Did you change after coming out?

im a lot more open and much less reserved/angry. so basically it freed me in a way that until after it happened i didn't realize i had felt imprisoned at all.

 

The pressure of trying to sneak around with my girlfriend so no one would find out I was gay made me really irritable. My mom noticed that after I came out I was more relaxed and happier all the time.

 

I've been very phony with myself and around others lately. I laugh at things and smile just to make impressions I'm pretty okay with life, especially with the boys. I don't get that much comfortable with guys now and I enjoy solitude more. Maybe that's what I can't find/get a girl/boyfriend?

 

I was extremely reserved when I was in the closet, and now I'm generally much happier and outgoing. I'm still pretty introverted, but I'm a lot more friendly and a lot less guarded/aloof in my behavior. I also started flirting with girls a little, when before I had basically acted like I was afraid of them. :lol:

If I could sum my the way I changed in one word, it would be "brave". I became a lot braver.

As far as physical changes, I cut all of my long hair off into a "male" haircut, purged my entire wardrobe, started wearing men's clothing, and started lifting weights/working out.

My mom was really concerned that people would make fun of me or judge me for doing such a huge 180 with no explanation, but I didn't feel like I owed anybody one. In reality, my mother has been much more discriminatory towards me than my coworkers or friends ever were.

Nobody else even mentioned the changes other than to compliment me on my clothes or my hair, or to tell me how fit I was getting. *shrug* If they gossip about it behind my back, I don't really care.

 

I started speaking with a lisp and saying fabulous all the time.

 

I became more social when I came out. I did not have to hide a part of me anymore.

 

Once I came out nothing really changed except some of my friends began to question their sexual orientation and turned to me to help them. I also felt more confident and comfortable with both my orientation and who I was.

 

I didn't really change much. I wearer tighter (not skinny) jeans now and I talk a little differently. Besides that, I haven't changed at all.

 

I started to call other girls pretty and not care about whether or not they think I'm awkward.
Basically I'm more open about what I feel. :3 That's the big thing. I don't dress differently or anything like that at all though. ^^

 

Gorgeous is a fabulous word too sista!

 

hhmmm ... **wondering how far I'm really in the closet** GORjus and FABulous are part of my everyday vernacular now ... uh oh

 

yes, I became more confident in myself

 

Not really, honestly. I'm a little more conscious about how I look, because I'm more interested in actually getting a boyfriend... but that's it.

 

A bit. I lost some of the "reserve" I had. I let myself do that weird wrist flourish I do when I point at things. I didn't worry if my laugh sounded more like a giggle. Sadly, I still dress like an utter slob, though.

Lex

 

This. Though I still dress comfortably like I like (jeans, t-shirts, sweaters, nothing fancy). And I guess I'm a little more open/confident about myself.

Though, not really overall.

 

Haha, nice, you get a pass for gorgeous because your a southerner. Fabulous on the other hand is quite flowery in all regions me thinks.

 

friends say I started to dress a bit "more" but I don't see it