A while ago I got back from my nephew's 3rd birthday celebration. When I got there, the first people I saw were my sister (the one without kids), and a stud woman, who I had never met before. I'd barely gotten out my hello, when my sister told me she had something to tell me. She's 24 now, and I brought her up to be independent, and she does a pretty good job, but she's still pretty immature in a lot of ways. I was so worried she was going to tell me she was pregnant!
She sat me down, took a deep breath, and said, "Sissy, I'm gay.". I was so relieved! It did, however, catch me off guard because her whole life she's been sorta boy crazy, moving from one boyfriend to the next since middle school. She almost got married last year, but came home and caught the guy cheating with a neighbor.
The stud was her girlfriend. I'm just glad she's not pregnant, or joining some crazy religious cult. I told her that if she's happy, I'm happy.
Has anyone else been a little shocked to find out that someone they loved and knew well is gay? Why didn't I see it?
Don't get me wrong, I don't identify as a straight woman, although I am only attracted to men. I've always thought of myself as a man, and people tell me all the time that I think like one, and sometimes act like one. So, I have no problem with her sexual orientation, no matter what it is, I'm just confused. I never pegged her for anything other than a heterosexual.
She sat me down, took a deep breath, and said, "Sissy, I'm gay.". I was so relieved! It did, however, catch me off guard because her whole life she's been sorta boy crazy, moving from one boyfriend to the next since middle school. She almost got married last year, but came home and caught the guy cheating with a neighbor.
The stud was her girlfriend. I'm just glad she's not pregnant, or joining some crazy religious cult. I told her that if she's happy, I'm happy.
Has anyone else been a little shocked to find out that someone they loved and knew well is gay? Why didn't I see it?
Don't get me wrong, I don't identify as a straight woman, although I am only attracted to men. I've always thought of myself as a man, and people tell me all the time that I think like one, and sometimes act like one. So, I have no problem with her sexual orientation, no matter what it is, I'm just confused. I never pegged her for anything other than a heterosexual.
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