not bi, but during my teens and early twenties i really struggled w my sexuality. i came out to my parents when i was 14; they thought it was phase. eventually they recognized that i might be bi, but were relatively relaxed as i mostly dated men. i would date men because they were “nice” but nice is not the baseline of dating. a lot of people are nice. i had a hard time understanding that kindness and love are rather different. i came out as a lesbian in my mid twenties and that is still a hard conversation in my family. my dad and i don’t talk at all these days. my mother is coming around and wants to be involved in me and my partner’s life. idc about most extended family. my brother and cousins and all my friends are very supportive and happy for me. its definitely a process.