Bisexual man - the story of how I came out to my wife, unbelievable reaction! (part 6)

I’m telling my story of life as a bisexual man, as well as a non binary, fluid, queer, asexual spectrum person
This is part 5 of my story. You can check the others out here: • Coming out story | bis...
I’m telling my story so that hopefully people can relate and we can increase the visibility of the bisexual community, especially bisexual men.
As bi guys we don’t often get to share our coming out stories - sometimes they’re not really coming out stories in the traditional sense either!
So I’m delighted to be able to share it here with you today.
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  • @notdefining
    @notdefining Жыл бұрын

    For one-on-one coaching, group sessions and much more head to

  • @BardWannabe
    @BardWannabe

    I really needed to hear more success stories like this when I was growing up. I only heard about the guys who got married, had kids, and at 40 decided they were “really gay” and tore their families apart. I found it much easier to just stay single than to risk messing up someone else’s life. Thank you for sharing.

  • @rodeanphilip7780
    @rodeanphilip7780

    Dear Mark, I am a 76 year old grandmother sitting in Northern California countryside, being tickled to death by all the men in my life who missed the boat by saying they'd never been interested in their own gender. I get how the men in my generation were raised to be toxic to themselves and others, but I knew at the time that they couldn't all be telling the truth. It seems a shame to have lived this long without hearing someone tell your story, but it is a lovely blessing to hear it today. Oh, and I agree with her, by the way. Love & light!

  • @alexanderziomek9086
    @alexanderziomek9086

    I’m a 46 year old Bi-Guy and I have been open with every woman I have ever dated. Some women are into it and some are not. I had a boyfriend when I met my future wife. Im happily married , with kids, and have been for 14 years. Be honest with yourself and the people you love. Don’t worry about your date outing you when you tell them. Women tend to keep confidences like this pretty well. I don’t hide my orientation, but I don’t broadcast either.

  • @WhiteHartJames
    @WhiteHartJames Жыл бұрын

    Mark, you are a legend. You’ve been through a hell of a lot, and not only have you pushed through each experience to become stronger and to know yourself better, but you’ve channeled those experiences into helping others - and I want you to know that you have helped me immensely. This channel is a safe space to me and I come to your videos when I feel like I need that confidence lift and they always help. Thank you and keep being you!

  • @anthonylombardo2869
    @anthonylombardo2869 Жыл бұрын

    Dude I cannot express how much I relate to this, the feelings of panic upon getting all that you ever wanted. I struggle with hocd and rocd so hard because of my sexuality and the shame and confusion. Thank you for sharing these stories. I’m sorry to hear that you had to go through the medical problems that you did. Sending you a hug from America ❤

  • @amyfinnie4404
    @amyfinnie4404 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Mark! I just discovered your channel within the last week or so and I'm enjoying your content a lot. It's really helping me understand bi-men/bi people. I do consider myself bi even though I would say I am mostly hetero, I do have some attraction to women and have had a few relationships with women. I have also been in a 6-month polyamorous relationship (two bi girls one straight guy) that did not work out well. But most of all, I found your content because I find a pattern in my life, I LOVE BI MEN! I find that I have been attracted to gay and bi men because of their sensitive and nurturing side that I rarely find in straight men. Kinda like your wife in this story says that she thinks bi men are hot, I totally find bi men hot! Attractive on the inside and out. On Christmas Eve I met a bi man who I totally instantly had a deep connection with and though I have learned he seems to lean towards preferring men at this stage in his life, I thought I should learn more about bi men and more about myself. Your channel is helping me understand why tend to fall in love with gay/bi men so easily. Now I am even wondering if being in a poly relationship with two bi men might be more preferable for me than my prior poly relationship which was two girls one straight guy. Anyway. Thank you for your content. Now I don't feel guilty saying I am bi, even though if I never had a relationship with a woman again, I would be ok. I would still check them out and be intrigued by them, but just because they are not my preference, doesn't mean that I am a fake bi. I had felt like maybe I was kidding myself or that I was fake, but know I just know that I do like women, but I prefer men much more, and the men I prefer the MOST of all are bi men.

  • @BP-md7kl
    @BP-md7kl Жыл бұрын

    Just wanted to stop in with my fake account to say that I appreciate what you do! I realized very recently that I'm likely bi. Your channel has been incredibly validating. It's been a pretty lonely rollercoaster so far and finding your content has been a real blessing so thanks!

  • @raidenresurreccion814
    @raidenresurreccion814

    Your wife has good taste

  • @Animaxx010
    @Animaxx010

    New sub here! Im so happy i found your channel! As someone Bi I feel rejected in a way by society sometimes. Played you while I clean and it feels like Im listening to a friend talking to me on the phone. 😊

  • @MarkHyde
    @MarkHyde Жыл бұрын

    Powerful series of videos - I don't feel so alone anymore even though I live thousands of kilometres in Australia - thanks for sharing your story -it really impacted me, and your channel has helped me a lot with fresh info. I'm 52 now and settled as bi married man. The journey to self-realisation wasn't easy - needed therapy help for childhood sexual abuse trauma as well but I'm here and I have survived and have wife who able to accept as I was - just NOT straight over 25 years ago, having known what she was getting into from the get-go. Stay safe Mark. :)

  • @bushwickbaby
    @bushwickbaby Жыл бұрын

    Marc! I just discovered this channel and I'm loving the conversation between you and your community of followers. I'm not bi or non-binary...I'm a man who knew I was attracted to men from my earliest memory. Once I became sexually active, I found myself drawn to guys who were bi/fluid...and was often shamed by my gay friends for not wanting a "serious boyfriend" (because in many of their minds "bi/fluid" men could not be serious partners). However, the relationships that I had were passionate, affirming and respectful and when they ended: two have beautiful families with wives and another has a decade long marriage to a man. The sexual attraction of our 20s and 30s, has evolved into beautiful friendships now in that we're in our late40s/early 50s. What I've learned on this life journey is that we're not one thing or defined by one thing.

  • @elisakrivas
    @elisakrivas Жыл бұрын

    I wanted to let you know, you and your channel mean a lot to me. I found your channel through you talking about polyamory because I’m polyamorous oriented and it’s hard to find allies, so when I find channel supporters, I like them. But the more I watched your channel the more educated I became about other things, such as transgender. I’ve never heard it so eloquently explained as you explained it. You actually helped me understand and it eventually made me discover that I’m agender. In a sense, you helped me discover more about myself, learn more about others, and keep my mind open with an accepting heart. It also helped that you’re also very accepting. As I stated in the beginning, I can come off too strong even when I’m genuinely curious about something (a wonderful autistic trait that is a lack of a social cue and can get me into fights online from simple misunderstandings), but you welcomed me, answered my questions, and treated me with respect. I wanted to thank you for all you did for me, even though you probably never knew it 🙏🏻😊

  • @marinethgonzales
    @marinethgonzales Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this! I was trying to understand his hesitation and anxiety. Now I know that there's some sort of shame. I thought I wasn't enough.

  • @BrandonEstradaMusic
    @BrandonEstradaMusic Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing. So beautiful and so inspiring.

  • @ppe9388
    @ppe9388

    Bi girl here and i can say YES I AM SO ATTRACTED TO GAY/BI MEN ITS SO HOT

  • @peachienickle
    @peachienickle Жыл бұрын

    I came out to my wife after 15 years married that I had a boyfriend for 7 years before her. In 2022 we celebrated 33 faithful marriage but I still fell attracted to both men & women, whether they were born into the correct body or wished they were born into the correct body (Pansexual).. I told her that she is the love of my life and no one shall ever enter.

  • @LenHealsU
    @LenHealsU Жыл бұрын

    Thank God Mark you're free of that cancer! And you're right..... Be yourself, because long term stress affects the adrenal glands, which can lower the immune system, opening the door for potential cancer, etc., etc.

  • @whatsonhermindblog123
    @whatsonhermindblog123

    Your story is interesting thank you for sharing 💙💜

  • @freecountry3544
    @freecountry3544 Жыл бұрын

    I dont support this way of being towards another person. I have attractions to both genders, but when I am with one person, I am focussed on them and their feeling of safety. They should know this fairly early....not later in the relationship.