Hi: A little more than a year ago I joined this forum. At the time, I had just turned 60. I was divorced with two young adult daughters and...
Hi Tommy: Thank you for being brave enough to find a therapist and open to sharing your life in this forum. It takes guts. Many of us have have...
Hi friends: It's been a long time since I checked in and shared an update. I write this particularly for those who are older and may be...
@poohbearxo, congratulations, you have already taken the first and most important step; acknowledging your true feelings to yourself. I waited...
It has been about 6-months since I came out to myself and a few others at age 60. Looking for a LTR, I signed up for a few popular dating apps...
Thank you for that advice, Robyn mac. I think that's reasonable. Thinking back to the first meeting, I didn't really feel a physical spark, but...
Sorry that I've been away for few days. My first same-sex date and first date in 30+ years finally happened! I felt great overcoming fears and...
@ScottG, like others here I have had a similar experience as soon as I accepted myself. Once you no longer associate feelings with shame, and...
After coming out and finally getting the courage to also seek men on a dating app a guy matched with me. We've texted, talked on the phone, and...
@Choirboy your comments are insightful, reassuring and helpful, thank you. Since I last posted, I worked up the courage to talk with my other...
A week later, I'm feeling a bit better, but still have feelings of not being authentic. Is this real or just something I'm running with? I've come...
Thank you, all. Today I feel awkward and maybe still a little embarrassed. I have this great sense of relief having told someone I trusted and it...
Thank you for sharing your thoughts on this thread. Just came out to my daughter tonight. Taking small steps towards self acceptance and it has...
After 60 years, one month and three days, I finally came out to another human being. The moment seemed right to share with my oldest daughter that...
@Choirboy and @DecentOne, thank you for sharing so openly. Much of what you said resonated and I continue to become more confident and open, much...
@CJZ Thanks for this thread. I'm like you except that I'm going through this at 60. Now that I'm out to this group and finally signed up to a...
Hi Qrex9871 I totally understand how you feel. I'm new here too, joined EC just four days before you. I'm discovering there are a lot of us that...
Hi everyone: Last month, at 60, I finally came out as bi to myself and to all of you. I'm divorced with grown children. I took another step and...
Hi @bsg75apollo. You can see I'm new to this group so I won't be offering any advice, just some sharing. For nearly all the same reasons I have...
Thank you for sharing your story, @DecentOne. I can relate to so many parts of your story and it is also encouraging to hear you are in a happy...