You're standing in the library, talking with the librarian about a book you're holding. All in all, it's Pretty Insignificant Stuff.
A guy walks up just outside your peripheral, so you can't identify him, but you can tell he's facing the librarian and wants to talk to her.> Keep talking.> It'd be rude to keep talking if he has a question.You decide to acknowledge his presence and to terminate this discussion as quickly as possible.By reflex, or force of habit, or whatever, you turn to him, give a quick nod, "Hey," and try to close your conversation.> Say bye to the librarian.> Hold on, who the hell did you just nod to?> Catch a glimpse of him as you try to leave.> Turn again and study who you just greeted.Oh gosh! It's the resident Attractive Guy who Plays Sports!You've never talked to him, until now!And now you're looking at him (you know, again.)He gives you a Quizzical Look.> Maintain your composure.> Abort the conversation and run!> Fail to return your gaze to the librarian and blubber your goodbyes in the wrong direction.He and the librarian put on confused faces.> Coolly make an exit and head to second period.> Try to initiate a conversation with Captain Attractiveness.> Shakespeare away your inhibitions, very loudly, and pounce on his hawt bod.> Stumble out of the library.There's a strange sense of loneliness that comes as a part of the whole Gayness Thing, but that's probably the Oklahoma factor in the whole mess.Not that that keeps me from having Endearingly Awkward Moments with straight guys!The GSA here at the school dissolved last semester for - surprise! - lack of member participation or some shit.I wonder when I'll be able to make a happy relationship blog here :VI suppose I need advice or something.How To Find Guys For Individuals Lacking In GaydarYes, that'll do nicely :]
Oh, no, no, I'm not bashing Christians here by any means.
I just strongly dislike the people who are so into their religion that they:a) Try to convert you at every opportunityb) Cannot step back and be a little more open-mindedc) Express their utter disdain when you do something that's not according to their standardsBefore I continue, Acid, what religion do you practice in particular?I live in the Bible Belt. Five out of six people here are going to be invested in Christianity.
So when I use the word "Christian" to describe someone in a veritable sea of Christians, you can bet your ass that I mean that they are Christian as hell.Christianity. I don't dig the denominational thing because it's stupid - the whole point of Christianity was to come together to practice unconditional love. Separating ourselves separates the idea, which defeats the purpose entirely.
Jesus didn't judge, and it's not my place to either. Everyone should take up their own problems with God themselves. I have no right to tell you what you're doing wrong because I don't know your situation. Plus, I have my own problems and hiccups to deal with. For anything I could call someone else out on, I have faults in other areas that are just as bad.Edit: But yeah, back to your situation, I wouldn't worry too much about getting a boyfriend yet anyway. I know I'm married, and that seems pretty weird to a lot of people, but I don't see the point in being with someone unless you're going to be with that person forever. So, don't just try to jump into something. If it's going to happen, you won't be able to stop it. Rushing it will probably only go against finding someone to spend your life with.^Respect.
Every religious person should be like this :VAlso, I had a friend (we referred to him as "Rosco") who was very very country/cowboy/Oklahoma/whateverHe's not overly religiousHis stance on gays:I don't mind them, but I'll beat one down if they come on to me or some disgusting shit like that.That's essentially what everyone ELSE has said :VNondenominational Christian then? Oh man, I like you.
I grew up LDS until I was about 15 or 16. I remember being extremely closed-minded about everything. Back then I was a homophobe, and when my mom left the church and tugged us along, she made a huge effort to teach us some form of tolerance.And it has been the best thing for me. No offense to anyone here, but I think I can speak freely about Mormonism since that's how I grew up. And this isn't true for everyone. This is mostly the extremes, and the large portion of my extended family. More often than I'd like, they're elitist, they're imposing, and they're unable to think critically.Again, I'm not speaking for everyone. But there's a reason stereotypes exist and I can tell you from experience that I was one of those.But God bless the ones who can accept others.And:To be honest, when I was younger, I actually said something to that effect. But I was also a pretty angry, violent kid.
But nowadays my stance is this: Everyone is going to be who they feel they are, and everyone not only deserves to be loved, but also NEEDS it.If a guy tried to come on to me, I would make it very clear that I'm not gay and that it wouldn't matter anyway because I'm married. But, if he kept pushing the topic, then it would become a harassment issue, just as if it were a straight woman. :POh, look, Acid made an edit to his earlier post.
I wouldn't mind a boyfriend is all :VMy one gay friend is talking about all the minutiae of his relationship with some guy and I'm pretty jealous because he doesn't seem to go a month without anyone >_>I guess tomorrow marks 6 weeks of no girlfriend.Hey man. Six weeks is nothing compared to most people on the internet.