Completely Incognizant Of The Fabulous Man In The Closet.....

High School. It's a strange time for a teen, but even more so when you've got a crush on a guy the year below you who is just as weird as you. Especially when it starts to become apparent that he's not into you for reasons you wouldn't have first thought.....

Seeing him for the first time and talking to him, I knew he was going to be a special part of my life. We got thrown into classes together, I flirted with him and after some time of him hating me because of my flirting, we became best friends. Now, imagine my slight shock (and extreme awkwardness) when he pulled me aside 2 years later (my last year of High School) and explained to me that he thought he was homosexual.

I had recently had my suspicions after I noticed a few things changing in his behavior, but without knowing for sure I never questioned it. My first reaction was, "I thought myself that you might be, are you sure?" to which his reply was that he was almost positive. My next reaction was to say that no matter what gender he was into, he was still my best friend who had always had my back. After confirming my thoughts, this knowledge had changed nothing about him in my eyes and I just wanted him to be happy.

I've watched him grow and thrive since 'Coming out of the Closet'.

I've heard about every date, every new thing he has learnt about himself and even every sexual experience. We show each other images of good looking guys we've seen on dating apps or Instagram, and ask for each others opinions on hairstyles, clothing and other things. Not much is off limits between us.

I often hear other people who have come out say, "My family/friends didn't accept me coming out." and I am honestly so glad I wasn't one of those. If I didn't accept him for who he is, I would have missed out on watching him grow, be more confident in himself and become the person he wants to be without holding anything back. The irony in all this, I had a chat with him earlier this year where I said to him, "I know this might be unexpected, it's taken me a bit to wrap my head around it, and I didn't want to say it until I was positive that this wasn't just a phase, but I've realized I'm attracted to guys and girls. I'm Bisexual."

And, he has been extremely supportive about it!