Remember my mom? The raging bitch when it came to my sexuality? Well, the other night I was backed into the corner and my options were: Come out... again or hang up the phone. I knew hanging up would really hurt her and I definitely didn't want to hurt her, so I gritted my teeth and told her that I was crying over Mike, my ex-boyfriend who broke my heart. She took it ridiculously well. Like... too well almost. She even tried to comfort me. Saying things like 'Well, long-distance hardly ever works...' and 'I've been there too, Tyler. I know it hurts, but you'll get better.' So, that means the final hurdle has been jumped. I am now 100% out.
Aww, that's sweet! I'm glad it went better than you thought it would And it's awesome you're 100% out now, Congrats!
That's cool. At least your mom is making an effort. You have to give her credit for that. It must be a huge weight off your shoulders. Now you just need to heal over your break-up. It's hard,but I think you'll do just fine. Good luck.
thats great, and really brave, well done. now you have your mums support at a time when you're hurting, it might help a lot.
Thats great I have written multiple practice letters to my mother, trying to make one to give to her when she leaves to spend new years at our cabin (that will give her enough time to think it over before she sees me) and im stuck between "blunt" and "sappy". It needs to be both somehow, but not too much of each. Im glad it went well with your mother! I know family can be the hardest part for alot of people when coming out, no second chances with family. Being 100% must feel so amazing. How long did it take you to go from your first person to being 100% out?
That is great.It shows that your mom is really trying her hardest to come to terms with everything.I just hope that everyone else's goes as smoothly as yours did.
Congrats wonderwall! As it happens I just came out to my mom a around 4 hours ago. It went pretty well I guess. that just leaves my dad. It's awesome that you crossed the final hurdle. Congrats man. I know how hard it can be to deal w/ family.
Excellent! I'm really pleased she is handling it so well. It really seems like she has accepted the situation in her own mind now and really wants the best for you. Parents can surprise us sometimes. My mum did recently, but I won't post about it here as this is your thread.
I have to disagree about the long distance never working thing. It's VERY HARD to find gay metalheads so I'm really glad I'm with my partner now. But congratulations anyway.
Well, first of all you don't have to date within your personality type. My most successful relationships have been with guys that are completely different from me. Secondly, I said the same to my mom. Mike and I had made it work for 10 months, afterall.
