
Denial is not a river in Egypt but your deep in it just the same. Heās gay AND heās using grinder which means heās cheating on you with men. Hopefully you come to accept it soon and move on. Itās not your fault and thereās nothing you can do but move on. My heart aches for you but staying another minute longer would be a mistake for both of you.
Girl bye ts is so hurtful. HE DESTROYED LIVES AND WASTED HER TIME !!! Heās a pos. āhE wAs ScArEdā fuck that. We all have shit weāre scared of being rejected for by society. GROW UP AND BE WITH WHO YOU WANT! He cheated on her, fuck ābecoming bestiesā tf is yall problem? Just bc hes gay dont mean shit. Heās a terrible person.
Idk how to tell you this but some people do have such deep rooted internalized homophobia that they self induce psychosis into believing theyre straight. And yes they get into relationships and realize they cant lie to themselves anymore. Its oftentimes not (literally almost never) a reflection of their partner and entirely to do with a persons own concept of self and how that fits in to learned prejudices against particular groups. Until youve had to reevaluate your entire identity to not want
Again, way easier said than done. Its like foot-in-the-dooring yourself. You could know, but that slim possibility that one day you might wake up and everything will be fine and youll be the version/person everyone thinks you are is so tempting. If you feel like your true self is worthless you will not want to give up that false identity even if its hurting you and people around you
Shit is ALWAYS way easier said than done. Iām so tired of these constant excuses for DL gay men. Itās not okay, THEY ARE HURTING PPL! This situation isnāt just abt them. They are making it just abt them and you are helping them do that. Throwing away a womanās pain for the sake of a man SCREAMS misogyny. But yall donāt wanna hear that
Girl bye Im not talking to you about this homophobia extends to women too this isnt about men vs women this is about learned societal treatment of same sex attraction this case its a guy but women do this to men too. Its not ok but theres a lot that goes on under the hood of someones mind its not your place or fair to sum that up with āmisogynyā
Okay in this case itās abt a man. Which completely changes the context and societal dynamics. Ik women do this too, but thatās not what Iām talking abt. If a woman does this itās just as bad. However itās less likely to happen bc ppl are more open to gay women (misogyny) That doesnāt take away from the fact that constantly defending DL gay men and coddling them (misogyny) will never help them grow. They need to take accountability. Period.
Im not saying coddle. Having a semblance of understanding for another human being can be massively transformative. Im also NOT saying OP isnt entitled to feel upset about this. She absolutely is and deserves better than that. My sole point is painting this to be of some malicious intent on behalf of this man may not be entirely accurate. Youre over here painting dl men like its a slur like dog people go through shit and grow in life thats how it works. People are people. Unfortunately they dont
Thereās nothing wrong with feeling for ppl and understanding there situation. However that dosent make this okay. DL men should be ashamed. DL shouldnāt even be a term. They are using ppl to hide and hurting them in the process. I understand they are struggling inside as well. Thatās not an excuse.
Thatās like saying āmy insecure friend talked shit abt me for years behind my back, spread rumors, etc. all bc they were jealous of me and werenāt secure in themselvesā sure I can feel empathy for that person. However they did wrong and need to be held to the fire for it. (Which rarely happens for men so im not surprised you are up in arms defending them. Itās the ultimate indoctrination).
less than 15% of gay & bisexual men in the US are HIV positive⦠some of you arenāt just saying āget a full STI test if heās cheating on youā but instead āget tested for HIV if he might be fucking menā. because you think of HIV as The Gay Disease, as if you grew up under the Reagan administration, in the year of our lord 2026
itās not a moral failing, I would hope it would be clear that Iām not blaming women for living with HSV (herpes) just the same as I would hope itād be a given that queer men arenāt to be blamed for HIV. raw sex is common and condoms arenāt perfect. HSV in particular has more to do with skin-to-skin contact rather than fluid exchange, and it often lies dormant in the system for a long time (i.e. no symptoms until a full-blown outbreak occurs)
https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/diseases-and-conditions/diseases-a-z-list/diseases/genital-herpes.html menās rates of genital herpes are much lower. if youāre gonna oversimplify human sexual behavior down to ācatching an STI is a moral failingā then congratulations, with HSV you are disproportionately blaming women simply because itās harder for men to contract
you really are not ātaking that clockā lol, your attitudes about sexual health are clearly primarily based in stereotypes and lack of knowledge, yet you continue to state them with undue confidence. rather than being so eager to determine who to blame, consider that everyone is susceptible to STIs, and no one wants them
Also my apologies for my ignorance earlier. Iāve read up on the HIV disease and I am truly disgusted and disappointed in myself for believing that propaganda I was fed. You all have a nice day <3 (I deleted the ignorant comments. But I still stand by holding these men accountable. Donāt get me wrong).
you say that, but until youāve spent your entire life being told being gay is a choice and the wrong choice, and how one day youāll have the perfect wedding, and your fed images and stories about being the perfect dad/mom with a white picket fence, dog, kids, and wife/husband, and the ONLY representation you see in the world around you is hetero normative families, you wonāt understand
Girl⦠I am not homophobic. (I am unlearning the biases I was taught) I donāt believe being gay is a choice. I donāt think itās the āwrongā choice either. I donāt stand for gender roles, heteronormative shit, or anything like that. I am saying they need to be held accountable.
whether or not you are homophobic, your comments ARE. they are uniformed, unempathetic, and HOMOPHOBIC. learn what comphet is before commenting on someone elseās journey. you will never understand what itās like to dissect every little thing about yourself, how you were raised, your beliefs, your sexuality, whether what you think is attraction is even attraction until you actually have to do it. yes, sometimes people hurt others during their journey, and they should reflect and repent if they do
Thatās all Iām saying to do. They shouldnāt hurt ppl on their journey. Thereās a such thing as self reflection and figuring out who you are WITHOUT HURTING PPL. They should be held accountable, what Iām saying is not homophobia. Yall just hate when men need to be held accountable (misogyny, indoctrination) goodbye and GROW UP
I also think the concept of ācoming outā is dumb. Ik what comphet is. Ppl should just bring home who they want. Read my comments. Thereās so much shit ppl are afraid of coming out for in society. Either swim or drown. Be happy for suffer in silence while destroying the lives around you. However Iām not gonna coddle the person too cowardly to come out and live in who they are when so many do. Itās 2026! Like a lot of you said to me! I understand in some situations DLs need to stay in the closet
i actually LOVE when men are held accountable as woman who daily debates if being bi is comp-het and has to deal with the patriarchy. but i also understand intersectionality, and the fact that sometimes you hurt people with knowing that youāve done anything to hurt them. this guy^ is clearly trying to have a conversation about it with his gf if heās serious, and i wouldnāt want to open up if my gf reacted like she was disgusted by the idea and immediately started jumping to conclusions ab HIV
I understand intersectionality as well. God forbid I have less empathy for the person who is doing wrong. HES ON A DATING APP! Pls for the love of God open your eyes, this is a terrible situation for both parties for sure. However the woman is suffering a hell of a lot more behind this manās actions and cowardice
i actually agree with this. i think it sucks having such a difficult identity and sexuality crisis. finding out ur gay is life changing. but why invalidate the girlās feelings? he shouldāve opened up and had that hard conversation. not go behind her back and do god knows what with strangers in a relationship. itās a principle thing.
I think the issue #49 has is not with him being gay or bi or being comp het. It is the fact that he is making it about himself when he is the one hurting another person? She doesnāt really have a choice here, he did. He had years to come clean while lying to her face. I believe that is a form of manipulation. It is a sad situation but at the end of the day the person who is hurt here is the woman, not the gay or bi man. We can say that he is scared but that isnāt a great excuse right now.
To add to my previous point. He had did try to have a conversationā¦. Four years into a relationship. That is going to sting and feel like a betrayal. And not to mention, he has Grindr active and open. So not only is he lying, but he is cheating. No matter the circumstances, cheating is not ok. Just because he maybe had comp het doesnāt mean he gets to continue to lie, manipulate, cheat on someone who loves him, and doesnāt know what is going on. He is the perpetrator here.