This type of relationship has been around since ancient Greece, the erastes-eromenos relationship was a social norm throughout that culture. My...
Just wanted to say welcome to EC. Yours is quite a story and shows that relationships can very much be what we make of them. Thank you very much...
Lending my voice to this choir. Yours was very much my story. "Good Christian man" who didn't want to be gay, so I chose "not" to be. Married...
Right there with you. I have been at odds with an emotional monster as of late that constantly reminds me of how much I took for granted the time...
I am so here with you on this. PatrickUK has given sound advice about keeping your side of the discourse as reasonable as possible. My STBX is...
Somehow today it is sitting with me more than usual. I suppose with the holidays coming, I might be feeling the separation more. I remember the...
This is a tough one. I am sitting waiting for the train that will take me to meet my kids for our all too brief time together this weekend. A...
You may or may not have recited the traditional vows. Rest assured, "forsaking all others" is something I'm supposing your spouse would take for...
Wonderful update, glad you were able to see your family accept your son - for his sake, and for yours. All this on top of parenthood, it is quite...
I have been seriously dating someone for a little over two months now. I am about to take over the lease on a new place on December 1, and we are...
I too have been following your story. He is in denial about your bisexuality. I promise you, I did just what he suggested, I lived like I had a...
If you have doubts about trust, don't do it. You have this forum, it is a safe place that offers lots of support. Perhaps you could also find...
Powerful questions. I was struck by a few, but especially the one about feelings and emotions. I spent most of my early adulthood not only in the...
I am struck by something; the age difference between 19 and 21 is tremendous. Think about it, did you know what the hell you were doing at that...
I agree with what has been said previously. Though I seem to be on a trend of taller men lately so sharing clothes is not an option :-). I would...
You can't judge things by what other people are doing. My STBX does this quite often and it drives me insane. Throughout our marriage she would...
First, love your username. I was looking at the stuff that comes up on FB in the "On This Day" section. Five years back I shared something,...
QS9 - Just today I read a thread that, well, hit too close to home for me to reply to in a way that I was afraid I would start "contributing" to...
Mea culpa to not being present during sex. Like others, I just tried not to think about it, while I thought about it.