a letter to the advice columnist, "Closeted in the Midwest" explains that he never anticipated an era of LGBTQ+ acceptance and connectivity enabled by "the computer era." He has been married to a woman for over 25 years and has had affairs with men but does not know how to proceed."I have had two gay relationships.
Both lasted less than a year. I feel like my whole life has been a lie, and I pretty much screwed up my wife because of it," he wrote. "I did provide her with all the creature comforts financially, and gave her two beautiful kids."I just don’t know if it’s worth coming out at this point in my life.