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I really, honestly think DP could be gay

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PigsCurlyTail · 23/07/2013 10:27

Sorry to name change but it's obvious why I have.

Basically my DP is 41 and was previously married for 20 years. He was then single for 3 years before he met me. I've had suspicions before that he could be gay because of some of the things he says but I ended up putting it down to banter. For example he'd go on and on about fancying a bloke off telly or he'd say stuff like "does your gaydar go mental when I walk in the room?" but he is daft and sarcky like that so I couldn't take it too seriously but he works in a very male environment and seems to get quite obsessed with some of the younger lads he works with. One particular lad is only 23 and dp is always going on about him. One time he came in all excited (but trying to disguise it as concern) as the lad had just been dumped by his girlfriend - dp was like "oh I spent a good hour talking to himm and giving him advice and I even gave him a hug .... " but you know when you can tell that someone is actually quite excited about something but know that they mustn't show it?

A more recent thing was that he came home and said something about "oh, poor has been getting some stick today. Everyone is calling him gay!" I reply "oh right, why?" and he said "well he's always doing his hair and looking in a mirror and has shown no interest in women since he broke up with his girlfriend and is actually quite camp .... " after a pause he said "do you reckon he is?" Hmm why would I know or care.

Anyway another thing is that when I checked the pc history he has been going through tons of facebook photos of a particular couple of lads at work. Do blokes actually do this??

Last night I said to him "I think you fancy " (the lad from work) and he didn't deny it and changed the subject!!

Normally I wouldn't feel any irritence at him mentioning blokes from work or whatever but whenever this lad's name comes up I feel like it's a woman he's going on about. That's how the dynamics of it have changed.

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CogitoErgoSometimes · 23/07/2013 10:30

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck... Hmm I've personally known three men, all married for many years, all with kids, all of whom enjoyed secret gay lives until finding the courage to come out and stop pretending.

Have you ever asked him? In the context of how obviously you'd be very disappointed if he was gay but you'd rather he didn't feel he had to lie...

DfanjoUnchained · 23/07/2013 10:49

Sounds gay to me

CogitoErgoSometimes · 23/07/2013 10:55

One of the married with kids but secretly gay men I knew wasn't even that secret about it. Chose a job that took him overseas & away from home for a few months a year, bit camp, hung around gyms a lot and was always 'joking' about sex with young lads. When he finally came out, the reaction from everyone (except presumably his wife back in their home country) was a massive shrug of the shoulders.

Buzzardbird · 23/07/2013 10:58

IME there tends to be clues in the bedroom.

Upnotdown · 23/07/2013 11:05

Maybe he's bi-sexual? Doesn't mean he'd act on it but you can't help who you find attractive. If he is then perhaps he's a bit infatuated with his colleague and it needs nipping in the bud :)

Dahlen · 23/07/2013 11:26

I think he's probably gay or bisexual based on your posts. It's probably quite important to establish which for your own sake. If he's bi your relationship with him is as valid as it ever was, but if he's gay then obviously it can't go anywhere.

Not the easiest subject to broach if he's been in denial for 25+ years, but it's a conversation I think you need to have. Hopefully you can be sensitive enough and he can be honest enough to be able to talk about it properly.

good luck

Twinklestein · 23/07/2013 11:29

He could be bisexual, attracted to both and chooses to be married.

A friend of mine's dad had a very definite interest in young men, and she & her mum got tired of holiday photos that were mostly men's bottoms...

He doesn't deny he's attracted to men, I'd be more concerned if he denied it.

scarletforya · 23/07/2013 11:31

Gay.

Snazzyenjoyingsummer · 23/07/2013 11:42

Do you have any knowledge of why his marriage broke up?

ElephantsAndMiasmas · 23/07/2013 15:02

Well he's deffo got a crush on this younger guy, you're not stupid and you know how to recognise that.

Sorry for the TMI question, you don't have to answer obvs but how is he about your sex life? Does he enjoy getting up close and personal with your ladyparts or tend to stay away from that region? Do you get the feeling that he's "into" your body like previous partners have been? IMO gay men often love boobs (WHY I don't know) but not so much the vagina/over all body "look".

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