Worst excuses to stay in the closet

There's no such thing. If a person wants to stay in the closet, that's their choice and they shouldn't be judged for it.

 

I have nothing to wear and it's laundry day.

 

Don't feel sad of wrong if you aren't ready to go out of the closet.

 

I'm don't think people make excuses, as such. I think it's more a case of talking yourself out of it as you struggle to confront real or imagined fears about the consequences of coming out. Some of those fears are very powerful.

 

Don't know about worst excuses but mine is that I simply refuse to go through the angst of coming out until I've actually been able to have a gay relationship (or at least encounter!)

 

I don't want people to think I'm even more different and weird than they already think I am.

 

I'm just not comfortable having conversations about personal stuff with my parents. They'd be disappointed to hear that I'm gay (although I'm sure they at the very least have thought it's a real possibility), but I'm not all that worried about how they'd react. I'm just too much of a chicken to do something that takes literally one second by saying "I'm gay" and that's something I know I'm going to regret so, so much down the line.

 

My friend would make me go shopping with him for rainbow clothing....... Yeah.....

 

I think fear is the biggest reason why people stay in the closet. Fear of how others will react fear of how you will then be judged.

 

The title of this thread is just wrong on so many levels. It's up to a person to decide when they want to come out, and to whom, if they want to at all. There's no such thing as an excuse. Everyone staying in there has probably thought about the pros and cons, and the latter outweighing the former made them stay inside.

 

I've got no reason to still be in the closet

1. My parents aren't homophobic

2. My friends at school probably already assume I'm bisexual at this point

3. I live in pretty much one of the most gay-friendly countries on the planet

So I'm gonna have to make it official sooner or later

 

No, just no. If people want to keep their secrets, they should be allowed to. It's a hard world.

 

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If someone isn't ready to come out for whatever reason, that's their choice and they shouldn't be made to feel bad for it.

My only issue really is if they decide to drag someone else with them(ex: get into a phony relationship). :l This is something I've told myself that I wouldn't ever do, even if coming out takes a bajillion years.

 

This is not a "worst excuse", its perfectly rational: the closet is actually a comfortable place to be, a place to be yourself, a place to learn about yourself without shame. These are compelling reasons people stay in the closet. What makes the closet bad is that it is undeniably lonely. Its loneliness that drives us from the comfort blanket of the closet.

 

There's no 'bad' excuse for staying the closet. It's a person's choice to decide if they want to tell others about their sexuality.

I know the reason I personally keep it to myself is I'm worried how my dad may react and if I did come out, that the word may spread faster than I like in my family. In a perfect world I would just like to tell them i'm bisexual and be done with it, no drama or extra baggage.

 

Now that's cold , I don't really think there is such a thing as a worst excuse to stay in the closet .

 

Ok I'm just sayin this thread is basically pointless

 

I am afraid everyone will hate me and that my family will be torn apart so I don't want to come out.
Yet I hate having a male body and wish I could transition...

 

I feel that way too except the male body part . Some of my friends stop talking to me because of it to they don't talk to me as much which sucks