The Secret Struggle Many Heterosexual Women Won’t Admit To

“As long as heterosexual women exist, some men know they have leverage and permission to not do better or be better.”

“Damn! I wish I was gay!”

“Ugh! Why do I like men?!”

“I swear, I wish I wasn’t attracted to men!”

I have not only used the above phrases many times, but I have heard various women echo these same sentiments over the years. It stems from the frustration that we find the opposite sex attractive and want to be with them romantically. I mean, how inconvenient is it to want the same species that poses the biggest threat to your safety as a woman, or even have any sexual desire towards your gender counterpart; the same ones who cannot even put the damn toilet seat down?!

I want to believe that many ladies who identify as heterosexual have questioned their sexual orientation at least once, with their eyes looking up to the heavens while pondering why they must like men. Some women take it a step further as they are hell-bent on trying to make a relationship work with the masculine at any cost. They are willing to have cognitive dissonance and completely ignore the news, past experiences, day-to-day interactions, and recollections from other women that may interfere with their ability to bravely go through the terrible motions that the…