I’m only in my thirties, but I can’t help but feel like I would’ve been married with kids right now if I were straight. Dating while gay is a special kind of hell. 🥴

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I’m fully prepared and excited to become the rich childless aunt that you call to bail you out, pick you up when you get too drunk and shows up late to Christmas but with the best gifts.

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I’m looking forward to being an eccentric old person and wasn’t looking for advice, I just have a dark sense of humor

Same. I’m a hopeless romantic who’s never been in love. I guess I have to wait until my next lifetime :/

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Yeah when I was in my 20s and had no attraction to either sex, I just assumed I’d be married to a woman by like 28 or 30. Didn’t happen so at 34 went to a therapist about “why don’t I have a GF?” By 37, I knew I was gay and was starting to get some experience. Yeah, probably took longer than for most of you, but it was the timing that happened for me.

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Everyone’s story is different…but sometimes there is a Venn diagram of overlap. PM if you want to chat! 🙂

Is being married with kids really better than being single? Sounds awful to me.

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Can we not lol

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Blow me one last kiss 😘

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