however. Before we got together we discussed how many partners we'd had and he said less than 10. I've not asked him again since he told me he's bi, so I don't know if his male partners were included in that count.

Any porn he gets is always male and female. He does not frequent strip clubs, and in the 4 years we've been together he's went twice, both times within the last 3 months. I can't help but think that he's pulling away from our marriage (which he's told me he's too young to be tied down.. blah blah....) and went to an extreme to try and push me away even more. My response was one of complete acceptance. I told him I didn't care, as long as he never cheats on me. He said he can be very happy with me, once we get our marital problems worked out.

After reading posts on here, I find that some say bis are attracted to one sex more than the other. I asked him if he was bi or gay.. and he said... "we have great sex don't we?" He has asked for anal sex in the past. We tried it, I hated it. He has brought it up in a lighthearted manner since, but only occasionally, and in a way I felt like he was testing the waters without pushing the issue. I know that anal sex alone is not an indicator of being bi or gay, but after he told me he's bi, I really started to think about it.

Are there any bis on this forum that are happily married and stay loyal? I'm ok with staying married for all eternity, I just don't want to be made a fool when I find out in 5 years he's had a bf or 2 on the side. I just can't handle cheating.
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homerx
replied on June 12th, 2009
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I am 100% gay and cant answer your questions but I hope someone does...dont stay with him if you cant handle it,I can tell you that.And if he is bi then i would think that eventually he will want to have sex with a man..if you cant deal with that then its best to tell him and end it or get couples counseling...good luck to you..
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jollyjoise
replied on June 14th, 2009
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i don't think sexual preference has much to do with it. I mean, there are people out there who are loyal or not, and it most definately ranges from heterosexuals to homesxuals and everything in between. So, I say...this is up to you and how much you really trust him. And how loyal he really is. Not to mention whether he intends to stay with you or not.
Talk to him. And ask him for his understanding, make sure nothing gets out of hand and understand his side of this too. Talking and trust are the only way to get through this.

As for your question; i'm sure there are lots of couples that include at least one Bisexual...and are loyal....just how I'm sure there are lots who are.
It just depends on the person. Like i mentioned earlier.

And if it's too much for you to handle...then i'd recommend moving on and finding someone that you feel will really make you happy.
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Racmack
replied on October 30th, 2009
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My husband just told me he is bisexual this past Tuesday nite. I had suspected something for a very long time and have often questioned him and of course he denied it. So this past Tuesday, after he was "missing" for 5 hours I questioned him again and he said yes he is bisexual. I am still absorbing this information and of course it's all I think about. I'm not sure how to react and if we can survive this. I am not angry at all, I'm not sure how I feel because I feel so many things about this right now. Can a marriage actually survive one being bisexual.
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W0LF
replied on November 1st, 2009
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Let me tell you two things:

Every Marriage where one or more of the partners is bisexual, roughly 30% of them in the US, survives completely independent of the sexual preference of either partner. My Bisexual friend Tina is in her 6th year of marriage and very happy despite still finding women very pretty. My friend Johnathan has just last year buried his wife of 27 years and is now looking to me for advice on how to meet men. Realize that discovering your spouse is bisexual doesn't change how your relationship has worked for all of the time you've known them, they haven't changed into someone else. If they didn't cheat before, how has anything changed other than in your mind?

If your husband has told you that he's bisexual it means that not only did he marry you over every woman in the world but that he chose to be with you over every man in the world as well. Someone who cannot be faithful to you will be unfaithful to you, it doesn't matter what attracts them, if the stray they will stray to whatever attracts them. Marrying a normal straight guy only guarantees that if they cheat you can be relatively sure it will be with a woman.
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Racmack
replied on November 2nd, 2009
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Thank you for your comments......there is more. He has been "with" other men. There is no emotional involvement ...it's just they do whatever it is that they do and that is it. I"m not sure how I feel about that...Like Wolf said....he's going to do it ...regardless...He's been doing this for years. Our sex life is great and I know he loves me more than anything and I am guessing this is why I find this sooooo confusing. Any comments and/or advice is greatly appreciated because I truly feel like I"m out here all by myself.
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J3nnyuk
replied on November 2nd, 2009
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Are you truly happy knowing your husband has been with other men? i mean can you accept that he will be doing it for the rest of his life? Ask yourself these questions hun and you should find the answer...Jenny
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Racmack
replied on November 2nd, 2009
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I don't think I'm happy about it. It's all so still new that it doesn't seem real. I don't think it has set in yet with me. Of course now in the future if I don't know where he is or he doesn't answer his cell phone for some reason you know what I'll be thinking.
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J3nnyuk
replied on November 2nd, 2009
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Exactly hun you are not going to be happy..and in a marriage happiness is everything..I really hope you sort through this and be happy...Jenny
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W0LF
replied on November 2nd, 2009
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Racmack
I think you're letting this get away from you because of the gender issue. I think you'd know exactly how this would play out if he admitted he was with another woman. Bisexuality isn't a licence to cheat. Your husband needs to show you enough respect to explain himself and you need to decide if the marriage is worth working to save.
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