05 Aug Bisexual

My (M23) girlfriend (F23) recently realised she’s bisexual and wants to explore her sexuality.

My girlfriend and I have been dating for around 4 years and have recently bought a house together.

However, she recently sat me down and said that she has realised that she is bisexual. This was not a problem for me as we always joked she was “a bit gay” and I wasn’t surprised when she officially came out.

However, the second part of the conversation was about how she now wanted explore her sexuality with another partner and confirm how she has been feeling. But she also wanted to continue with our relationship.

This was obviously a difficult pill to swallow as we have always talked about how we don’t want anyone else and want to have a family together.

After much talking and going back and forth, we decided that we would continue with our relationship whilst she also looked for someone that she could explore her sexuality with.

Part of me believes that she is being selfish, the phrase “you can’t have your cake and eat it too”. The other part of me believes that I should let her do it as it is only sexual and at the end of the day, we still want to be with each other.

She says that she didn’t realise her feelings were this strong before we ever got together, so she never had the opportunity to explore.