Is being bi more "popular" now?

[VegasLee]

We set up an on line poll once for the people that came to the club. This was for the ladies only to answer. The results kind of surprised me.

The question was "Ladies, Are You Really Bi?"

The answer choices and their response as follows:

Yes, I am really Bi. 29%
I am passive Bi, I like the touch of other women. 41%
I am bi to keep my spouse happy. 7%
I am bi to fit into the lifestyle 7%
I am not bi at all, I like the men only. 14%

We asked for a clarification on the second answer to be sure how they where voting and most replied that they would allow other women to play with them but they would not return the favor.

It appears most women that responded to the poll are not really bi but play the part as part of this Lifestyle.

This poll was taken two years ago.

Not sure if that helps but just information we have gathered.

[SW_PA_Couple]

Originally Posted by CXXC

. . . Higher populations produce larger % or homosexual behaviors. . .

A greater amount of homosexual activity is not the same thing as saying a greater proportion of homosexuals. There are and have been plenty of people who are or were puzzled by their feelings but had no model for behavior or information for helping them to understand their feelings.

[Karmickiss]

Hi SW_PA_Couple,(and all)
Perhaps "popular" really isn't the right word, I will try to clarify what I meant. I think I may have used this word, b/c of the things my son was sharing with me...and somehow the whole school-age way to make him understand was to say, "popular" like "the popular crowd". I think you said 'fashionable', as one possiblity, and I think that's pretty close to what I was getting at.
Maybe even , "more acceptable'..but wait..(stepping on my own toes here, lol) the way he described it was that most girls identified as bi...and I think I was intrigued b/c I wondered how so many would be so sure, and if so, it felt like a very large percentage, so I wondered if, then, it was almost like the trends in fashion that seem to come and go. Maybe it is more acceptance, and desensitization to it being taboo...and I couldn't help but wonder if maybe it is partly to fit in with a certain group. He did say that definately all the "popular girls" are bi.
This made me ponder if ,b/c of not being as supressed or taboo as it once might have been, if it's made people more open to this side in themselves, and/or if this might be a trend in more than one area, than let's say, the schools and even the adult social life in my area, and I love all the feedback, b/c I can only say what it feels like in my tiny corner of the world .
I loved reading about the poll VegasLee described, very interesting. I think I might be sensitive(not in a bad way) about what most women mean when they identify as bi. I was always a little paranoid about a woman being intimate with me strictly for her partner, and what if she really was NOT into it, but played along. I always hope to think that someone is intimate with me b/c they feel it 100 percent, and for me the seeming greater numbers perhaps makes me question the sincerity, and leave me feeling like an opportunist only, b/c for me it matters so much that I'm doing something to make someone feel good, instead of pressured.
Actually, when I posed the question, I didn't see in myself this side of it, but getting the feedback and searching myself has again helped me see my own thoughts/feelings/motives...which is awesome. Sincerely, karmic
P.S. I have also wondered about people with a trauma history affecting preferences, and then again, it all comes down to maybe a fear of indirectly "taking advantage"of a situation

[HappyMdCpl]

I think that being "bi" appears to be more "popular" now, especially bi women. Many songs on the radio seems to talk about girls kissing girls, (Christina Aguileras new song mentions it, Lady Gaga's song "pokerface" is about her being "bi" supposedly, Katy Perrys "i kissed a girl", etc), so maybe b/c its more public, its more popular? Or just more accepted? I agree with you, however, it seems to be more popular in general sense of the word. Which is cool with me, b/c I am very bi. I even questioned my sexuality much of my life secretly wondering if i was actually gay, but I very much love my husband, and swinging has truly allowed me the best of both worlds! It was very liberating to have my first bi experience. I felt a weight come off my back, and my husband really enjoys the new sexual tension knowing I am bi. He is actually proud of me in a way, that i am so honest w/ myself and with him. (plus, for him its a win/win also...since we have a single F we play w/... but he also has NO problem either w/ me having a female FWB, which i think is very cool and understanding of him).

My theory is many women (can't vouch for men) seem to be bi to one degree or another. I had this conversation w/ a girlfriend one drunken night. I have had mostly bi best friends growing up (either experimented w/ me, or i found out "through the grape vine" they experimented w/ other women). For me, i don't like labels, but if your into girls enough to make out with them, i feel your "bi" to a certain degree. Hope this makes sense, lol!