I realized when I was really young that I was romantically interested in girls as well as guys. These days I even prefer girls, though I still date guys too.

Well, recently, I told my father. He is absolutely not an uptight kind of person, and has nothing against homosexuality or bisexuality. But when I told him I was bi... He didn't believe me. He thinks that its not real with me and that its just a phase. I don't know how to convince him that this is a real part of me, and that his acknowledgment would mean so much to me...

well it may take time. you can't convince everyone in a single statement. over time if he sees you still feel the same way he'll realize it isn't just a phase. there isn't much else you can do that i can think of at the moment. when the timing's right you can introduce him to your girlfriend and such if and when you have one.
i hope it all works out for you

That'll take time... as a lot of people think that it's a phase (bi curious phase some people do go through), you just need to show him that your preference doesn't change over time. Some parents are very skeptical about it at a certain age when it commonly pops up.

Originally Posted by The Wandering Poet

That'll take time... as a lot of people think that it's a phase (bi curious phase some people do go through), you just need to show him that your preference doesn't change over time. Some parents are very skeptical about it at a certain age when it commonly pops up.

I guess I picked a bad time to tell him... I'm at that age where being bi is a "trend". Maybe if I had told him when I first realized it he would've taken it more seriously.

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Originally Posted by thelettervee

well it may take time. you can't convince everyone in a single statement. over time if he sees you still feel the same way he'll realize it isn't just a phase. there isn't much else you can do that i can think of at the moment. when the timing's right you can introduce him to your girlfriend and such if and when you have one.
i hope it all works out for you

I hope all it takes is time. He can be stubborn about things. But I think that this is who I really am and I hope he can eventually understand it.

@ Queen - Maybe... but he'll recognize it in time... everything at "that age" is a trend nowadays anyways >.< so it's pretty hard for parents to know sometimes...

I personally wish that there was less trend and more realness... Sorry random statement. But it does get annoying sometimes...