Your closet to come out of

[javelinstark]

Only thing I haven't told my parents about is liking MLP (I know, petty). But that's pretty much it. It probably still would be awkward

im with you on this. my best friends know but i have no idea how i would explain it to my girlfriend or certain members of my family. it will just seem so out of the blue for them given the past nature of my little pony, like telling someone you play with barbies

 

[conflictofinterests]

So, I see, for instance, a centerfold. Is it just a person in attractive clothing? All I see is the artistic aesthetic of the picture. Is it a person being dominated or eaten? Then I'm turned on.

Holy shitting crikey, that freaked me out. Eaten?! Dominated I get, but being eaten?

Understand I'm not trying to knock you or your kinks - we've all got one or two - but I've been exposed to a lot of weird shit on this big ol' internet and that's one I've never run across before. How the hell did you even discover you were into that? And please don't tell me you popped a boner (or lady-boner, whatever) at that scene in Jurassic Park where the guy gets eaten on the toilet...

Nonono, Jurassic Park freaked me the FUCK OUT when I was little. No, when I was about 5 there was a specific scene in the Disney's The Jungle Book to which I can trace three of my dominant paraphilias, vore, bondage, and hypnoeroticism. Here, let me show it to you,

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Needless to say, I enjoyed the funny feelings it gave me and was mysteriously disappointed when they lived.

 

[conflictofinterests]

I am sorry, what is a "Pansexual/Polyamorous"?

A pansexual is someone who can be attracted to anyone, regardless of sex, gender, or combo thereof, basically, it's like being bisexual, but also including transsexuals, transgendered people, intersexed people, and the whole slew of alternative gender presentations.

To be polyamorous, or to practice polyamory, is to be able to be in a romantic relationship with more than one person, at the same time. For example, my last relationship was with a cisman, and a transwoman, I was seeing them at the same time, and they were seeing eachother as well.

Ah okay, around here we juss' called that Polygamy. Thanks for the info!

Polygamy denotes marriage, where polyamory denotes non-marriage relations, so one need not be polygamous to be polyamorous, but one has to be polyamorous to be polygamous.

 

[Mischa87]

Ah okay, around here we juss' called that Polygamy. Thanks for the info!

No, polygamy means a marriage of more than two partners, to be polyamorous is like I already said, I actually don't believe in marriage. It's often incorrectly used interchangeably.

 

[Treblaine]

I have so many god damn closets to come out of, but one thing is for damn sure none of them are going to be exited from on here.

Escapees: Are you gay?
Me: Gay? I wish! If I were gay there'd be no problem! No, what I have is a romantic abnormality, one so unbelievable that it must be hidden from the public at all cost. You see...
Escapees: Stop!

 

[WayOutThere]

I fantasize about waking up one morning to find I've become a beautiful woman.

*sigh*

Never going to happen. At least I can still try cross-dressing. Living with my family, I haven't been able to yet. What worries me is whether or not I'll be able to convincingly pull it off. That scares me as poorly done cross-dressing can't be unseen. I don't know if I'll be good enough to indulge in looking like and feeling like a woman but I do intend to find out. It's going to be a long time before I can though. Hmm...if I am good enough to really involve myself in cross-dressing it would fit together well with my bisexuality.

...

That's another thing I haven't told anyone about.

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How would my family react if they knew all of this? To be sure, there are many out there who'd be worse off. I could conceivably tell my mom and sister. My sister, 15 and soon to be 16, seems a strange choice at first because we're not close. Still, given how steeped she is in modern media and what I'm going to call "girly-girl culture" she doesn't seem one to care about old-fashioned social constructs. I haven't talked to her about what she thinks about LGBT issues but I'm not particularly worried. She might find it cute (it would make me feel great if she did). My mom is more rooted in old-fashioned social constructs but is at least aware of it and she doesn't try to defend them. I'm closer to and more open with her than anyone else in my family, still, I worry about how she'd react.

Now I wouldn't tell either my brother or father. My brother would not react well. I don't think he'd do anything as drastic as try to disown me though. My father has a larger range of potential reactions. I haven't discussed what he thinks of these matters for fear I'll learn he's a bigot. He's a Christian who was even pastor of a small church for a couple years. That's scary. He may be surprisingly cool with it or he could as much as try to disown me. I don't know and don't intend to find out.

Edit: On second thought I'm not sure I'm giving my brother and father enough credit. Neither of them give me a rough time about my atheism nor so much as try to get me to reconvert. I didn't even worry much when I told my dad I left Christianity. It didn't feel like a "coming out". Perhaps they'll be just as cool about this. But, again, I don't intend to find out.

 

[Dahni]

I play World of Warcraft quite a lot and I really enjoy it. I suppose it doesn't seem like such a big deal but only my family and very close friends know. All through high school people have been very... weird... towards WoW players with the assumption that they're all destined to die alone, etc. I'm in university now so I'd like to think that it's nowhere near as frowned upon any more, especially since I'm studying Physics but y'know... There's always that little niggling fear...

 

[Muspelheim]

I fantasize about waking up one morning to find I've become a beautiful woman.

*sigh*

Never going to happen. At least I can still try cross-dressing. Living with my family, I haven't been able to yet. What worries me is whether or not I'll be able to convincingly pull it off. That scares me as poorly done cross-dressing can't be unseen. I don't know if I'll be good enough to indulge in looking like and feeling like a woman but I do intend to find out. It's going to be a long time before I can though. Hmm...if I am good enough to really involve myself in cross-dressing it would fit together well with my bisexuality.

I know what you mean, I -think- I have a certain transgender-urge somewhere myself, but not quite enough to actually do something with it, which I suppose is a blessing to count... And yes, it's rather difficult to pull off, things can go so many different shades of horribly wrong. However, times are changing, and we're living in the future. The cloud can very well have a silver lining.

As for family... Yes, that will be a difficult part, I imagine. But, they are family. And to me, that means they have an obligation to love you, and to wish for your happiness and well-being. While they don't have to like everything you do, they shouldn't let their initial unease get in the way of your happiness as a person they love.

 

[Soxafloppin]

I have fantasies about killing people, in really brutal ways.

The only thing that has stopped me from killing people is the fact I'd probably be caught.

Also, I'm a bit of Trophy Hunter OH THE SHAME.

 

[MickyD47]

A few things that I just cant tell anyone about. Not even that bad its stuff thats been posted by others in this thread and I'm not sure why I cant tell people about these things.

Wish I could... maybe one day.

 

[The_Chief]

Since everybody else was so quick to confess, I think I should share a secret too: I have a hardcore fetish for female feet. I can't get turned on by naked women at all; the only thing that gets me going are feet.

Not a single person knows about this as I never told anyone. But it's often hard to hide, especially during the summer - when all the cute girls from my class are wearing flip-flops.

On top of that, I'm a theist, so I'm struggling with the "masturbation is a sin" dilemma as well...

wanna be best friends?

 

[DrunkPickle]

Since everybody else was so quick to confess, I think I should share a secret too: I have a hardcore fetish for female feet. I can't get turned on by naked women at all; the only thing that gets me going are feet.

Not a single person knows about this as I never told anyone. But it's often hard to hide, especially during the summer - when all the cute girls from my class are wearing flip-flops.

On top of that, I'm a theist, so I'm struggling with the "masturbation is a sin" dilemma as well...

wanna be best friends?

Sure buddy!

 

[Ayrtonh]

I guess the closet I should come out of is my sexuality quirks. Im not gay, but I like some small bdsm and some bondage stuff. Also a bit of domination. Other than that I'm fairly open, though I imagine this post will earn me a hell of a lot of "You sick freak" things : /

Edit: I forgot, I also am more pleasured by my own masturbation than a girl doing it to me I probably do it too much but whateve r I'm having fun

 

[MegaManOfNumbers]

*rustles hair*

I am a misanthrope, I hate all people to some degree. I hate everyone, no exception.

Including myself.

Emo I know, yet this is a feeling that I can never run from.

ANYWAY.

On a less depressing note, I am a fan of anime, an avid gamer, and also I'm very nerdy. All of my interests are at least tangentially related to anime or video games. Though you wouldn't know that from talking to me, I just seem really loopy and eccentric.

 

[MegaManOfNumbers]

I guess the closet I should come out of is my sexuality quirks. Im not gay, but I like some small bdsm and some bondage stuff. Also a bit of domination. Other than that I'm fairly open, though I imagine this post will earn me a hell of a lot of "You sick freak" things : /

Edit: I forgot, I also am more pleasured by my own masturbation than a girl doing it to me I probably do it too much but whateve r I'm having fun

I like you. You are aware of these kinks of yours, as opposed of trying to repress them.

Let me help you by saying that I like small-breasted women more than large breasts. I also have weird skirt and skintight suits/swimsuits fetishes. I'm have a fetish towards those high socks. I blame anime for giving me these kinks.

 

[Blobpie]

I watch my little pony, I'm asexual and I HATE salad.... RELIGIOUSLY.

 

[Guardian of Nekops]

My parents know what my internet handle is.

*Silence, followed by crickets.*

 

[WayOutThere]

But, they are family. And to me, that means they have an obligation to love you, and to wish for your happiness and well-being. While they don't have to like everything you do, they shouldn't let their initial unease get in the way of your happiness as a person they love.

Thanks for being supportive. What you say is true and I'm sure my whole family holds the same ideal. While there's no guarantee people will act by their ideals when it really matters, your reminder is reassuring. And while feeling this reassurance I find myself invited to reflect back on everything good about my family and realize what an asshole I just made out of myself. Speculating on the possibility of being disowned by my brother and father in a manner that could be regarded as flippant is an insult they don't deserve. While the possibility of such a drastic response can't be entirely eliminated neither is it remotely likely. Any speculation about such a reaction should be done with the utmost care to respect the love and care they've both shown me.

But it's worse than just that as it strikes me that I've already "come out" about something that for many people is just as hard as telling their family they're homosexual and I hardly worried about it. I told my dad I didn't believe Christianity. It was during normal conversation, he asked me if I believed Christianity and I said no. I was worried but not unduly so. He wasn't happy but accepted it. He's since put forth no effort to convince me to reconvert. And this is the man whose Christian beliefs I found scary? So not only have I insulted the good love my father has shown me, I've been horribly unappreciative of just how accepting he's already been.

 

[simonw91]

I've only told two people in my life about my interest in My Little Pony: My friend and my AP World History teacher.
Don't know when I'm going to break it out to everyone else.

I like Billy Joel's music.

And you are awesome.

Thanks I'm only human I guess haha,

all the same, Merry Christmas etc

 

[Knight Captain Kerr]

Well most people know that i'm Bisexual also I don't care about my gender or race. It is very unimortant to me.