I've been out (m/l) for 38 years. It has been VERY unusual for me to meet parents of my gay friends or men I've dated. It has happened a few times, but for the large circle of gay friends I have (left, AIDS was rough on my peer group to the extent of about 40% attrition) I'd be hard pressed to ID more than handful of parents in a police line up (my criteria for threshold of awareness of a persons existence).
I've spent the night a few times with guys who still live at home with mom and dad, and that is an odd sensation, but under those circumstances I tend to avoid having too much 'bonding' time with them.
My parents met a few of my friends, maybe 4, and one boyfriend I was dating pretty seriously, but I didn't live near them after turning 18 and it was more a consequence of that.
My parents sent flowers when one of my close friends died from AIDS, and I requested they do that and they did. Most of my gay friends were also geographically separate from where their folks lived and that would have been a factor too.
I've spent the night a few times with guys who still live at home with mom and dad, and that is an odd sensation, but under those circumstances I tend to avoid having too much 'bonding' time with them.
My parents met a few of my friends, maybe 4, and one boyfriend I was dating pretty seriously, but I didn't live near them after turning 18 and it was more a consequence of that.
My parents sent flowers when one of my close friends died from AIDS, and I requested they do that and they did. Most of my gay friends were also geographically separate from where their folks lived and that would have been a factor too.
