The bisexual community has an inside joke describing what it’s like to date as a bisexual person: People think it means double the options or double the fun, but it really means double the rejection.
Self-deprecating jokes like this one are at the heart of the Single People Club regardless of sexuality, but bisexuals Do Facing additional barriers in the dating world.
Yes, online dating is bad for everyone, but the fact that there’s only one dating site that technically caters specifically to intersex people (and even then, we have mixed feelings about that) means that many skim a lot on people who don’t take their bisexuality seriously.
The unique dating challenges that intersex people face boil down to one stark concept: being too gay for some and too straight for others.
the A “B” in the LGBTQ+ community makes up 50 percent of the queer community(Opens in a new tab), but it is one of the lesser known letters in the acronym. What makes the bi dating scene — especially online — so tough to maneuver?
Bisexuality is hypersexualized in heterosexual apps
A frequently bisexual experience is one that all women online face, now reinforced by the mere mention of the word “bi” in a dating app bio: Guys are scary. Not many straight men have understood the concept of bisexuality is not a green light to asking a stranger how many girls they’ve been with or if she likes men or women better.
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The 23-year-old Megan from Virginia told us via Facebook that she can’t even count the number of gross messages (ignorant italics) she’s received from men referring to her writing “bi” in her Tinder bio. “There were times when they’d be like ‘Oh, you never looked gay in high school’ or whatever, because obviously being gay is a personality trait,” she said. “Like my sexuality wasn’t a real thing or it was just a fetish for these people.”
Even on Picobid(Opens in a new tab)the aforementioned single dating site designed specifically for intersex people, there are a a lot From couples looking for bi women to hookup with – not necessarily wrong, but it plays into the assumption that a bi person’s dream is to have a threesome.
Catfishing is also a problem. Some men have such a frenzied obsession with queer women that they will sign up for a dating site as a woman just to see the swiping field of all women. It’s a complete invasion of privacy at the very least, and it certainly doesn’t enhance your desire to meet someone in real life. Many dating sites require some form of Facebook or ID verification these days, and in the case of Tinder, they have background checks built in as a feature of the app.
Queer dating apps aren’t always attractive either
Is Gold Star a lesbian?(Opens in a new tab)“Ring a bell? Ordination is given to lesbians who have never slept with a man. Countless bisexual women have reported being ghosted after revealing they’ve been with a man before, and the ‘gold stars only’ profiles are popping up in the bio as well.
Then there’s the issue of intersex people feeling invisible when they’re seen as “trans straight,” which can often happen in exotic locations. This kind of invalidation contributes to many bisexual people’s struggles with not feeling queer enough.
Why do people think you should still put ‘bi’ in your dating app bio
Adding those two simple letters to your resume will attract some unwanted attention, and be a pain in the ass. But in the long run, you will also act as a fool filter(Opens in a new tab) To exclude people who are trying to box sexual orientation.
The idea that being bisexual is just a turn-off for being “completely gay”—or that it means you’re attracted to everyone you see—is probably not thoughts you’d rather have in a partner. The easiest way to make sure you don’t feel sad over someone who doesn’t accept your sexuality? Let them know from the jump.
Single Tinder blog writer(Opens in a new tab) He mentions that although his number of matches decreased once he put a “bi” on his profile, he found more meaningful connections with open-minded men and women and had a more positive experience overall: “For the first time in my life, the women I wanted to date for something others rejected. I felt empowered.” and optimism about my romantic future.”
“Out” over and over again is unfair. But doing so immediately also serves as an early check for people who identify as intersex but say they will never date another intersex person.(Opens in a new tab) — something many bisexual men struggle with.