I don't know how to bring it up...

[Alexithymia]

I've only came out to my best friend, Gavin. He's been very accepting, and really helped me with my confidence as a gay teen. Whenever I'm around him I feel as if it wouldn't matter if I told the whole school if I was gay even though the school is extremely anti-gay.

So, the only problem I have with my friend is that I feel super weird bringing up things about my sexuality. He talks about girls who he likes, etc. a lot. I don't really know if he minds, but he seems to be curious about my sexuality and how I live with it.

I guess my question is: How do I gain more confidence with him? I doubt he minds, and I know he'd be willing to do almost anything to help me feel better. Thanks for your help!

[Fact]

I've only came out to my best friend, Gavin. He's been very accepting, and really helped me with my confidence as a gay teen. Whenever I'm around him I feel as if it wouldn't matter if I told the whole school if I was gay even though the school is extremely anti-gay.

So, the only problem I have with my friend is that I feel super weird bringing up things about my sexuality. He talks about girls who he likes, etc. a lot. I don't really know if he minds, but he seems to be curious about my sexuality and how I live with it.

I guess my question is: How do I gain more confidence with him? I doubt he minds, and I know he'd be willing to do almost anything to help me feel better. Thanks for your help!

Hello,

I don't have much first hand experience with this, but I'll try and give you some worth-while advice.
If your friend can see that you are timid and not very confident, and he's a true friend, then he's not likely to shoot you down and suddenly become homophobic if you try and open up to him.
Just ease the topic into conversation. It will be a test of your friendship's strength in a way, to see if he really is your friend or not.

If you're sure he'd be willing to help you, then you have little to fear! Just get talking about it and the rest will soon follow suite :)

[Alexithymia]

Thanks. I'm mostly scared about easing in, because he's doesn't really get hints that well. I guess I just have to get more confidence around him and if he freaks, well I was better off not having him.

[DrkZ90]

Well, he accepts you AND is interested in knowing that you are ok, why don't you tell him exactly what you said here? you seem to have a very good and close bond, trusst him a bit more, be more open :)