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Originally posted by flamesrule14@Aug 24 2005, 11:27 PM
How did your family react when you told them you were gay? How about your straight friends?
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i was waiting for this one.
My folks are very conservative christian, my dad just shrugged and sat down on the couch. He still refuses to talk about it...he's very ignore it and it doesn't exist, i think cause he really wants grandchildren badly. My mom still hates the thought, but she'll talk about it. She cried for about 2 weeks and asked lots of questions. She figures I'm jsut making life hard on myself and thinks that I am missing out on great things in life. Now she's sorta being cool, I mean she picked up Out magazine for me (which i never read) where she got it i have no clue...I bet she found it on a bench somewhere. She hasn't liked any of my bfs and thinks instead of dating other student-aged guys that I should find myself a 30 y/o doctor or lawyer, who's "stable and secure". She hasn't met my current one, but talking to her she seems more positive as she has noticed a bit opf a good change in my attitude and demeanor in life. She's getting better...
My friends have been great. I did lose my best friend 3 years ago because of it. I wasn't gonna tell him since I knew him too well and I knew the reaction. he put me thru 4 months of hell and caused me to lose another friend...his fiancee, now wife who took his side after being my confidant forever...other than that, it turns out i'm the only gay guy most of them know so at times i feel like changing my name to token...but they are great people and i love them to death.