Years ago, I dated a cop for about a year. It was actually in the late 80's. He was very much in the closet and had no intention of coming out because he most certainly would have lost his job - more so because he would have booted out by his buddies. He worked sort of "special victims", meaning child abuse cases, etc (sort of like the L&O SUV but not as dramatic). He kept his own apartment but stayed with me most nights. Living with him was very difficult. He would come home and be very silent. He'd come home in uniform (which was hot!), then he'd change, get a beer, and sit in front of the TV for 3 hours before he'd begin communicating. I understood that he had a horrible job and saw horrible things all the time. But living with a cop wasn't easy. We separated after about a year. I talked with him for a bit afterward, then he moved out of state - he didn't tell me where he was going and I didn't ask. I still love looking at cops though, would love to mess around with one, but probably would never be involved long term with another.
