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A gay 23-year-old dropping off his dad's work was hit on by female colleagues, who later called him an asshole for not disclosing his sexuality — but Reddit and his dad both sided with him: sexuality is nobody's business.
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The second story comes from AITA. A gay man who's been out since 18 does his dad a favour by delivering photography work to a client's office. The dad's colleagues, some of whom are younger women, openly flirt with him and call him attractive. Flustered and in a professional context, he says nothing about being gay and eventually excuses himself. When his dad returns the next day and mentions he has a boyfriend, the women are furious and call the narrator an asshole for 'letting them embarrass themselves.' The group agrees this is absurd — he was there on a professional errand and had no obligation to disclose his sexuality. Jared then shares his own story of lying to the most attractive woman he'd ever met when she asked if he was gay, prompting a wide-ranging conversation about bisexual men, double standards in dating, and how gay men can still be attractive to women. [1] — Jared Goldstein "When the most attractive woman Jared Goldstein had ever encountered asked him point-blank if he was gay, he panicked, said no, and then spr…" 12:32
When the most attractive woman Jared Goldstein had ever seen asked him point-blank if he was gay, he panicked and said no, then hid from her the rest of the night before coming clean a month later — they're still friends.
When the most attractive woman Jared Goldstein had ever encountered asked him point-blank if he was gay, he panicked, said no, and then sprinted to a friend for advice on 'figuring out how to be straight.' They're still friends — she was flattered when he finally came clean a month later.
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