what do u consider the definition of bisexual? (serious answers plz)?

Question

is it being attracted to ppl of both sexes? or only being intimate with ppl of both sexes?

Answer 1

I think its being attracted to people of both sexes...or maybe its a little of both..i mean I don't consider my girlfriend a lesbian just cuz we had a 3 some..and she doesn't consider herself bi because we did that either...so I don't know..i guess its just how you wish to define yourself.

Answer 2

A strict definition of a bisexual would be someone who has romantic and/or sexual relations with other people of more than one sex (though not necessarily at the same time.

However, since not everyone has necessarily had the opportunity to act on their sexual/romantic attractions, some people prefer a looser definition; for instance, that a bisexual is a person who - in their own estimation - feels potentially able to have such attraction. This could be anyone who has erotic, affectionate, or romantic feelings for, fantasies of, and/or experiences with both men and women.

A bisexual may be more attracted to one sex than the other, attracted equally to both, or find people's sex unimportant. The strength of their attractions to men and women may vary over time.
It makes sense that sexuality be expressed between
people with compatible characters, regardless of whether they are male or female. Many people accept the fact that biological sex is not a significant factor when hiring an employee. Legislation has been passed in many countries to address the traditional power imbalance between men and women in the work force. This attitude towards the significance of sex could be extended to the more personal sphere of choosing a romantic partner, as already shown by people who identify
themselves as bisexuals. If society were ever to evolve to a stage where gender differences were insignificant and heterosexism did not exist, then the labels of bisexual, homosexual and heterosexual would
also become insignificant.

Bisexuality is the sexual orientation which refers to the aesthetic, romantic, or sexual desire for individuals of either gender or of either sex.

Answer 3

Lots of people have sex with their same sex in their lives yet consider themselves straight, and they are. Bisexuals know they are different from other people and have an attraction to both sexes -- they consciously know this -- just as homosexuals know they have an attraction to their same sex only. Acting on ones sexual interests has absolutely NOTHING to do with ones sexual orientation, whether one be bi, gay, or straight. It's what you think, how you feel, how you are attracted to a sexual object whether it be a man or a woman.

As to your question: It is the ATTRACTION to both sexes, and not necessarily 50/50 either. Some are way more attracted to their own sex while others are only fleetingly attracted to their same sex.

How one ACTS sexually, once again, has absolutely NOTHING to do with what ones orientation is. Lots of bi men, especially, know they are bisexual but never act on their interest in men, other than a quick glance here and there or male pornography and such. And a good number of them are married and keep their true orientation to themselves -- their own wives and good friends may not even know.

Bi-curious is a term created by men and women who will not admit their bisexuality to themselves. It is not something created by professional therapists or social scientists.

Answer 4

That is the whole crux of the question. The way I look at it is on a wider scale. Sexuality is something we all possess and it as individual as we all are. What I am say is sexuality is a whole spectrum of colours and intents. It boils down to what we settle for in a relationship, but it can shift and change as we grow as people. Therefore definitions of gay, straight, bisexual? can actually be more misleading then they first appear. If you believe in monogamy you can not be bi? No, because you can be happy in a relationship and still concede you are attracted to other people, but not necessarily going to do anything about it, whilst you are committed to someone else.

Answer 5

The sex researcher Alfred Kinsey defined it in turns of who you want to have sex with not who you did have sex with. He created a scale of 0-7 where 0=physically incapable of responding sexually to the same sex and 7=physically incapable of responding to the opposite sex. He believed that 0s and 7s are extremely rare and that the overwhelming majority of people fell somewhere in between. Most straights are 1-2, most gays are 5-6, bis are 3-4. It must be remembered that if desire to engage in homosexual sex, then choosing not to doesn't mean you're not gay, it's like a Trappist monk's Vow of Silence, choosing not to speak doesn't mean they're mute. If the things that turn you on sexually can as readily occur in either gender, you are bi. The only choice you have to make is whether or not to accept this about yourself and act on it.

Answer 6

I think just being attracted to but not active with the same sex is having bisexual tendencies. Just being attracted to the same sex, I would say is being bicurious but just because you unless you're actually fantasizing about intimate relationships, you're not really curious. Being curious is wanting to know, and if you do not want to know what it's like to be with the same sex and you're only only attracted, you can't really be considered bi curious. To be bisexual, I think you have to actually be involved sexually, even if its in a 3some situation.

I hate labels though so I don't really use bisexual or bicurious in general conversation.

Answer 7

No, it's not just being attracted to both sexes it's when you let that attraction progress to the next level. When you actually have sex with a person of the opposite sex,enjoy it, then make up your mind you are happy to keep on having sex with both sexes then i would say that pretty much confirms you are Bi- sexual. Phew!

Answer 8

Hi. Good question. Research has shown that human sexuality is a spectrum, like a color bar. Some of us are on the "ends" of the spectrum, meaning that we are either exclusively heterosexual or homosexual in our orientation. The rest of us fall into a middle area where we are predominately attracted to persons of either our same sex or the opposite sex, but, we can "slide" more or less toward a different attraction. That "slide" can happen rarely for some of us (a once in a lifetime flirtation) or it can be almost as frequent as our primary orientation. Nothing is 50-50, of course, so find where you are on the wonderful rainbow spectrum of adult sexuality and then be as kind and responsible a part of that band as you can be. :)

Answer 9

I would say it would be intimate with both sexes. I'm strictly straight but personally I can tell you if I think another woman is sexy or beautiful. Just because I state my opinion on that doesn't mean that I want to be intimate with her it just means I'm capable of appreciating beauty and sensuality when I see it.

Answer 10

Being attracted to both sexes is being bisexual.

Answer 11

Only being intimate. I can think certain guys are cute, but never want to go to bed with them and I don't think this makes me bisexual.