And Now Back to Your Regularly Scheduled Video Games

So I'm out to my immediate family, my online friends, and a few random friends. Yet, my largest group of friends, my University friends, have been left in the dark so far. We no longer live near each other as most of us have either graduated or moved on, but we still hang out and play video games over Skype most every day. For weeks, especially after I came out to my parents, I've wanted to tell them. Two of the ten knew already from other random conversations that it came up in, but the rest still didn't know.

It's nearly eaten me up as we're playing games and I'm trying to find a good way to inject the words "I'm gay" into the conversation somehow. But, as it would happen, that rarely ever happens during video games. Imagine that. :rolleyes:

However, tonight was different. The conversations started early, and we were waiting on one last person to finish some household stuff before we all hopped onto a game. Random conversations bouncing around, until finally someone mentioned an old female friend of mine (this friend, by pure serendipity, is her cousin.) And, how I was apparently trying to get with her and her large boobs.:rolleyes: And, yes, she did already know I was gay--so it was more an issue with her cousin and his short temper.

So this new, that there was some large busted girl that about two the group knew, and stories of how I had broken her heart started flying around. (None of which are true! lol)

Finally, against the din of their constant rabble over MY supposed love life, I gasped for quiet so I could explain it.

"The reason I will never get with her is simple...I'm gay."

Half second of stunned silence, followed by (what I think I heard) "Really?!" "What?!" "Interesting."

So many of them were the exact phrased reaction I expected from them. :lol: All in all, it was quite spectacular. The conversation immediately turned to jokes about whether or not I'd look good in drag and similar things. Another friend of mine thanked me for not coming out in an awkward manner like another of our friends did--when they were alone in a hot tub.

All in all, it then took less than a minute for us to stop just talking and start gaming. As the title said, "and now back to your regularly scheduled video games." I wouldn't have it any other way, actually.

My original contingency plan was to come out to them during a game of StarCraft as I rained nukes on everyone. "By the way guys, I'm gay." N-n-n-n-nuclear launch detected!