So as I get older and a lot of what used to be my single friends start to become couples I find myself more often than not wishing that occasionally my life would revert to what it was previously like... when we were all young and single. Well that is not going to happen so sometimes I find myself at night online with the mandatory glass of wine chatting to various gay men.
I have been chatting online long before I was even openly gay... so we are talking many many many years. Over this time I have met some really nice people that have become friends and others that I have promptly forgotten. So as I get to know and meet more and more of these people I become accustomed to the fact that more often than not either they will become a friend, be after a little bit of fun or simply a forgettable face.
Over the weekend I met up with what can only be described as a breath of fresh air. This is not going to develop into anything more than maybe friendship but it was nice to simply meet up with someone who made me laugh, enjoyed some of the same things I enjoy but also wanted to take me out to have fun. Have I become a little jaded and bitter through my bad relationship and dating experiences???
It was just a lot of fun. I didn't expect anything and to be honest know this is not going to develop into anything more... but it was just fun to know there are people out there that can make you laugh and hold a conversation and know that there is a world out there to be explored.
Of course being a gay man there is the fact that we ALWAYS have sex first... and then get to know one another. And of course this was the case, but hanging out with him for two days afterwards was just fun. Will I see him again... probably not as he was on vacation. But it restored my faith in the gay community that there are some real people out there!!
I look forward to my next adventure!
Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Saturday, 26 March 2011
Why to blog...
Well after spending a day with some friends it dawned on me that life as a gay man doesn't sometimes come across as positive as it should or what life is really like. So today I decided to write it was like to live as a gay man in Sydney.
At the ripe old age of 31 (that is about 421 years in gay years!) I have experienced quite a lot in the gay scene and learning every day. Who knew it would be such an interesting journey! And that is what I plan to write about.
When I was 23 I finally come out to my family and well it didn't surprise anyone! 2 serious relationships and too many dates later I never thought being gay would introduce me to so many varying people. Were the experiences positive?... in retrospect some were and some weren't but it has made me who I am and I don't regret it at all. So with these experiences under my belt and many more to come along the way these will be discussed weekly... well that is the aim.
After I came out there was no one I really could read or hear about who had any positive experiences about being openly gay. Well there wasn't really a gay role model I could refer to and see as some sort of guidance. So for the last 8 years I have been living and learning the numerous nuances of the gay community and hopefully for anyone deciding to come out this will give them a idea of what to expect and hopefully put it in a positive light.
With my blog I will write about my weekly experiences in the hope that for a gay man out there reading this blog (hopefully) it will give them an idea (some good and some bad) of what it is like to be a Gay in the City!
Happy reading...
At the ripe old age of 31 (that is about 421 years in gay years!) I have experienced quite a lot in the gay scene and learning every day. Who knew it would be such an interesting journey! And that is what I plan to write about.
When I was 23 I finally come out to my family and well it didn't surprise anyone! 2 serious relationships and too many dates later I never thought being gay would introduce me to so many varying people. Were the experiences positive?... in retrospect some were and some weren't but it has made me who I am and I don't regret it at all. So with these experiences under my belt and many more to come along the way these will be discussed weekly... well that is the aim.
After I came out there was no one I really could read or hear about who had any positive experiences about being openly gay. Well there wasn't really a gay role model I could refer to and see as some sort of guidance. So for the last 8 years I have been living and learning the numerous nuances of the gay community and hopefully for anyone deciding to come out this will give them a idea of what to expect and hopefully put it in a positive light.
With my blog I will write about my weekly experiences in the hope that for a gay man out there reading this blog (hopefully) it will give them an idea (some good and some bad) of what it is like to be a Gay in the City!
Happy reading...
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