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There's a big difference between pretending to like something and pretending to see stuff a different way. Self Diagnosed OCD is a really poor comparison, being gay simply means that you are attracted to the same sex. Whereas OCD is a disorder that causes your brain to interpret things differently. People will genuinely convince themselves that they are attracted to other men/women, them being convinced that they do is all that matters.
Being OCD on the other hand is much different, most people who self diagnose themselves don't actually know the extent that it goes-- or in some case even understand that OCD is an actual medical diagnoses, and not just a word used to describe wanting little details to be right.
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Now you're changing the topic completely. Accepting that you're straight while you're actually gay doesn't always have the "happy ending" that you're describing. Has it happened to prevent families from splitting? Yes. Does it actually fulfill that person's needs? Not entirely.
If you don't believe me, look at stories about gay men and women who've established entire families and lives, and then realizing they were gay. They genuinely thought they were straight. Even Ellen Degeneres once wanted to marry a man. But when a person isn't fully satisfied, a gap grows in their happiness, and it goes downhill.
If being homosexual were more widely accepted and known, people wouldn't have to believe they were something they're not. Whether you're gay, bi, straight, or whatever, it'd be easier to clarify from a younger age, if all sexualiaties were equally accepted.