Am I Bi or Pan? What's really the difference?
I know this question has probably been asked a lot before on this sub, and I also know that my sexuality and and labels are the ones I feel fit me best and all that etc, but I also just wanted some outside opinions to help me best understand myself. For context i'm an aromantic, cisgender, teen guy.
I used to think that I was completely straight, but then discovered the concept of being aromantic later on amd so figured out that part of myself, then a bit after that figuring out I was also not only attracted to women. I've considered myself bi for the past few years, mostly due to having heard before that pansexuality was about not seeing gender at all in people you're attracted too, and just being attracted to everyone of any presentation, when I do see and acknowledge gender, and I have a preference for feminine and androgynous traits, because I don't usually find masculine traits attractive.
However recently I've also realized that when it comes to people I'm attracted to, I don't care at all about gender or genitalia. I'm attracted to people regardless of any of that, and I've also seen people describing pansexuality similarly.
So I'm here to ask: what in your opinions is really the difference between being bisexual and being pansexual? Is there any? And which one do I lean more towards based on what I've described about myself? Sorry if the post is long or rambling, I'm just curious to see what pan people have to say about my thoughts and questions.