So, I tried searching and was really surprised that I couldn't find a thread like this. I thought establishing it and sharing my issue would not just help me but help others.
I'm pre- everything but I'm very nervous about coming out to my family. I mean, a few of them have their suspicions because they've known me my whole life but even still I know it can be a surprise. (Especially because up until a few years ago I tried "hiding" it and being normal).
I am very blessed to have a loving family who I am fairly sure that the majority of will be supportive, but it still doesn't make it easy. Although I fairly get along with my mom and stepdad, they have a serious issue with communicating (like to me, to eachother, etc) so it's hard to imagine sitting them down and talking to them.
I guess my situation is complicated because although I'm tight with a lot of my family and get along with them (and they're open minded and only one of them is like overly religious that I'm somewhat concerned about) I just don't open up to any of them. I've never really opened up to any family member about something very deep or emotional to me, the only person I really open up to is my girlfriend.
I think that "having a life" the last few years (being in college, working) has sort of complicated things because since I don't see my family near as often as I used to, it makes me feel even weirder about coming out.
What I'm trying to say is my biggest issue is communication. Like I just don't know how to do it and come out. I've thought of announcements (but that's awkward and on the spot), I'm not exactly comfortable sitting my parents down (we're just not that kind of family) and I feel that maybe a letter would be impersonal-but I'm not totally sure.
So any tips and stories ya'll can share about coming out would do wonders for me and I'm sure many others.
