I have a big problem making friends, especially straight ones. I think they automatically assume you want to hit on them because you are bisexual and that is not the case. Maybe they are not even your type.....I just think it's great that we have a group we can all come to and understand one another. I hope to meet good friends here.

Yeah. Ive had that problem too. People just assume we are always in search of a mate in my opinion.

I'm new too.. I never tell anyone that I am bi. My parents knew but they flipped out so I told them it was a phase. And pretend that I'm not anymore but when I see certain girls, or think about them it drives me crazy... My boyfriend doesn't even know so it's hard to deal with :/

i hide it, but it makes me feel guilty because i feel dishonest. also, it makes me feel like i'm being dishonest and unloving to myself. :( but i feel ashamed and worried i'd be judged, like you expressed.
i really am not attracted to every single human being either, and i'm also not attracted to my friends.

i can separate the two, easily.

i worry what they'd think if they knew, or if they'd think i was hitting on them or trying to get with them, when in reality i don't even think i really have a desire to be with a woman in real life. it's more of something that is fulfilled through fantasy. i do not fantasize about my friends or every woman i see. usually it's only the ones in adult entertainment... like 99% of the time.

I found myself recently attracted to one of my close friends and it freaked me out ,to be honest. Noone in my life knows I am bi :(

It can be really hard as a bisexual woman to keep that boundary up and not crush on your friends. I have learned the hard way that straight girls only want to experiment and not have a relationship. Although most of my female friends are straight girls now, I have to keep up strong sexual boundaries with them to keep things from getting weird or awkward.

I have had the most trouble being friends with lesbians, many of them are really biphobic and it sucks. Gay men have been my best friend group to draw from. They are always cool with bisexual chicks but will go to gay events with me.

Yeah,I have heard about the Lesbian biphobia thing.I don't really know as I live in a very straight world ! .I don't understand their fear? How shallow do they think us bi woman are ? .It put's me off joining my closest bisexual group because they meet up once a month at a gay bar and being new to this (as in identifying as bi) i'm not sure i'm quite ready to have a lesbian woman dump their hate on me just yet!

I think my most recent attraction to my friend really confirmed to me I am bi because it isn't just sexual ( although I have no probs with that :) It's a sensual and emotional attraction. She is beautiful and artistic and we have so much in common but I KNEW when I began to fall,because I began being shy ...not able to keep eye contact etc...I only am like that with people I feel attracted to. It's still a lot to get my head around ?