As I mentioned in my original post Swede82, it was a different time back then. I was far more open back then than many of my friends were. I had no trouble hugging other guys, giving a friendly kiss on the cheek to close guy friends and telling them that I loved them. This wasn't a gay thing, it was just me expressing how I felt. I can't say though that many of my guy friends were as open towards me out of fear of being labelled "gay". One friend of mine ansolutely refused to hug another guy because he was so intensely homophobic. Since graduating, 4 fraternity brothers of mine came out of the closet that I know of, probably more that I don't because I lost contact with them.
I had hoped that by broaching the subject with my bromance the morning after his stag, something would come of it, but he completely shut down on me and refused to even acknowledge it. When we travelled overseas together before that I tried to bring up the subject, but he wouldn't deal with it at all. After many attempts to stay friends after we were both married, I had to give up on him because he became so nasty towards me.
Sexuality and life is not always black and white. This is the reason why I don't state a percentage in my avatar. I just am what I am and don't judge others for what they are. At my age now, I just don't give a fuck what others think anymore.
AG08: "Sexuality and life is not always black and white. This is the reason why I don't state a percentage in my avatar. I just am what I am and don't judge others for what they are. At my age now, I just don't give a fuck what others think anymore."
Amen!!!!!!!!!
I read this thread and was in tears over some of the posts, so true that life evolves and every day is a new opportunity to be a better person. I remember those days you talk about, and struggled for years to come to grips with my own emotions. My total respect to you, AG08, I admire and strive to arrive closer to the age where I too "don't give a fuck what other think."
HAHAHA REALLY? Okay, not trying to talk shit or hurt anyones feelings. But If you've been on turned on by a guy, even once. You need to really do some soul searching, cause your bi, or gay. But who cares, its nobodys business lol. But you can't say its only happened once, or its ganna happen once, because either way if that was the first time or not.. its ganna happen again, just a matter of time before that hot sexy piece of meat comes your way lol
Happening to me right now actually.
I've been hurt quite badly recently and it has been suggested to me I'm going to gravitate my emotions towards males to compensate and protect myself for the time-being. There is a guy on my course, at least as camp as me but were both rather firmly straight which means we can have long conversations and just have a laugh. It's nice. I wouldn't say I want to fuck him or anything, but it is a kind of emotional pull.
I think I'm partially bi in that, I get on with gay guys or camp guys ridiculously well, but I never have any desire to take it any further. It just isn't there.
Incidentally, Eric Bana is my celebrity man-crush
He interlaced his fingers between mine and it remained there for the rest of the night.
Happening to me right now actually.
I've been hurt quite badly recently and it has been suggested to me I'm going to gravitate my emotions towards males to compensate and protect myself for the time-being. There is a guy on my course, at least as camp as me but were both rather firmly straight which means we can have long conversations and just have a laugh. It's nice. I wouldn't say I want to fuck him or anything, but it is a kind of emotional pull.
I think I'm partially bi in that, I get on with gay guys or camp guys ridiculously well, but I never have any desire to take it any further. It just isn't there.
Incidentally, Eric Bana is my celebrity man-crush
that man loved you
I think this is spot on, 30 years ago I had two male friends both married with *****ren and straight, I had a close relationship with both men, one offered me a sexual relationship and promised me he would do nothing to hurt me, to this day I regret not taking him up on his offer, but we are still friends today, not as close as we were then but still good solid friends, if we had slept together I wonder would we still be friends now. I still have girlfriends from over 30 years ago who stay in regular touch with me so it might have workedout! The other man kissed and fondled me then got his 8"cock and the biggest balls I had ever seen out, 3 mins after he came I some how turned into the Devil Incarnate, to this day, 30 years later he is still spreading lies about me, a friend of 35 years finds it hard to talk to me after being in this mans company for a few weeks, he came to my house, he kissed me, he climbed into my bed and he is the one who came back a month later hoping for a repeat performance, by then I had come to my senses, I politely refused his advances and he left never to darken my door again, now he just blackens my name. So be warned it can go horribly wrong if the person you sleep with can't accept the change in his sexuality and blames you. I have a gay friend who describes sex life to be truthful I don't like the sound of it, sex between straight men I think is simpler, more romantic less prone to fetishes. You just have to make sure if you are going to do it, you choose the right person, I said yes to the wrong one and my name is being blackened 30 years on, and I still wonder what if I had said yes to my other friend, we have good times when meet together with our wives, but it is just my little fantasy now of what could have been!Well I wouldn't consider myself completely straight, but I think I know what may be part of the criteria for guys to get turned on by another guy. For me it is a close friendship with a guy I think is attractive and interesting as a person. I have to trust the guy completely that he wouldn't hurt me or use our closeness to manipulate me. I think many guys want a tight friendship but don't know exactly how to go about that without seeming weird. The sexual aspect of the whole thing might come later. The initial vulnerability of one guy to another seems to be the sticking point for most straight guys.
I had that sensation of wanting to mouth-kiss a male friend once. That kind of butterflies / lightheaded kinda thing. It only happened once though, and never before or since (and we didn't kiss, I just had that sensation of wanting to kiss him), so I'd have to write it off as situational (We were sitting next to eachother on the bed and I was tutoring him).
That's about the extent of it though, and on the whole I'd describe it as more of an intimate situation than a sexual one (I don't recall being turned on at the time or by the experience).