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Its the little things...

  • 04-10-2015 8:54pm
    #1
    mattP
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    What little things annoy(ed) you about being in the closet?
    Just today I met a guy at work who goes to the other school in the area. We know of each other so we talked for a while. After work I met one of my friends and she asked the usual question - "Did you meet anyone during your shift?"
    For the life of me I couldn't think of his name! All I wanted to say was "That hot lad in X school on the hurling team" but all that came out was "Erm you know your man on their hurling team, hes friends with X, he went to that party..."


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  • #2
    Ten of Swords
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 24,063 CMod ✭✭✭✭Ten of Swords


    Not being honest with my friends. To me that was a huge deal and caused me a lot of unnecessary stress.

    At the time I couldn't have cared less about what my parents or siblings thought of me if they ever found out but the thought of my closest friends rejecting me was more than I could have handled at the time and it made me feel very isolated and alone.

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  • #3
    baby and crumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,512 ✭✭✭baby and crumble


    It still annoys me to this day that I didn't get the chance to have my teenaged crushes outside my own head. You know, when your friends all get together and talk about who they fancy. I was always just stuck there like a lump trying to think of a name from the rugby team when all I could think about was that hot hockey player in 5th year...

    It annoyed me that I had to lie to my parents, and that I did it for so long when there was literally no need. They were completely fine about it.

    And it annoys me that I didn't get much of a chance to go off and try and kiss loads of girls when I was younger. Don't get me wrong, I love my GF who I've been with for years, but she's the only woman I ever even kissed. I was too afraid to put myself out there when I was a teenager, too scared of what might happen. I never really understood why my parents told us to go out with loads of people, and see who fits, rather than stay with the first person you really like. I kind of understand it now.


  • #4
    playedalive
    Closed Accounts Posts: 750 ✭✭✭playedalive


    baby and crumble wrote: »
    It still annoys me to this day that I didn't get the chance to have my teenaged crushes outside my own head. You know, when your friends all get together and talk about who they fancy. I was always just stuck there like a lump trying to think of a name from the rugby team when all I could think about was that hot hockey player in 5th year...

    It annoyed me that I had to lie to my parents, and that I did it for so long when there was literally no need. They were completely fine about it.

    And it annoys me that I didn't get much of a chance to go off and try and kiss loads of girls when I was younger. Don't get me wrong, I love my GF who I've been with for years, but she's the only woman I ever even kissed. I was too afraid to put myself out there when I was a teenager, too scared of what might happen. I never really understood why my parents told us to go out with loads of people, and see who fits, rather than stay with the first person you really like. I kind of understand it now.


    I think a lot of LGBT folk would feel like that. I wish I became more comfortable in my sexuality earlier than 21 and was a bit more out there than I was. But I guess I had other issues in my life and was not ready. In the past 4 years of being an openly gay man, it has been an interesting journey and I have 'embraced' it in my own way ;). But I wish I could date a bit more and try out a relationship. But I'm 24 and I still have plenty of time for that, I guess


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