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What one thing are you astonished / delighted to observe since accepting you are gay?

Discussion in 'LGBT Later in Life' started by brainwashed, Oct 14, 2019.

  1. brainwashed

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    (This post is kind of a repeat for me but I'm so astonished by the observation I'm repeating it here in this new post.)

    What is it for me? I am astonished and extremely delighted to be able to look at guys faces. I see lips, nose, eyebrows, eyelashes oh man those eye lashes (on some guys this is a huge turn on) and eyes. With all this I see emotional expression - happy, sad, interest, befuddlement, etc. It's so amazing I can do this now.
     
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    Great questions... prior to me accepting I was gay, men in my fantasies we faceless and really only in my mind for sex. Now, I look at guys closer and think he is attractive, I could see myself with him. Also, the thought of just sitting watching tv with another guy and snuggling together is what I've been really yearning for.
     
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    The extent to which other people live up (or down) to your expectations. I spent so many years consumed by fear, fear of what people would think, what they'd do. It wasn't unreasonable almost thirty years ago, but in retrospect it was so silly. I was so wrong and it made my life so small...
     
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    I've been astonished by how much most people don't care about my sexuality. It really was all in my head.
     
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    What delighted me was how quickly after embracing my homosexuality I was able to adjust to a relationship with another man. Many of the barriers I had with intimacy pertaining to women disappeared once I was involved with a man. It is so much easier and enjoyable being in an openly gay relationship. I feel like I have won some kind of contest and keep pinching myself.
     
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    I feel empowered to a certain degree and am coming to terms with this part of myself that I tried suppressing all these years...embarrassing to admit, but for the first time in my life I feel like a sexual being...I don’t hate my body anymore
     
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    I can relate to so much of this!
    Yes! I was surprised that with acceptance, realizing that I am really looking for is romantic love, and realizing that i could easily imagine and feel it about a guy, but I really couldn't about women...

    @OGS @I'm gay Thank you this is very inspiring!
     
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    For years I denied I was gay. When I was first posting here, someone suggested going to the mirror and just saying "I am gay"... I thought , yeah, ok, I'll try it...
    I was amazed by the rush of emotions the feeling joy, of warmth of happiness!
     
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    I did the exact same thing. I was amazed at once I did that, I totally accepted I was gay.
     
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    I was able to say it out loud to myself on Saturday and it felt so natural not as bad as what I thought it would be
     
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    Finally at peace and comfortable in my own skin.
     
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    Congratulations. Accepting your self is the first step.
     
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    Was it in your head in the form of past shame and fear?
     
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    Since coming out to myself as bisexual:

    I am delighted to observe how many guys can catch my attention. I used to think it was only a few. And I don’t seem to have a type, although they all seem to be nice guys.

    And I’m delighted I can hold eye contact with a guy. At least more often.

    I am amazed that a gay friend patted me on my upper body and said I looked good. (He apologized because the look of shock on my face meant he’d gone too far in delivering the complement).
     
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    For years I thought I was a 'loner' or just couldn't get close to anyone, and I didn't really have any desire to. Looking back, all my efforts to date women were half-hearted.
    I called an LGBT help line last night and he asked me what I wanted ... Right away, the words "a boyfriend' came out of my mouth... The thought of having a boyfriend makes my heart race, and I feel giddy with excitement. Accepting being gay made me realize i was not a 'loner' but lonely! But in a good way- I feel motivated and energized to meet guys and start dating.
    I was never even able to imagine myself close to a woman, but I can easily envision myself close to a guy..accepting myself made me realize I DO have the capacity for romantic love and intimacy!
     
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    I know exactly what you mean. Alot of times I will be driving in my car, listening to music, and thinking how perfect it would be to have a guy I adore sitting beside me.
    I've had 3 significant relationships with women in my lifetime, and all of them seemed to be something I fell into, rather than actively pursued. Looking back I think part of me knew it wasn't what I really wanted, but I made do because I was tired of being alone I suppose
     
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    Yes! often women 'pursued' me....or 'fell into' it, I never made an concerted effort...

    I used it as a form of denial... but looking back sex was a chore...
     
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    It delights me how much I enjoy giving a woman pleasure and astonishes me how much I want my skin to touch hers.
     
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    I haven't had sex with a guy yet, but half of my fantasies are about pleasing a guy, in contrast I never fantasied about doing that with a woman and when I did try to please my girlfriends it was a chore...
     
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    Somehow I never found sex to be much of a chore, but I know I definitely felt there was a piece missing.