GW, I'm late to add my condolences but even though we all know you only through this medium, it is a unique connection we have to you, what you...
Greatwhale, you are right, what is crippling is the pain of the guilt I am causing her. It is overwhelming... makes me nauseated and panicked much...
Thank you all. As some of you know, it has been just over a year now since I began the realization that I believe I'm gay. I still have no...
Hi all. Some will remember me having posted a little over the last year. Brief summary: I’m a 59 year old man, married 27 years, son 24, daughter...
Wow... great thread. I believe I've now spent the equivalent of half of a new car on my therapist over the last 2 years. But, you know, he holds...
Arturoenrico, Being still on the inside of the closet mostly still (particularly with my wife)... you are describing many of the things I'm so...
As messy (or diverse) as this discussion of 'authenticity' has been, it is helpful. As I come to understand the part of me that likes men, it...
Kudos Greatwhale! After getting through the awkwardness of the 'reveal' and the posing, I can imagine actually a great sense of relief. Not in...
Hi, I made a typo or two in my second post. I meant to say 'it's NOT about the money" in my reply to Skiff. I actually have a very well paying...
Thanks all. She will very likely not use on line support/yahoo groups I know. But thanks CameronBay. Skiff....it's about money, but about the huge...
Hi all, Well my roller coaster continues. I had thought I would come out last summer but in trying to figure me out, my wife suggested I take...
I've been on two different antidepressants this last year. The first, Effexor was not so good for me as just when I wanted to experience just how...
Such a great post. In my long journey of therapy, one of the steps to 'starting to feel' that my therapist gave me was to connect with music. It...
Hi Quebec, Not sure in which thread to post, but you'll get the message. 59 year old man here, married (not quite fully happily), two kids age 20...
This is a really interesting question for me and one that is part of the work I am doing regarding 'self-worth'. Somewhere along the way I came to...
Pete and all, This thread grips me hard. Now at 59 I feel so much this way. I made the choice to be married with kids. One is now out working and...
You are all so reflective and helpful. The collective experiences and wisdom without anyone actually saying 'do this' is a remarkable trait of...
Thanks all, As I expected: frankness with support. I think I initially reacted with this feeling of release to explore with a knowledge that...
Hi all, It's been a while since I posted. Recap: 58 yo, married 27 years, daughter 20 and son 23. Two brief guy flings in my 20s..really just one...
Hi all, I'm still around.. creeping forward inch by inch toward myself. I must say WhiteKnight, this line: "Maybe I am being dumb here but the...
