are you getting married?Meus Renaissance said:Question. If you had a close friend whom was also religious and you invited him to your wedding but they told you that whilst they are glad to see you happy, cannot attend the event for religious reasons, would this affect your friendship?
btkadams said:are you getting married?
also, fuck that person. a friend goes. my friend is mormon and getting married and i'm still going despite being against the religion. seriously, that's bs. you can miss the wedding because of previous plans or something has come up, but missing because of religious reasons is stupid to me. especially because a gay wedding most likely wouldn't have anything against their religion in it. they wouldn't be forced to do anything except sit there. it's not like a baptism of another religion or something.
Jangaroo said:There's nothing wrong with wanting some alone time for yourself. In fact I'd recommend it. You guys don't have to always be doing together. Mellow out and do your own thing for a bit. You should tell him instead of having this bottled up.
ZephyrFate said:So yeah that Happy Endings show just keeps getting better and better, and non-stereotypical adorable football-watching beer-drinking gay Max introduced the term 'gaycist' in Episode 6.
Gaycism is when you think all gays are the same, so obviously we're all compatible for each other.
And I KNOW A LOT OF GAYCISTS. I feel like this would be a good topic for discussion.
You have to have watched previous episodes -- his gayness is never central (bar two episodes that focused on his coming out + the gaycism thing), but it's always mentioned at least once an episode.michaeltraps said:I caught an episode of this show on Hulu (Xbox Live Hulu Plus free week). Didn't totally grab me, but I'm willing to give it another shot. (Was the hipster/restaurant episode)
I did like Max as a character, though. There was barely any reference to him being gay at all. Come to think of it, I probably wouldn't have even known he was gay had I not heard about it on Gaf.
This is more what I was getting at - I don't mind at all that his gayness isn't the focal point of his character - it's actually refreshing. He's interesting for other reasons, which is hard to find with most gay TV characters. I'm definitely going to give the show another shot, starting with episode 1 this time.ZephyrFate said:You have to have watched previous episodes -- his gayness is never central (bar two episodes that focused on his coming out + the gaycism thing), but it's always mentioned at least once an episode.
They bring it up quite a bit in the show, other characters remark, "You're a straight dude who likes dudes" and "For a guy who acts nothing like a gay guy, you know next to nothing about how to act like a straight guy!"michaeltraps said:This is more what I was getting at - I don't mind at all that his gayness isn't the focal point of his character - it's actually refreshing. He's interesting for other reasons, which is hard to find with most gay TV characters. I'm definitely going to give the show another shot, starting with episode 1 this time.
Ooooo ok, then I definitely watched a one-off episode.ZephyrFate said:They bring it up quite a bit in the show, other characters remark, "You're a straight dude who likes dudes" and "For a guy who acts nothing like a gay guy, you know next to nothing about how to act like a straight guy!"
He's the least-gay gay guy I've ever seen on TV, and for that he should be applauded. He's... completely different from every other gay male character I've seen.
Yeah that episode focused solely on Dave's restaurant idea and Penny's hipster thing. Though that is definitely the first episode of TV I've seen where mocking hipsters was a central plot point.michaeltraps said:Ooooo ok, then I definitely watched a one-off episode.
ZephyrFate said:You have to have watched previous episodes -- his gayness is never central (bar two episodes that focused on his coming out + the gaycism thing), but it's always mentioned at least once an episode.
"We already have an offensively stereotypical gay guy in our group."Zalasta said:Don't forget the one where Max found a gay husband for Penny because he wasn't gay enough for her. I thought that one was pretty good.
Fucking sucks.badcrumble said:Aaaaaaaaargh I dated an unbelievably gorgeous guy last night and we had a great conversation and then at the end of the night he said he felt like it was more of a 'friendly connection, just to be clear.' fuck everything
idwl said:went on a date with a friend of a friend. He's hot, but he acts way to feminine(no offense to those who are, just not my type). I felt i was getting straighter by the minute , he was so self obsessed , kept talking about himself and how great he is. I could not wait for it to end.
Spent basically four hours after that lying awake and wondering what I did to fuck it up. :/runlikehell said:Fucking sucks.![]()
haha no I just paid for everything, even though he kept insisting. I ALWAYS order dessert. Today was the exceptionTeh Hamburglar said:haha, i know the type. Hope you split the check!
I guess he just didn't click as much as you did with him if you feel it went well. At least he didn't string you along or worse, though he was a bit brutal about it. :/badcrumble said:Spent basically four hours after that lying awake and wondering what I did to fuck it up. :/
ZephyrFate said:Tangent: Anyone mind making a topic about the link I posted? It would make for good discussion on the forumz. I cannot for I am Junior'd (behind the tag).
Found a counter to that:Marius_ said:Not sure if this is true but:
http://thenewcivilrightsmovement.co...m-parliament-agenda/politics/2011/05/11/19902
Yeah, it just feels shitty to have that happen when I start dating again after a year and a half.runlikehell said:I guess he just didn't click as much as you did with him if you feel it went well. At least he didn't string you along or worse, though he was a bit brutal about it. :/
If you paid attention to the OT, you'd see there is one. However, it's not a bad thing to mention a show with a non-stereotypical gay character in it in the general gay thread.badcrumble said:Is there a Happy Endings thread in the OT? Maybe you guys should start one.
One can dream.ZephyrFate said:general gay thread.
Oozinator said:is it homophobe if as a straight guy I dislike the idea of being hit on by gay men ?
No, but as Calamachino said take it as a compliment.Oozinator said:is it homophobe if as a straight guy I dislike the idea of being hit on by gay men ?
It reveals insecurities in you, most definitely.Oozinator said:is it homophobe if as a straight guy I dislike the idea of being hit on by gay men ?
why do you dislike the idea? i like getting attention, whether it's from a girl or a boy.Oozinator said:is it homophobe if as a straight guy I dislike the idea of being hit on by gay men ?
Alcoori said:I know this has nothing to do here but I'm moving across the Atlantic to New York at the beginning of June and I was wondering if any of you lived there? (you can PM so as to not pollute the thread any more).
Don'tHolmes said:There was this guy I had a crush on back in high school for a few years. He was a jock type, cute smile, nice build, whatever. Back in grade 9, we had every class together, and I would stare at him all day and listen to everything he said. It was actually in my French class that I remember looking at him and thinking... "oh, I'm gay? Ok..." Anyway, I spent the next few years crushing over him. Obviously my obsession with him diminished, especially when I got a boyfriend, but I would still swoon sometimes.
Long story short, he's on my Facebook friends list, and I'm entering my third year of university, I've been with my boyfriend for five years, life is great, and I feel like I wanna message him about it. I feel like I owe him something, he made me realize so much about my sexuality and myself (and dealing with it afterwards wasn't the greatest). He didn't do anything, though. I guess for closure.
Yeah, sounds like a bad idea.julls said:Don't![]()
It is. Opening communication with someone you were hung up on years ago, while you're in a relationship is a recipe for disaster. Why would he bother unless he still had feelings for this guy?Yoshiya said:Yeah, sounds like a bad idea.