Tag: friendship

See the photo above. To the right you will find me, Ryan. I’m gay. On the left is my friend Ed. He’s straight. In the middle is his fantastic fiancée Jenn. She is also straight. Ed and I have been friends ever since elementary school. We’ve played sports together, made fun of our alum over the years and have dined out and enjoyed each other’s company several times while helping one another on this road called life. He was there...

While the term “daddy” has gotten more and more popular in the gay community over the past several years, therapist Matthew Dempsey’s latest YouTube video explores what actually makes a gay “daddy?” “Growing up gay, most of us didn’t have parents who shared that identity and could guide us through that experience as we stepped into adulthood. Enter the gay daddy,” Dempsey shares in the intro to the video. “Whether for friendship or romance, we can easily find ourselves drawn...

“It always amazes me how gay guys stay friends with all of their exes. I’m not friends with any of mine.” Hmm… I never considered gay men and exes-as-friends until Grace did on a recent episode of Will & Grace. She offered her observation while watching Will cook for his ex-turned-breakfast guest Vince, who announced his wedding to his boyfriend of nine months in between bites. “Obviously, you’re invited, but you don’t have to come,” he said. Obviously, Will went–with Grace,...

We've featured Psychotherapist Matthew Dempsey's YouTube videos many times over the years. And in his latest YouTube video, he examines, "The Art of Gay Friending." Dempsey recalls that when he first moved to Los Angeles, it was easy to meet people who wanted to make plans. However... "But what i quickly realized was that I was mistaking everybody's general pleasantries with people who were actually willing and able to follow-up, and wanted to create some friendships. And that was really hard." So what...

Queer sketch comedy group Enemies of Dorothy released this funny - and cleverly subversive - sketch on the wonders of friendship between gay guys and their gal pals. Who knew friendship could be so...creepy? Check out "Things Only A Gay Guys Can Do": https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=5&v=xJ0gePa0Zvk That took a turn! The video stars Chris Bryant, Heather Pasternak, Michael Cornacchia, and Ryan Fisher; it's directed by Fisher and written by Bryant. Subscribe to Enemies of Dorothy here! Source

“It all started when I moved to a new city,” Reddit user myloveisathrowaway writes in a recent post titled Confused about feelings for my friend (another guy). “I’d frequent the same neighborhood bar he did. We ended up introducing ourselves because we saw each other so often.” He continues, “The first time we hung out … was when he broke up with gf (waitress at the bar), he invited me over to his place we got drunk and talked about our whole life stories....

Well, my first gay relationship that I have had, lasted for over 15 years, I was talking on WhatsApp with a guy, when he began to insinuate a bit. I did not knew any anything about this subject, but I accepted his flirts, since he was very handsome and I kept saying 'thank you' all the time. He continued telling me compliments, until I said that it would be nice if we were to exchange photos with each other. I...