This has been one of the best weeks I’ve had in a very long time. Ever since my best friend from elementary school emailed me Monday morning, I’ve been in a good mood. Every time I talk to him online (every day this week!) or even see his name in my email, I smile. I still can’t believe it.
I came out to him yesterday morning, over Yahoo! Messenger. We had gotten on the topic of family and kids, so I thought it wasn’t a far stretch to tell him that “I’m not straight” (I still don’t like saying “I’m gay”). He wasn’t really surprised (no one ever is, it seems).
I told him that I was afraid to tell him because I didn’t know how he’d react. Because we knew each other when we were kids, sexuality was never an issue back then. But my friend said that even now my being gay is still not an issue.
It was a great response. I feel comfortable talking to him about anything. I was initially afraid that we would basically be strangers after growing up separately for the last 15 years, but it almost feels like we haven’t lost any time at all.
June 19, 2009 at 6:55 am