What is a "heterosexual relationship"?
As a bisexual man now polyamorous and firmly done with two straight marriages, I would say the appropriate characterization is not that bisexuals cannot be in a straight relationship, but that straights have a hard time being in a straight relationship with bisexuals. It's less pronounced with men than with women, but comfort with dating a bisexual is still in the double digit net negative with men (-17), whereas with women it's -34 and strong discomfort is -29.
It is unfortunately a truth many bisexuals learn the hard way; I surely did. Caution is wise, as is consideration of whether she wants to put up with a relationship that very likely will default to the lowest common denominator of straight comfort.
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