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I'm lucky that I have a lot of friends through D&D and other in-person group gaming. As a happily married gay man, however, I find that a lot of straight men s
by thebooktocome 5y ago
I'm lucky that I have a lot of friends through D&D and other in-person group gaming.
As a happily married gay man, however, I find that a lot of straight men still get the wrong idea when I, e.g., invite them for a drink after work, even when it's as part of a group with other people. It's happened a few times now and I'm seriously perturbed! What other signals do I need to be throwing to tell people I just want to be friends?
- version_five 5y agoFirst, that does seem a bit funny to me, especially if you're married. It (being hit on) certainly would not be the first thing I suspected if a gay friend asked me to go have a drink. On the other hand, there have definitely been situations where I would have liked to ask a woman to go have a platonic drink, and didn't because of a concern she would get the wrong idea (I'm married too).
- gedy 5y agoIt's the same type of reaction as when a straight guy asks women out for drinks, even if he was married