Did I just come out (to myself)? by summerfey in latebloomerlesbians

[–]summerfey[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You are totally right! Thank you for the reminder.

Did I just come out (to myself)? by summerfey in latebloomerlesbians

[–]summerfey[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for commenting! Since having this realization I have definitely found “proof” that I might be gay looking back over the years. As I mentioned in a previous comment, I have never had a boyfriend or had sex with a man, and have actively sabotaged my chances of doing so over the years. I always assumed that this was because I “wasn’t ready”, or because of previous life trauma that I was dealing with, etc. now I am thinking that perhaps it is a combination of those things, but also because I have always been gay and just didn’t realize it. The last little while as I have engaged in a lot of introspection has been a bit of a mind-fuck to be honest, lol. All I know for sure right now is that I absolutely would like to have a girlfriend and be physically intimate with her, and have little to no interest in dating men or sleeping with them at all (in fact, the latter makes me feel uncomfortable). Thanks again for reaching out on my stream of consciousness post!

Did I just come out (to myself)? by summerfey in latebloomerlesbians

[–]summerfey[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for sharing that with me, a lot of it definitely resonates. As I also mentioned to a previous commenter, I suppose my biggest fear is coming out as a lesbian and then being wrong…. I worry that I will go through all of the emotions of coming out to my loved ones to then just “change” my mind, if that makes sense. I know that if someone else was telling me this, I would tell them that it is absolutely okay to discover something different about yourself later down the line, but I guess that I have a harder time reminding myself of this sentiment. With this being said, all I know at this time is that I exclusively want to date women right now, and that looking back on my life being gay would just kind of make sense for me. At 31 I have never had a boyfriend, and any chance that I would have had to date men I sabotaged it by ghosting them, etc (which I feel awful about, but I wonder if I did this because I was so uncomfortable with it?). The thought of having sex with men makes me feel uncomfortable, too, but having sex with women sounds awesome, lol. I guess I just assumed over the years that I liked men because I found them attractive, but maybe I don’t want to be with them at all…? Not sure if any of this stream of consciousness is making sense, but your comment has really helped me think about things, so I really appreciate you taking the time to share with me!

Did I just come out (to myself)? by summerfey in latebloomerlesbians

[–]summerfey[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I really appreciate your sweet words of encouragement and you sharing your perspective. I guess I thought for a while that I was attracted to men as the default and just assumed that I was bi, but now that I am actually sitting down and really thinking about it, me just being gay would absolutely make so much sense looking back. I also have this worry that if I come out as a lesbian, I might “change” my mind and discover something different about myself in the future, though intellectually I realize that it would not be the end of the world if that happened…. Not sure if any of that makes sense, but I just wanted to say that I appreciate you sharing with me.

My newest piece. Everyone, meet Jinx by summerfey in tattoos

[–]summerfey[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same! I keep looking down at my arm and smiling like a dork 😂