Sexuality Difficulties
Hi everyone, I'm new here so please be gentle lol. I have been openly pansexual for several years now, though my serious relationships have all been with men (I am a cis woman/femme). However, I have never been in a relationship that felt completely right. I have always felt hesitation in some way or another. I am currently engaged to a man, but we have had a LOT of challenges, and I am at a big crossroads in life.
I am a doctoral student and my best friend just received a terminal diagnosis, and my other close friend admitted his feelings for me a couple of months ago. The led to a lot of questioning on my end, but I have been surprised to notice that my interest in women seems to be growing more. I see men and my initial reaction is kind of to recoil. I wonder if a man can even provide what I am looking for. I started watching The Ultimatum Queer Love recently and identified that when I see sapphic relationships I feel sad and jealous. I still think I am most likely fluid in my sexuality, but growing to wonder more and more if I am more compatible with a woman or non-binary person. I am having a lot of questions and uncertainty right now. I have talked to my fiancé about my sexuality before, and have recently discussed feeling I need more emotional support from him. But I feel at a loss for how to approach this with everything else happening in life right now and also wanting to make sure I am clear before addressing this with my partner. Has anyone had similar experiences/have any insight? I feel really alone in this and don't know how else to seek support despite being in therapy of my own. I feel I need community support.
@LilacGardens3465
Hey 🥰
Welcome and nice to meet you!
I'm sorry to hear about your friend, that's alot to deal with on its own!
Sexuality can be confusing at the best of times and we can spend alot of time exploring what feels right for us!
It's important to communicate to your partner what you need!
They are not always easy conversations, but ones we need to have.
You deserve to be fulfilled in every aspect of a relationship!
I'm glad you are getting support via therapy and I hope here, other people can share their experiences, that will further help you!
Nice to meet you 💕💜