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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 06:38 PM Original message |
My brother is married and in the closet... |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
1. support him to come clean with his wife. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 06:46 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. I think my brother is in denial... |
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Lerkfish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 08:32 AM Response to Reply #4 |
19. well, I'm speaking as a relative of someone whose husband |
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nashville_brook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
2. it's the most uncool thing in the world to beard a girl |
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xultar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 06:57 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. DAYUM STRAIGHT. |
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sui generis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 11:14 AM Response to Reply #2 |
28. "in the closet" ??? |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 06:45 PM Response to Original message |
3. He needs to come clean and let her go |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 06:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. They have three young children... |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 06:52 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Sensing isn't knowing. I'd confront him, directly, in private. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 06:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Yes, I read your other post... |
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1monster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 07:17 PM Response to Reply #9 |
12. Leave him alone. If he and his wife have three children and they |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 07:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. I agree... |
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dsc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 06:58 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. I don't know what to say now |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 07:03 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I think you're right... |
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MuseRider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 08:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. That self loathing thing is brutal. |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 03:18 PM Response to Reply #11 |
25. Do you know whether he's had outside activities? Or is he just thinking? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 06:51 PM Response to Original message |
6. As someone who dated a guy in the same situation... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 03:23 PM Response to Reply #6 |
26. As a child of a gay father myself, I disagree that sticking it out is the |
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mpiamerica (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 12:31 AM Response to Reply #26 |
33. sticking it out is sticking up for yourself |
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mntleo2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 07:23 PM Response to Original message |
14. Perhaps Also Support His Wife? |
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shireen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
16. he needs to start thinking about how he's affecting his wife & family ... |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
17. how about: love him for who he is |
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TechBear_Seattle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 11:58 AM Response to Reply #17 |
23. The problem is... |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-29-06 03:26 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. good post, TechBear |
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Meldread (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu May-25-06 09:05 PM Response to Original message |
18. I suppose the big question is... |
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progmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 08:45 AM Response to Original message |
20. I came out in the fall after 9 years of marriage and a kid. |
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BR_Parkway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 09:16 AM Response to Reply #20 |
21. See, it's cause those activist judges in MA let homos get married - soon |
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Misunderestimator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 03:01 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. The sweetest moment of my life was when ... |
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Uncle Roy (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
22. Are you sure he IS gay? |
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Ayesha (587 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri May-26-06 12:35 PM Response to Reply #22 |
24. Very possible |
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GymGeekAus (285 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
30. We are all underqualified to answer your question. |
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Uncle Roy (283 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 06:40 PM Response to Reply #30 |
31. The entire premise of the question is shaky. |
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yardwork (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-30-06 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
32. I was married with children and 45 when I realized I'm a lesbian. |
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progmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-31-06 10:30 AM Response to Reply #32 |
34. you describe it pretty much as I experienced it |
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jesus_of_suburbia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-02-06 02:01 AM Response to Original message |
35. As long as he is faithful to his wife.... |
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