I have a cousin with whom I am very close. He recently
proposed to his girlfriend. I have several issues with this, but the
most important one is the fact that EVERYONE who meets this young man
thinks he’s gay. (I don’t know how the girlfriend hasn’t seen it.) When
I told my friends he was engaged, their jaws dropped. Everyone said,
“But he’s gay!” He’s admitted to me that he did “play for the other
team” in college and every once in a while he mentions that he has a
“man crush” on so-and-so. I’ve been out with him, and gay men will
comment on how handsome he is, how they’re sure he’s gay, etc. I love
him to death and I don’t care one bit that he may be gay.
I’m curious what you think. Was “playing for the other team” just a
phase? I don’t think so. Unfortunately, I think he’s just trying to
“fit in.” My...