But if you're looking for a general definition of what it means to be bisexual, feeling romantic or sexual attraction to more than one gender could be a sign, according to the Human Rights Campaign. Others may find themselves identifying more with labels like pansexual , queer , fluid , or nothing at all—which is also completely valid. So to help clear this up a bit, we spoke with 17 women who can recall a pivotal moment in their lives when they knew they were bisexual. I had been with only men up until that point, with really no happiness.

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There is never a right or wrong time to question our sexuality. There are many terms floating around, especially today when more parts of the sexuality spectrum are seeing positive representation in media. The phrase "bi-curious" refers to people who are interested in having a same-gender sexual experience without necessarily labeling their sexual orientation as bisexual. Someone who is completely straight is a zero; a six would be considered completely homosexual. It is entirely possible to feel like you are a one predominantly heterosexual, only incidentally homosexual or a five predominantly homosexual, only incidentally heterosexual or anywhere in between.