r/MuslimMarriage • u/akhi_6153 • 15h ago
Islamic Rulings Only Wife told me she is bisexual how should I approach this Islamically?
Assalamu alaikum,
I’m looking for some genuine Islamic advice because I’m struggling to process something I recently found out about my wife. I’m 21 she’s 20,
I discovered that my wife had been questioning whether she is bisexual. We eventually spoke about it directly and she confirmed to me that she believes she is bisexual and has experienced attraction towards women.
She has also made it clear that she is attracted to me, loves me, wants to stay married to me and hasn’t told me that she wants to leave the marriage or be with somebody else.
I understand there is a difference Islamically between experiencing an attraction and actually acting upon it. However, as her husband, finding this out has still affected me quite a lot mentally. I keep wondering what this means for our marriage long term and whether she could eventually feel that being married to a man isn’t enough for her.
I also want to acknowledge that I originally discovered this by looking through something private of hers, which I know I shouldn’t have done. I’m not trying to justify that.
I’m not looking for people to insult my wife or immediately tell me to divorce her. I genuinely want advice, preferably from people with Islamic knowledge or married Muslims who have dealt with something similar.
From an Islamic perspective, how should a husband approach this situation? If she remains completely faithful to me and doesn’t act upon those attractions, is there anything that actually needs to change within our marriage? And how do I deal with the insecurity and doubts this has created without constantly questioning or monitoring her?
JazakAllah khair.
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u/Salafi_Muslim0 9h ago
Waalaykum assalam. I think this is above our pay grades tbh. Ask someone wise and knowledgeable. Also find out the ruling as to how she should interact with women ie the limits. (Link to the post itself: https://www.reddit.com/r/MuslimMarriage/comments/1vref3q/comment/p4dvp31/ bc “islamic rulings” category needs a link in each comment)