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Can growing taller change your sexual orientation?

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Has anyone else had trouble figuring out their sexual orientation, and think their height may be the cause of their confusion?

I'm 18 now, but when I was 14 and 15, I thought I was gay. I was only interested in guys (and being a bottom for taller men). Since I was in high school, I never acted on it. I never came out or even told anyone I was gay. I was only 5'2" back then (and had been told by a doctor that I wouldn't grow anymore). I was really scared about being found out that I was gay since I was so small.

Then when I was 16 I got a growth spurt. I grew 8 inches in six months. That's when things started to change. Suddenly, I found myself interested in girls when I never was before. I assumed this meant I was bisexual and just suppressed my desire for women since I thought I was too short for women. However, there was one other big change and that was that I no longer wished to be a bottom. I only wanted to be a top.

After my big growth spurt I continued to grow (although not as fast). I'm 18 now and I stand 6'3". It has been a while since I have been attracted to a guy. It's probably a coincidence but it feels like my sexual orientation went from gay when I was short to bisexual to straight as I grew. I'm sure that's nonsense and I must be bisexual, but has anyone else had a similar experience? Or can anyone else explain what is going on with me?
 

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Has anyone else had trouble figuring out their sexual orientation, and think their height may be the cause of their confusion?

I'm 18 now, but when I was 14 and 15, I thought I was gay. I was only interested in guys (and being a bottom for taller men). Since I was in high school, I never acted on it. I never came out or even told anyone I was gay. I was only 5'2" back then (and had been told by a doctor that I wouldn't grow anymore). I was really scared about being found out that I was gay since I was so small.

Then when I was 16 I got a growth spurt. I grew 8 inches in six months. That's when things started to change. Suddenly, I found myself interested in girls when I never was before. I assumed this meant I was bisexual and just suppressed my desire for women since I thought I was too short for women. However, there was one other big change and that was that I no longer wished to be a bottom. I only wanted to be a top.

After my big growth spurt I continued to grow (although not as fast). I'm 18 now and I stand 6'3". It has been a while since I have been attracted to a guy. It's probably a coincidence but it feels like my sexual orientation went from gay when I was short to bisexual to straight as I grew. I'm sure that's nonsense and I must be bisexual, but has anyone else had a similar experience? Or can anyone else explain what is going on with me?

Interesting reading your message, it just goes to show we all develop differently regarding our sexual desires. I am 100/% gay & always have been attracted to men. It is odd that now because you are taller girls are attracting you more than guys. Obviously being tall gives you confidence, being tall shows you are more manly than before. As long as you find the right person eventually & you are both attracted to each other, it makes little difference these days if they are straight or gay.
 

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I think it does make biological sense that short men are more likely to be gay and be perceived as gay and that tall men are urged by their hormones to pass on their genetic superiority. In the same regard I would expect a very tall woman could find sex with a shorter man very rewarding and a natural regression to the mean. I am 99% gay, but if I could meet a 2 meter lesbian I think we would both learn to enjoy the glory of straight sex.
 

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I had an aquaintence that said he had a petuatary problem that left him with a very low testosterone level. His sex drive was low but after he had surgery his testosterone level went up and so did his sex drive. He ended up getting a divorce and my impression is that he became a very active heterosexual male. I don’t want to read too much into this story other than to say our hormones have a strong affect on us. I suspect there is more to orientation than height.
 

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especially in younger years sexual orientation is less stable i think. also in my experience. around the age of 12-13 my interest shifted from tall women to tall men. and an other thing: it maybe that you will always have different feelings inside you, so maybe your interest towards men will never completely disappear and from time to time you will enjoy it. just maybe..
 
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You can't say something makes no sense and then say it makes sense.
What? How would you even have a frame of reference to conclude that?
 
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Women can like tall men but height doesn't have enough causation to attraction to actually change people's sexuality.

It's ludicrous to assume that. You can talk about how common a preference it is, but having a prejudice that it's already true only gives a bias to confirm when arguing the point.
 

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Has anyone else had trouble figuring out their sexual orientation, and think their height may be the cause of their confusion?

I'm 18 now, but when I was 14 and 15, I thought I was gay. I was only interested in guys (and being a bottom for taller men). Since I was in high school, I never acted on it. I never came out or even told anyone I was gay. I was only 5'2" back then (and had been told by a doctor that I wouldn't grow anymore). I was really scared about being found out that I was gay since I was so small.

Then when I was 16 I got a growth spurt. I grew 8 inches in six months. That's when things started to change. Suddenly, I found myself interested in girls when I never was before. I assumed this meant I was bisexual and just suppressed my desire for women since I thought I was too short for women. However, there was one other big change and that was that I no longer wished to be a bottom. I only wanted to be a top.

After my big growth spurt I continued to grow (although not as fast). I'm 18 now and I stand 6'3". It has been a while since I have been attracted to a guy. It's probably a coincidence but it feels like my sexual orientation went from gay when I was short to bisexual to straight as I grew. I'm sure that's nonsense and I must be bisexual, but has anyone else had a similar experience? Or can anyone else explain what is going on with me?
I personally think we are continously change and society is really the barrier sometimes to our full personal development. Having grown so much may have awakened your domination and masculine side and therefore your bisexuality. I wouldn't know because I'm short and feel inferior to almost everyone, but I can imagine how a growth spurt could affect one's perspective.
 

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I don't know if their is proof of it but my sexuality changed a bit when i stopped growing. Always was only into girls. Was pretty tall for my age but stopped growing early in more than 1 way ;-). As guys got a lot taller and bigger than me i started getting interested and humble... But still, that is no proof
 

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I don't know if their is proof of it but my sexuality changed a bit when i stopped growing. Always was only into girls. Was pretty tall for my age but stopped growing early in more than 1 way ;-). As guys got a lot taller and bigger than me i started getting interested and humble... But still, that is no proof

When did you stop growing?
 
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