06-22-2012, 04:02 AM
Hello!
Obviously I'm new here, so I figure I should play nice and tell you a bit about myself and why I'm here.
I'm a 28 year old male from Alabama (US). I am a fairly complex guy. I don't typically fit completely into one category or another. Most people say that I'm not black and white but rather various shades of grey. Personally, I like to think of myself as a little more colorful than that.
So far 2012 has seen some rather amazing (and at times stressful) things going on in my life. I've gone through a divorce, come out of the closet, had my first boyfriend, broke up with my first boyfriend, dealt with a parent's mental health issues (that I apparently partially caused by coming out of the closet), and my best friend ever is moving to Boston in a week. I'm not complaining about any of this, mind you, I'm just trying to give you a bit of an idea of where I currently am in the game of life.
My name was chosen for a reason. I feel like I'm a paradox at every turn. I'm not even going to try to explain all of that here, though, because I'm sure as we all interact together you'll quickly see what I mean.
I guess I'm here just to find out if I fit better into the gay community than I do into the bisexual community. As I said earlier, I rarely fit into any one category, and my sexuality is no exception. Again as alluded to earlier, I was married for a time (6.5 years, actually). I loved her and was attracted to her, and our divorce had nothing to do with my sexuality. However, I've never been attracted to another woman before, during, or after her. Some argue that makes me bisexual, some argue that makes me gay and I just had a slight exception. I tell them all that I really don't care what they call me, and that's the truth. I would, however, like to find a place to feel like I fit in a little better than I do on the bisexual forum I've been a member of for the past year or so.
I have a habit of rambling long enough that nobody would ever read my posts in their entirety, and I feel I'm starting to make it to that point so I think it's time to wrap this up.
I look forward to getting to know you all and hopefully making some good friends along the way!
Obviously I'm new here, so I figure I should play nice and tell you a bit about myself and why I'm here.
I'm a 28 year old male from Alabama (US). I am a fairly complex guy. I don't typically fit completely into one category or another. Most people say that I'm not black and white but rather various shades of grey. Personally, I like to think of myself as a little more colorful than that.
So far 2012 has seen some rather amazing (and at times stressful) things going on in my life. I've gone through a divorce, come out of the closet, had my first boyfriend, broke up with my first boyfriend, dealt with a parent's mental health issues (that I apparently partially caused by coming out of the closet), and my best friend ever is moving to Boston in a week. I'm not complaining about any of this, mind you, I'm just trying to give you a bit of an idea of where I currently am in the game of life.
My name was chosen for a reason. I feel like I'm a paradox at every turn. I'm not even going to try to explain all of that here, though, because I'm sure as we all interact together you'll quickly see what I mean.
I guess I'm here just to find out if I fit better into the gay community than I do into the bisexual community. As I said earlier, I rarely fit into any one category, and my sexuality is no exception. Again as alluded to earlier, I was married for a time (6.5 years, actually). I loved her and was attracted to her, and our divorce had nothing to do with my sexuality. However, I've never been attracted to another woman before, during, or after her. Some argue that makes me bisexual, some argue that makes me gay and I just had a slight exception. I tell them all that I really don't care what they call me, and that's the truth. I would, however, like to find a place to feel like I fit in a little better than I do on the bisexual forum I've been a member of for the past year or so.
I have a habit of rambling long enough that nobody would ever read my posts in their entirety, and I feel I'm starting to make it to that point so I think it's time to wrap this up.
I look forward to getting to know you all and hopefully making some good friends along the way!