I have questions for any bisexuals on fluther?

I had always felt different when it came to my attraction to others from very early on, and I fought against the feelings that most people from my generation (and my parent’s generation) considered an abomination. It made being a teenager very difficult. Finally, I gave up the self-hatred and the guilt and all those negative emotions, and accepted that I was bisexual, for lack of a better term. It happened when I hit my thirties. I decided hiding who I was wasn’t helping me live my life to the fullest. It was a freeing experience, and it helped me to see things in life a little clearer, but there are still people that don’t know about it. I don’t feel the need to tell everyone I know, but sometimes, like a gay person feels the need to out themselves, I feel that way too.

According to one study I read several years ago, both gays and straights distrust bisexuals more than they do each other. I find that true with certain individuals in my own life.

So do the other bisexual types on here know what I am saying? Do you remember when you first accepted that you were different in this way? Have you ever lost friends because you told them about your dual preferences and they just couldn’t deal with it?