Straight Guy Greetings

[thefalcon]

Hey, I'm a straight guy, I just stumbled across this sight looking for message boards to troll while trying to figure out how other people live. You know, step outside the box. I totally dig this site and the people, you all are really cool!

To get in to my history a bit(and you'll think I was a jerk, I kind of was), I have always been very straight, I remember having crushes on girls back in 1st grade. I didn't know what homosexuality was for a long time, growing up in a conservative small town. When I did find out about homosexuality I gave in to the views of my peers and took the typical straight male "hate all gays and all things gay" attitude.

But then I actually met some gay people. I joined the army right after high school, and I met several gay people in the military who were mostly open(just not to the higher ups), and functioned just fine with all of us, even in the extremely conservative environment of the military. I daresay they were even the more popular people. And none of us ever said anything or made a formal report, even when everyone knew that person was gay.

I tried to experiment once during a bad breakup thinking "I could just be gay everything would be better, at the very least it'd be easier to get laid", but once I arrived to meet the guy I realized I truly was straight. I thought I could do it but upon arriving to meet him I had an un-boner(I'm sure a good amount of you feel the same way with women.)I couldn't go through with it or do any thing at all. I made some excuse to go to my car and drove off right after arriving and saying hello.

Any way, I should wrap this up soon, but long story short, I thought of something: "what if I had been born attracted to guys in the same way that I'm attracted to girls now?" I wouldn't fight it, and I certainly wouldn't want someone to hate me for who I chose to love or whom I'm attracted to, or tell me who I could or couldn't marry.

You all have a straight friend here!

 

[Seasoned]

Welcome. I appreciate your post. It really is simple, isn't it? Live and let live. I'm glad you're here.

 

[trojanboy]

There really are other human beings out there.

Welcome - what a gentleman.

 

[Tosk224]

You're not alone in that experience. I went to meet a gay guy and when I got there I couldn't get hard either. Then one night I was at a party and fell asleep and woke to find a guy sucking my cock. Rather than be alarmed I found myself getting really aroused and ended up back at his place for amazing sex.

 

[ozguy]

What can I say? ........

 

[chace1617]

glad you're here you seem a great guy hope you like it

 

[Críostóir]

Welcome.

Far be it from me to encourage anyone to troll, but if you posted that to the anti-gay sites...you'd get a firestorm!



Hey...am I the only one who thought this was going to be a thread about how straight guys greet each other? You know, "The A-Frame Hug," "The Friendly Punch on the Shoulder," "Deadly Insults Deployed as Bonding," that sort of thing? Maybe I'll start one of those!

 

[talesofabyssjade]

Sup, nice to meet you...welcome to JUB

 

[desmond]

i'm lucky enough to have some straight friends and coworkers who totally get it, and it seems to me that their open-mindedness and curiosity have made them secure in their own sexuality, they know there's nothing to fear. I would imagine that's true for you, too, hope so anyway. It was really nice of you to write it all down for us, thank you.

 

[SubmissiveSteve]

Thanks for your kind words. If you want to know how much we appreciate it, stop by a Gay Pride parade sometime and see the crowd's reaction to the Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays. We all cheer wildly at the floats of hot, dancing, shirtless men, but there is almost a reverence when PFLAG comes by.

 

[Zaphod]

Welcome! I hope you post frequently. It would be interesting to hear the perspective of a sympathetic straight guy on a lot of the topics that get bandied about here.

 

[mike_n_herrin]

- mikey

 

[Darkflower]

Hey...am I the only one who thought this was going to be a thread about how straight guys greet each other? You know, "The A-Frame Hug," "The Friendly Punch on the Shoulder," "Deadly Insults Deployed as Bonding," that sort of thing? Maybe I'll start one of those!

No, I thought that's what it would be as well!

OP, straight guys who are anti-homophobic are NUCLEAR HOT.

Welcome to JUB!

 

[thefalcon]

Thanks everyone for the warm greetings! I'm trying not to be a troll by actually posting,

If anyone came here looking for actual straight guy greetings, I'll give my insight:

I go with the, as said above "Deadly Insults Deployed as Bonding" technique. My typical greeting to my group of friends is "What's up, bitches?" a la "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia".

As to Tosk, I'm glad it worked out for you, but I'm sure I'm straight now after my unsuccessful attempt at exploring. I just don't have it there for guys, but of course I respect those that do. It actually gave me some insight as to how gays feel about sex with women!

As to Zaphod's comment, I'll try and stick around, for sure! I can do some kind of "Ask a Straight Guy" thing, lol.

Thanks again for the warm greetings everyone!

 

[SubmissiveSteve]

I can do some kind of "Ask a Straight Guy" thing, lol.

First question: Why do you guys dress like that?

 

[BearBoi]

"what if I had been born attracted to guys in the same way that I'm attracted to girls now?" I wouldn't fight it, and I certainly wouldn't want someone to hate me for who I chose to love or whom I'm attracted to, or tell me who I could or couldn't marry.

Hello, and thank you for your post. It was very thoughtful and well said.

I remember having crushes on guys as far back as 1st grade… so clearly some of us realize our sexual identities at a young age. However, even as a child who didn’t understand what ‘sex’ was, I had an almost instinctual understanding that my feelings should be kept hidden. People think kids are dumb, but they aren’t. They are quite aware. Cinderella and the Price live happily ever after; men chase women on TV and in movies; boys kiss girls on billboards and magazine covers… back when I was a kid, ‘gay’ isn’t something you saw or ever heard about. (Except maybe on a very special episode of the Golden Girls or Designing Women.)

But like you, I always knew what I was attracted to.

I guess that is why I find the insistence with which some people claim being gay is a ‘choice’ or is ‘learned’ so bizarre. Where did I learn it from? Everything I was ever exposed to was heterosexual in nature. My parents are even still married!

To me, the truest measure of a person’s sexuality isn’t how they have sex, but rather who they have the capacity to fall in love with.

I joined the army right after high school, and I met several gay people in the military who were mostly open(just not to the higher ups), and functioned just fine with all of us, even in the extremely conservative environment of the military. I daresay they were even the more popular people. And none of us ever said anything or made a formal report, even when everyone knew that person was gay.

Thank you for serving your country!

I know a str8 guy who is in the Marines (3 tours in Iraq) and says the same thing about a couple gay guys he serves with.

I tried to experiment once during a bad breakup thinking "I could just be gay everything would be better, at the very least it'd be easier to get laid", but once I arrived to meet the guy I realized I truly was straight.

Again I find myself identifying with what you’ve said. I was the ‘gay guy’ in such a scenario, and the straight guy was my best friend. I won’t go in to details, but needless to say it didn’t work out for him either. He thanked me later, because he said it cleared up his own idea about himself. IE: affirming that he was truly and totally straight. I was crushed because I actually really liked him, but I was happy too. It was very bitter sweet.

He is now married with kids.

Again, welcome to the forums and please don't be afraid to comment. There are a lot of boards that don't deal with sex... tech talk, for example. Lots of us enjoy mechanics just as much as interior decorating!

 

[BearBoi]

You're not alone in that experience. I went to meet a gay guy and when I got there I couldn't get hard either. Then one night I was at a party and fell asleep and woke to find a guy sucking my cock. Rather than be alarmed I found myself getting really aroused and ended up back at his place for amazing sex.

Regardless of your reaction, his initial advance on your unconscious body was sexual assault. If a woman woke up to find a man inside of her, even if she later enjoyed it, the initial action would still be called ‘rape’ because there was no consent.

I just felt the need to point that out, because this is the internet and god knows there are going to be some people who read your story and think, “That’s a great idea! I’m sure that once I start blowing my straight roommate in his sleep he will wake up loving it!”

"Mmmmmm computer says, nooooo." (Little Britain)

 

[AlmondMilk]

Well, I don't see you trolling :/ you seem more like a lurker, which I think is completely fine From my understanding trolls tend to stir up controversy intentionally or something. Anyway, it's nice to know that you are completely fine about guys' sexualities. You did your exploring, and now you truly know that you're straight.

Someone mentioned above that straight anti-homophobic guys are hot...and I think I have to agree with that statement. I have a few male friends like this and although I wouldn't go chase after them, the fact that they don't have to constantly state "i'm straight i'm straight" makes me comfortable hanging out with them. I'm not gonna hit on every single guy I meet, and some straight guys automatically assume that if you're gay you'll just hit on them Anyway, high five and hope to see you around

 

[thefalcon]

Lurker was what I actually meant to say, I'm not a troll in the sense that I make random posts to piss people off. Lurker is the right word, as I usually just like to read message boards but not post. This board here is one of the first I've made an effort to engage the community.

To SubmissiveSteve: We dress this way because we straights have absolutely no fashion sense. But come on, you already knew that. The straight guys you'll find that actually care about their clothes are frat boys, and they just like to dress like complete dicks. I just have like 15 shirts and 10 pairs of pants or so, and try to find a combination that doesn't clash. I'm getting a little more refined in shoes, I at least have a few pairs for different occasions.

 

[Críostóir]

Lurker was what I actually meant to say, I'm not a troll in the sense that I make random posts to piss people off. Lurker is the right word, as I usually just like to read message boards but not post. This board here is one of the first I've made an effort to engage the community.

Oh, MAN. That's a huge difference! I'm so glad you cleared that up. I was sitting there thinking "this guy sure doesn't seem like a troll, or even the kind of guy who trolls sometime."

A lurker I'll believe! What a relief.