^ WOW. Had a very similar experience. Except, I added a lot of "It's not a
big thing," or "I don't mean to make
too bigga deal outta it, but..."
Yeah I was a little nervous. And in hindsight sorta wish I'd made it seem like a bigger deal. But it's cool. Now he knows.
I've actually told 3 of my straight friends so far. The first, whom I mentioned, curled his lip and nodded in response. Then shrugged and laughed. There might've been an "OK".
The other was really cool about it, and awkwardly supportive (it was kinda cute). He was my roommate at the time, so his understanding was important. Imagine his shock, having walked in on me fucking a girl more than a few times... Having that history with him almost made it easier, though.
To the third friend, I said that I was bisexual - and being the proud redneck he is - reacted pretty negatively. But whether or not it was because I said bi (which carries more weight), Idunno. His eyes bugged out, and just this
stone-faced coldness swept over his expression.
"What.!" he said. You know, like when somebody says "Sorry?" like real sharp, you know? And you know they're fuckin' about to get pissed? So I just backed off the subject and let the 9 beers flowing through our bodies take that convo
elsewhere.