It's all good and there shouldn't be any hard feelings. Sometimes the words we write lose the tone and others read with their own intentions in...
Great job, ForHim! Keep us updated. I remember being emotionally exhausted after each person, like a huge letdown. It's normal, I think.
HereWeGo, I just want to say that I'm both reading and empathizing with you. Please keep writing. The intimacy issues happened for me, too, with...
Good on you for standing up to them. That's hard for many people, but it's the only way things are going to change. No safe place for homophobia.
Good for you, Forhim. It's hard to decide who to tell first. I went with telling my best friend first because I needed to 'try it on', so to...
Taxodium, I replied.
Hi, Blue3011, I've been through this already with our 10-year-old son and it was a smooth, painless process. To begin with, he's a pretty...
My migraines have eased over the last two years since I left the high-stress field of teaching. But, yes, there has been an additional decrease in...
Thanks, everyone. Do any of you have any idea how I go about deleting the duplicate entries I've somehow made? I can't find an option to delete...
Hi, everyone, I've posted several times with portions of my coming out late story, but have also maintained an off-site blog since the day I came...
MLArmageddon, I can relate to your situation. Last March, I went through the first stage of what would become a full-blown crisis of belief. I...
Powerful stuff, Taxodium. You're making progress... cathartic, gut-wrenching progress. Hang in there and keep pushing forward. It gets better.
I can relate to your 'golden child' hangup. I'm the first born, straight-As, going places kinda guy and that's what held me back from coming out...
Hi, CrazyDog15, I can't imagine trying to keep my newly-proclaimed gayness under wraps because of the exact thing you mention, people talking....
Taxodium, for your well-being I suggest you continue to make the changes you started by coming out in the first place. There really is no going...
Wow, OnTheHighway, what a great testament to your ability to self-reflect and rebuild your life. You are an encouragement to me as I take these...
Hallertau, give her some time to think about it, while taking time to think about it yourself. You are experiencing gay- or bisexual-shame. This...
I'm sorry you feel lonely, BMC77. I've only been out for five months now, but have met no one. I live in a rural area where there aren't many OUT...
I feel this, too, TNT, this "attitude thing" when I'm out and about running errands or whatever. I stand straighter (no pun intended), hold my...
crazydog15, I think you're right about it being a restoration of normality. I have always wondered what it would feel like to be out and...
