Straight man falls in love with other man, still straight?
Don't know if this is ap but this story has me strugglin:
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So, yes, I’m an otherwise straight man in love with a man. But I would never reduce Garrett down to just being a man. Because he’s more than that. He’s a pharmacist and a good cook and a great cards player. And I love him for all of those reasons and so many more. I love him for who he is, not what he is. We’re more than our gender. We’re more than one attribute. And sometimes we need to remember that.
I really don't know if this is extreme denial or they don't understand or?
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That’s why I found myself in unfamiliar territory when I—the open guy, the “figured out” guy, the unquestionably straight guy—realized that I was in love with my best friend, a man. A man I had known for seven years. A man I had never before even thought of in a romantic way. But, there I was, in love. Only it didn’t start out as love. See, two summers ago, I came down with a mysterious illness. Not the common cold kind. Not even the achy back kind. This was the kind where you vomit massive amounts of blood throughout the day. The kind where doctors pass you from specialist to specialist. The kind where you’re bent over in pain with tears in your eyes. And my roommate, Garrett, one of my best friends at the time, took pity on me. He took care of me. He picked up my prescriptions from the pharmacy. He cooked me dinner. He stayed in on Friday nights to watch movies. He’d even rub my back when I was in pain. Each day, I waited anxiously until he came home from work. My face lit up when he surprised me with my favorite dinner. I replayed conversations we had when I was alone. I missed him when he was gone...
The worst part
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It makes you walk right up to your best friend and tell him that you love him. So I approached him cautiously. I could hear my heart beating in my ears. I opened my mouth and no words came out. Again, I tried, and all I could say was, “Garrett, I have something to tell you.” He looked at me earnestly. “Garrett, I think I’m in love with you.” His expression changed to that of confusion. “Well, you’ve been so great and taken care of me, and I know it doesn’t make much sense. But, if I’ve ever felt love, this is it. And, well — I think I’m in love with you.” He stopped and thought for a moment. It was a long moment. Then he opened his mouth again and asked, “Do you miss me when I’m away?” I nodded my head slowly — uneasily. “Do you get excited to see me?” I nodded again, this time with a hint of uncertainty. He looked back timidly. “Well, then I think I might love you too.”
Wait at his roommate saying "I love you" back. That like never happens to gay guys confessing love to a straight guy but it happened to this straight guy
I saw this a while ago. I was gonna post it but MrPeanut convinced me it would not be good for the self-loathing homosexuals on here. Now they will think they can turn any straight guy they fall in love with. He was probably right.
My guess is this guy was a latent bisexual who didn't realize it until he met the man of his dreams.
I agree with him. Love isn't entirely based on what is between your legs, its also based on personality so its absolutely possible for straight people to fall in love with people of the same gender.
Well, idk. I feel like we really don't know much about sexual orientation. Some studies have actually shown that the biological pathways for romance and sexual attraction are connected but distinctly different. So maybe this guy was never sexually attracted to guys and become romantically attached to him and then a sexual attraction followed after? It's not impossible for thoughts and behaviors to alter the biological framework underneath.
I agree with him. Love isn't entirely based on what is between your legs, its also based on personality so its absolutely possible for straight people to fall in love with people of the same gender.
wouldn't that just be pansexual then because pansexuality means you don't care about/notice what a person has down there
Wait at his roommate saying "I love you" back. That like never happens to gay guys confessing love to a straight guy but it happened to this straight guy
It's not impossible for thoughts and behaviors to alter the biological framework underneath.
