Is staying in the closet forever a bad thing?

It depends on the person, and how they feel. If they feel it is important to come out then they should. If they are comfortable with keeping it to themselves, then it is absolutely their choice to not let others know.

It is not recommended. Being closeted can be stressful, self defeating and leaving you unfulfilled. If you are not true to yourself, you are not yourself. If you feel being closeted is right, then it is what is right for you at this time in your life. Things will fall in place once the time calls for it. Until then everyday write down positive affirmations of yourself to start building up self confidence, and keeping yourself highly positive.

No, just be who you are. Dress how you want to dress. However, if you stay closeted, you may miss the love of your life. (No gay-dar in some folks!)

Not neccesarily a bad thing, but can stop you from living your life to the fullest and prevent you from being yourself. If you have at least one person in your life who will accept you, you should go for it and be you!

It really depends on your situation. It's possible that you might find that it's unhealthy for you and regret not coming out sooner, but it's also possible that you will endanger your life by coming out. So there's really no one answer to this, except that I'm really sorry if your situation is so dangerous that you have to stay in the closet forever because in my experience it is very hard for people to hide themself, or at least a part of themself, all their life. If it's not important to you, more power to you, because you then can decide what's best for you without that influencing your decision. That's just my opinion.

We deserve to be happy all of us. If staying in the closet results in you being untrue to yourself, unable to express yourself and be the person you want to be then this should be spoken about. You are loved, appreciated, welcome and important and have every right to be the person you wish to be. The best thing for anyone is to be true to themselves... This can cause someone to live a life of anxiety and this does come down to not accepting yourself, or the fear of other people not accepting you. It is no ones decision or right to tell you how to live your own individual life. We equally have a right for happiness

Hi. Only you can decide what is right for you. However, as someone who lived in the closet for a very long time, I don't recommend it. For me personally, it was quite toxic and negatively effected every area of my life. That said, I think it is important to come out at a pace that is comfortable for you. Everyone is different. At times there can also be issues of personal safety such as being dependent on an unaccepting parent in which case staying in the closet for awhile might be the best plan. What made a difference for me in coming out was finding a network of support. It is very hard to come out in an entirely inhospitable and hostile environment, and finding new friends and a community that embraced me was essential.

When, to whom and if you want to talk about your sexual orientation is only your choice! Coming out is a big step and takes a lot of courage. So you should only do it if you feel comfortable. Coming out does also not necessarily mean telling the whole world at once. You can take small steps. Talking to a good friend or trusted person first to have some backhold is helpful. It is not easy but very relieving and you will find a lot of new friends and allies!

Hi. I can say from experience that staying in the closet forever is exhausting. I am in the closet still at age 59. I have lead a "straight" life and it is getting more and more difficult. The problem now is that living this lie for so long I have a whole life of family, work, friends..etc. that has to be u raveled in order to come out. And I don't mean it needs to be discarded, but lots of things will change when and if I decide to come out of the closet. So I think not having done so as a young man was a mistake. Of course, that's my situation and we all have our own choices to make and that should be respected. It's your private part of you and your choice to share it with others is 100% your's.

I think people like to put us in a box with a label but it is up to us who and how we tell about our sexuality. You don't have to feel pressure to tell anyone anything that you don't want to. It is your life so please do whatever makes you feel comfortable. Don't let anyone pressure you to 'come out'. You don't have to label yourself if that is something you don't want to do and no one has the right to label you either. Your journey is unique to you so please do whatever makes you feel comfortable.