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- From: bhat@mullauna.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Timothy Alan Heath BELL)
- Subject: Biphobic girlfriend!?!
- Message-ID: <9302314.5274@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>
- Keywords: help!
- Sender: news@cs.mu.OZ.AU
- Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
- Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 03:31:09 GMT
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- Hello all. I'm after any advice anyone can give on the following problem:
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- After going out with my girlfriend for six weeks (my first girlfiend -- I'd
- only had boyfriends before), I'm now realising how biphobic she is. I've
- told her that I'd previously been out with guys, and she was fairly ok with
- that. We agreed that I wouldn't go chasing them while I was in a relationship
- with her (i.e. monogamy, not polyamory. No I don't want to hear about the
- wonders of polyamory just now thanks Joe :).
-
- This is how it all came up: I was planning to compete in the Australian
- Gay Games tomorrow, and she was upset at this. I pointed out I wasn't going
- there to pick up, but because I wanted to participate in a gay-community-type-
- thing. She wondered why I still wanted to associate with gays, and I said that
- I wasn't straight, and I wasn't gay, but I still felt a bond to the gay
- community (a bit, anyway). Then she said I couldn't be both, and I realised
- where she really was: i.e.: not understanding really the idea of bisexuality.
- She'd been thinking that by going out with her I'd decided to reject my gay
- side and turn het (or something like that).
-
- So anyway, that's the basic situation. Some other facts:
- - this is her first relationship (she's 19, I'm 20)
- - her older sister has just got over an infatuation with a gay guy,
- who wouldn't 'go out' with her, but was a friend.
- - she's not well versed in feminism: I was trying to persuade her that
- she does have a say in our relationship, and that I didn't want her
- to agree to things without mentioning her opinion.
- - she is important to me, and I do want to make this work.
-
- Anyway, what I'm asking (for those still with me) is for any ideas about how
- to approach things when I have lunch with her tomorrow. (I'm not competing in
- the Games). Any ideas welcome. (I won't knock back sympathy either.)
-
- Thanks for being there, all you imaginary (? :) people out there!
-
- Tim.
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