Cheating on men is also an extremely common trope in lesbian romance plots, and is often presented neutral to positively. Closet case with a neglectful/terrible boyfriend or husband who finds real love with another woman, common plotline. Which then gets presented as a feminist win, as the cheater is rejecting the patriarchy and embracing her true self. While it's seldom presented this way, many of these characters could be considered bisexual in behavior.
Yeah while it's *definitely* the case that some people are closeted in hetero relationships for years (decades?) before coming out, I think cultural monosexism is what forces these stories to be framed as latent lesbianism rather than... bisexuality.
Cheating on men is also an extremely common trope in lesbian romance plots, and is often presented neutral to positively. Closet case with a neglectful/terrible boyfriend or husband who finds real love with another woman, common plotline. Which then gets presented as a feminist win, as the cheater is rejecting the patriarchy and embracing her true self. While it's seldom presented this way, many of these characters could be considered bisexual in behavior.
Yeah while it's *definitely* the case that some people are closeted in hetero relationships for years (decades?) before coming out, I think cultural monosexism is what forces these stories to be framed as latent lesbianism rather than... bisexuality.