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Bi-curious (also heteroflexible) is a term for someone who generally identifies as heterosexual but feels or shows some interest in having a relationship with someone of the same sex. The term is also occasionally applied to a person who generally identifies as homosexual but feels or shows some interest in having a relationship with someone of the opposite sex. The term implies that the individual has had no sexual experience – or very little – of that sort, but a person may continue to self-identify as bi-curious if they do not feel they have adequately explored these feelings, or if they do not consider their feelings to "qualify" as truly bisexual.

Like almost all attempts to define sexuality, there is some dispute over when the label of bi-curious is appropriate. However, it is typically accepted that a person can be considered bi-curious if:^[1]

1. they identify their sexual orientation as lying on a spetrum between heterosexual and bisexual; or, occassionaly, they identify their sexual orientation as lying on a spectrum between homosexual and bisexual (see Kinsey Scale and Klein Sexual Orientation Grid.)
2. they are seriously considering identifying as bisexual, but have yet to do so.
3. they are contemplating, intrigued by, or otherwise attracted to the thought of crossing the boundaries of their typical sexual orientation and pursuing a romantic and/or sexual relationship with a member of the same sex (if their sexual orientation is heterosexual) or someone of the opposite sex (if their sexual orientation is homosexual).

Many teens start to feel bi curious at start of puberty.

• Questioning (sexuality and gender)
• bisexual until graduation
• Bisexual chic
• Bisexual erasure

1. ^ Lesbian Worlds

LGBT Portal

• The N Society: “Bi-Sexuality: The Myth and the Mayhem”
• Metroactive Features | Bisexual Community: Bi & Bi - Bisexuals have found a new dating scene online. But will this newfound [sic] community lead to a political identity?
• happen, match.com's advice center: Are all straight women bi-curious?
• Laurie Essig, Salon Magazine: “Heteroflexibility”

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