Experimentation

[Lion]

Im not sure if this is the exact thread but I just felt I should say something.

Once you get to a certain age expermientation is not expermentation.. It means that you like that sex. I would say by 15 maybe 16 you should have made up your mind about your sexuality. I am like seriously tired of reading about people who are 16 and 17+ asking on how to experiment? Dude its a little late for that!!! I feel that at that age you should already know what you prefer

[LuckyLuke]

Just because you experience something one way doesn't mean it's the same for everyone.

I was still a little sexually attracted to guys until I was around 17 and a half. It wasn't until some random day that I totally turned away from guys and decided that I liked girls exclusively.

Its a different experience for everyone and it's wrong for you to judge.

[ImCoolBeans]

P101 :arrow: Teen Sexuality

I honestly don't think that I could disagree any more than I do. I'm 17 and I don't know what my sexuality is. There are married men who are unsure of themselves. Feelings change, views are altered. Nothing is concrete, bud.

Just because I'm 17 years old doesn't mean I have to "choose" what my sexuality is. I like girls, but I'm sure as hell confused about many things, and I'm fairly sure that most teens are in my boat.

Sexuality isn't something that you can choose. You are either attracted to someone or you are not - your attractions can change, however. Your brain actually does not finish fully developing until you are about 26, so saying that you should know what your sexuality is by 17 isn't really backed up factually. Your frontal lobe of the brain finishes is development around age 26. This part of the brain is involved with decision making - which plays a very large role in sexual experimentation.

[Short Circuit]

P101 :arrow: Teen Sexuality

There are married men who are unsure of themselves.

There are married men who are in denial of their sexuality, and only marry to "prove to themselves" they are straight.

I asked in another thread, when did people realize they were gay or bi, and the majority replied by the time they were 14!

But as OP asked when does experimentation end? To me, experimentation is something that happens maybe 2 or 3 times, after that, you should be looking at your sexuality.

[CJM123]

I'm still curious and I'm 15

[BeyondOne]

P101 :arrow: Teen Sexuality

I honestly don't think that I could disagree any more than I do. I'm 17 and I don't know what my sexuality is. There are married men who are unsure of themselves. Feelings change, views are altered. Nothing is concrete, bud.

Just because I'm 17 years old doesn't mean I have to "choose" what my sexuality is. I like girls, but I'm sure as hell confused about many things, and I'm fairly sure that most teens are in my boat.

Sexuality isn't something that you can choose. You are either attracted to someone or you are not - your attractions can change, however. Your brain actually does not finish fully developing until you are about 26, so saying that you should know what your sexuality is by 17 isn't really backed up factually. Your frontal lobe of the brain finishes is development around age 26. This part of the brain is involved with decision making - which plays a very large role in sexual experimentation.

This is honestly better than I think anybody could say. I just flat out decided I like both, but I know multiple people who are still confused and they are 15-17

[Human]

well at different times I've thought I'm bi and straight so around 16 you should make your mind up :P

[caden048]

Im 16 and there are some days where i know exactly what i want and others where its just like a maybe i am not this way....everyone has different reates and views...this is not a place for judging people either...

[ExhibitG]

this is quite ignorant. I'm 17 and still very confused and so are many, many others older and younger.

[niiick]

Everyone decides what there sexuality is at different times when they are ready

[Iliqn]

Totaly agree!

[SilverFox]

I'm 17, nearly 18 and I am still as confused as I can be. :s

[Schizothemia]

I don't think experimentation ever really ends.

I'm 19 and whenever someone asks me what my sexuality is, I say gay only because it is the closest definition I can give them. In my experience I have mostly only been attracted to men, and so that's what I will identify with until experience or experiences prove otherwise. I mean I have found some women pretty attractive as well.

Ultimately, I think the issue at hand (like many of the posts on this forum) is that people view sexuality is a concrete thing. That it has to be defined as one or the other. Instead of viewing it as what it really is, something that changes and never really takes a solid form for everyone. Some people know right away what they are mostly attracted to (and then get confused when they are attracted to whatever they thought they weren't attracted to) and good for them.

Personally, I say have fun and forget needing to define yourself as one thing or another.

[jockstrapman]

15, bi and proud

[Can'tHelpIt]

Experimenting, it probably has n feeling behind it so it means nothing therefore its nothing more than experimenting

[Levi scott]

I don't think experimentation ever really ends.

I'm 19 and whenever someone asks me what my sexuality is, I say gay only because it is the closest definition I can give them. In my experience I have mostly only been attracted to men, and so that's what I will identify with until experience or experiences prove otherwise. I mean I have found some women pretty attractive as well.

Ultimately, I think the issue at hand (like many of the posts on this forum) is that people view sexuality is a concrete thing. That it has to be defined as one or the other. Instead of viewing it as what it really is, something that changes and never really takes a solid form for everyone. Some people know right away what they are mostly attracted to (and then get confused when they are attracted to whatever they thought they weren't attracted to) and good for them.

Personally, I say have fun and forget needing to define yourself as one thing or another.

This.

[Electra Heart]

P101 :arrow: Teen Sexuality

I honestly don't think that I could disagree any more than I do. I'm 17 and I don't know what my sexuality is. There are married men who are unsure of themselves. Feelings change, views are altered. Nothing is concrete, bud.

Just because I'm 17 years old doesn't mean I have to "choose" what my sexuality is. I like girls, but I'm sure as hell confused about many things, and I'm fairly sure that most teens are in my boat.

Sexuality isn't something that you can choose. You are either attracted to someone or you are not - your attractions can change, however. Your brain actually does not finish fully developing until you are about 26, so saying that you should know what your sexuality is by 17 isn't really backed up factually. Your frontal lobe of the brain finishes is development around age 26. This part of the brain is involved with decision making - which plays a very large role in sexual experimentation.

I completely agree with this, sexuality doesn't come with age, it comes with mental stability and accepting one's self, it could be at 12, it could be at 100.