OMG that's exactly me!
At first, we tried sex "woman on woman" because of my dysphoria...we both enjoyed it, but she wasn't comfortable in a "lesbian" relationship (I think because she was concerned with how her family would view it).
Like you said, you can't force an orientation. I decided I'd just keep quiet about sex and intimacy, at least out of respect for her but also to give her time to adapt (if that was going to happen, I wanted it to be her choice, not pressure from me).
It's been hard (no pun intended) for the past few months, but now we've separated and filling out "the papers." I'm going to have to let her go.
"Bittersweet", I think is a good word.