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Former Gay Man Explains Transition to Heterosexuality (Original Post) celtics23 Mar 2014 OP
It works for him. Doesn't mean it would work for everyone. marble falls Mar 2014 #1
Sounds to me like the man is bi-sexual. Not all gay men have an attraction to women, glowing Mar 2014 #2
According to Kinsey, most of us are bi-sexual to some degree. nt SunSeeker Mar 2014 #4
When I fell in love with my ex passiveporcupine Mar 2014 #3
 

glowing

(12,233 posts)
2. Sounds to me like the man is bi-sexual. Not all gay men have an attraction to women,
Thu Mar 6, 2014, 07:46 PM
Mar 2014

likewise not all lesbians have an attraction to men... However, there are some people who are attracted to both female and male, and it's the idividual relationship that the person has with another at that time and moment. Which is probably fairly enlightened and healthier for people in the longer run... Developing relationships based on attraction, common interests, and all the other items that make up an intimate relationship. I would think it is hard to be a bi-sexual person with the "pull" of both sides wanting to suggest you are one way or the other.. and we know this isn't true for everyone.

I don't know this guys story, and 11mins of him basically saying he's a bi-sexual and (perhaps now saying gay people can be heterosexual if they choose) is ridiculous. Each to their own and quit worrying about someone else's bedroom. Hopefully marriage equality and anti-discrimination laws catch up to the times, and people can quit worrying over other people's love lives and tend to their own love life.

passiveporcupine

(8,175 posts)
3. When I fell in love with my ex
Thu Mar 6, 2014, 08:12 PM
Mar 2014

I was not interested in other men. I was only sexually attracted to him. Does that mean I was no longer a heterosexual?

He chooses to be monogamous. He's had a spiritual awakening (shift) that has altered his feelings about the virtue of his earlier choice. But...if he lost his wife now, would he still only be attracted to other women in the future? If he lost his religion now, would it change things?

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