Newbie here!

Howdy! I accidentally stumbled upon this place this morning while looking at something entirely unrelated. Kinda weird how that happens, ain't it? You guys seem like a really cool group of people, so I decided I'd join to offer support, meet some new people, and hopefully make a few new friends.

I'm a 24-year-old dude from the deep south. Certainly isn't the easiest or "best" place to be anything but straight as an arrow, but I've found a nice and supportive circle of friends, and I couldn't have met 'em if I lived anywhere else. I'm out to my close friends and a few acquaintances, but not to my family, or as much as I'd like to be. My parents would most likely be cool with it (much unlike my extended family), but I'm not ready for that step yet. One day for sure, but not right now--I've got enough other stuff going on at the moment.

I tend to go for other guys, but I've fallen for more than one girl, so I reckon I lie somewhere between gay and bisexual. I'd consider myself a 4.5 on the Kinsey scale. I tend to be fairly masculine, but I'm not at all uptight about being macho, and I don't mind guys who are less than oozing with testosterone. In fact, my best friend's what they call a total "flamer", and if anyone gives him a hard time, I give 'em an even harder one. :dry: (We tried the whole dating thing--more like it tried us, since it "just happened"--but it didn't work too well. Turns out we make great friends but horrible boyfriends.)

Anywho, I'm a huge self-professed geek, but I got a late start to the whole college thing due to my once-jawdropping portfolio of personal demons, particularly insecurity and inadequacy issues from the usual suspects: getting teased a lot as a kid and being less than straight in a homophobic environment. Those demons still hold their own, but I've gotten them much more under control now with a little help. I'm double-majoring in Computer Science and pure Mathematics, but I don't know yet what I'd like to do when I finish, just that I really enjoy both subjects.

I think I'd like teaching, but I'm only in my second year, so I'm just going with the flow for now. Grad school's probably on the plate, but in lieu of that, I'm almost but not quite seriously considering Law school. Not counting on that too much--I haven't figured out how much I'd like it, and those insecurity and inadequacy demons I mentioned are still pesky sometimes--but I haven't ruled it out yet, and the idea won't die.

But enough about me for now. Glad to meet you guys!

 

Thanks for the welcome, guys! Sorry I haven't replied to this sooner--been busy with Christmas stuff.