Alexithymia
December 31st, 2010, 10:20 PM
I hate to add it in but... Sometimes posts are just like that. TL;DR at the end.
I haven't posted in here for a while, but this is actually what brought me to VT, so I decided it would be disrespectful to the forum if I abandoned it. Here's just a little update on my gay life. (Yes, this is more of just a story... But it's a good story! Filled with hope! And happiness!)
I've always felt weird about talking about guys to my friend. Or even bringing up that I was gay. Even though he was super accepting and willing to help me through anything, I still felt weird.
Eventually, I decided to talk to him about this. I guess I just wanted to share my feelings. I invited him to hang out. I showed him my new TV. We played some video games. And I brought the gay subject... Fearfully.
Note: This was at 3:00 AM, so the details are a bit fuzzy from now, but I think this is how it went.
We started talking about me being gay, but I shifted the subject to see what mood he was in. I asked him about girls and told him (quickly) that I didn't mind if he talked about this. I let him rant for a while about girls. Then I changed the subject to me being gay. I decided to ask him about a poll (that is now locked) on this forum.
Mark: I found this one poll on the internet that I personally found extremely interesting. It was about straight guys with gay friends.
Gavin: *Mumble/I didn't hear him*
Mark: Do you, er, mind if I ask you a few of the questions?
Gavin: Sure. *He then talked for a minute about something unrelated. Sometimes I hate how wide his thinking is.*
Mark: Well, the first one was "Do you ever feel awkward or different around your gay friend?"
Gavin: No, Mark. I don't mind at-*Me cutting him off. He's way to nice to me sometimes :P*
Mark: Do you mind him talking about his relationships or who he likes?
Gavin: No, not at all.
Mark: The rest is a bit fuzzy, and I can't really remember it well. It was a bit weird too...
And that's all the important stuff. I guess it just made me happy to realize that my friend is so accepting of me and my gayness. I guess I'm lucky for having such a perfect friend.... I really should be kinder to him. Thanks for reading my story.
P.S. He also found out I was an atheist and was completely accepting of that. He's so good to me. He even lets me snuggle with him even though he knows I'm gay!
TL;DR: My friend is awesome and completely accepting of me being gay.
I haven't posted in here for a while, but this is actually what brought me to VT, so I decided it would be disrespectful to the forum if I abandoned it. Here's just a little update on my gay life. (Yes, this is more of just a story... But it's a good story! Filled with hope! And happiness!)
I've always felt weird about talking about guys to my friend. Or even bringing up that I was gay. Even though he was super accepting and willing to help me through anything, I still felt weird.
Eventually, I decided to talk to him about this. I guess I just wanted to share my feelings. I invited him to hang out. I showed him my new TV. We played some video games. And I brought the gay subject... Fearfully.
Note: This was at 3:00 AM, so the details are a bit fuzzy from now, but I think this is how it went.
We started talking about me being gay, but I shifted the subject to see what mood he was in. I asked him about girls and told him (quickly) that I didn't mind if he talked about this. I let him rant for a while about girls. Then I changed the subject to me being gay. I decided to ask him about a poll (that is now locked) on this forum.
Mark: I found this one poll on the internet that I personally found extremely interesting. It was about straight guys with gay friends.
Gavin: *Mumble/I didn't hear him*
Mark: Do you, er, mind if I ask you a few of the questions?
Gavin: Sure. *He then talked for a minute about something unrelated. Sometimes I hate how wide his thinking is.*
Mark: Well, the first one was "Do you ever feel awkward or different around your gay friend?"
Gavin: No, Mark. I don't mind at-*Me cutting him off. He's way to nice to me sometimes :P*
Mark: Do you mind him talking about his relationships or who he likes?
Gavin: No, not at all.
Mark: The rest is a bit fuzzy, and I can't really remember it well. It was a bit weird too...
And that's all the important stuff. I guess it just made me happy to realize that my friend is so accepting of me and my gayness. I guess I'm lucky for having such a perfect friend.... I really should be kinder to him. Thanks for reading my story.
P.S. He also found out I was an atheist and was completely accepting of that. He's so good to me. He even lets me snuggle with him even though he knows I'm gay!
TL;DR: My friend is awesome and completely accepting of me being gay.