forum Tips on writing bi characters
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@nekh

It's a guy who likes guys and girls. What is there that you need special assistance with? Just write him as a person.

@nekh

I'm bi and I literally can't think of anything to explain to you that shouldn't already be simple to figure out. Just don't write him as someone who jumps on every person he sees? And don't write him as someone more likely to cheat just because he's bi?

@LittleBear group

I’m not bi so take what I say with a grain of salt. But the best way I heard it described was that she falls in love with the soul of a person, the rest doesn’t matter.

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Both of my best friends are bi (I'm not though so this isn't from personal experience). There isn't really much to say, other than I guess what @nekh said. Just because he likes both guys and girls doesn't mean he's going to be attracted to every single guy and every single girl. Straight guys aren't attracted to every girl on the face of the planet.

Besides that, no matter what your sexuality you're just a person. Write him as a person (again like @nekh said). His entire person doesn't revolve around his sexuality so don't fret about having to write something completely different from what you're used to. Just don't worry about it and write him like you would any of your other characters.

Good luck with your story! (and kudos to you for including an LGBTQ+ character). :)

@Lord_Dunconius

I’m not bi so take what I say with a grain of salt. But the best way I heard it described was that she falls in love with the soul of a person, the rest doesn’t matter.

That isn't exactly right. Bisexual people are like any other people. We base our attraction off of multiple ideals. We vary in personalities greatly. There are flirtatious bisexuals, shy bi guys, polyamorous bisexuals, monogamous bisexuals, deeply emotional bisexuals, shallow bisexuals. Like @nekh said, we're pretty simple.

Oh, one thing that we all (as far as my experience goes) do is finger guns. We all do finger guns. And are quite sarcastic. Maybe it's just my friend group, but that's been my experience with myself and other bisexuals.

@Ghosyt

Hi! I'm bi and honestly my only advice is to write them like you would anyone else and when you come to them being bi just show it, don't tell it. If you're to outwardly say 'they're bi' it's a tad boring and seems like they're just there for the shits and giggles but if you were to say something like 'their eyes followed a guy out of the bar but they soon enough lost interest when they say the beautiful woman standing behind him' it would seem far more natural. Hope this helps!

@Ghosyt

Also I'm fully agreeing and supporting this 'sarcastic' and 'finger guns' thing cause I do all that too.