[@arockysmith] Hey! I went through the same thing. I first started noticing my attraction to girls at a very young age (11/12) but I didn't really accept it until my first few encounters with other girls. Even then, I played it up to partying/just having fun to my friends so that I wouldn't have to deal with it. Sooner or later, I accepted the fact that I was attracted to both men and women, but went through a lot of shit with ex-boyfriends not approving, friends thinking that I'd all of a sudden be attracted to them, etc. so I stopped talking about it.

Fast forward to now at age 23, I'm just now starting to come out to select people. I haven't talked to my parents about it or anyone in my family, but quite a few friends/acquaintances know. Yes, it's more accepted now than ever to be something other than straight, and that's awesome, but bisexual people still aren't discussed as much or have been as normalized as gays and lesbians. Most of the time when I tell people [men specifically] that I like both sexes I hear the following: "Wow, that's hot." "But have you [i]been[/i] with a girl before?" (then when I say yes, they ask how many times.) "You're young. It's just a phase." All SUPER annoying.

It's discouraging sometimes, but you have to remember that what you feel is valid. Whether you like guys 75% and girls 25%, if you've never been with another woman before, or if you're still not 100% sure. And while bisexuality needs all the representation it can get, you don't have to come out with anyone you're not super comfortable telling. It's no one's business but yours at the end of the day. 

I know it's a scary thing, so if you ever need anyone to talk to, I'm totally here! :---) I have a lesbian sister too, so I was supposed to carry on the blood line as well lmao.