Significant Other
Posted 04-13-2008 at 01:16 AM by mattcake79
SO... Yes. Significant Other. I doubt there's a more vapid acronym out there. What, exactly, is a SO??
I've always been gay - or at least that's the way I see it. No big secret to me, I've always felt at home holding on to another man. Safe and cared for. Big deal. A lot of people do seem to think that it IS a big deal - when I come across such people I just raise my upper lip. Teeth can be Colgate-worthy but I have no qualms if I must taint them red while chewing on bullying aortas. Check out my avatar if you doubt me: I'm just about ready to do so. But most of the time I simply don't bother. Who cares about what goes on in my bedroom anyway? Me and the bedromee??
Outside the bedroom, though, it does get tough. Gender ceases, and in my case all relationships revolve around trust. Who can I trust? For a long time - and now included - I only trusted booze. It helps me let go, shrug off, stare into space... If someone wants me while I'm off that wagon, well... I am fun until Hangover Time.
But that's not what I want. So... can a chemical compound replace significance? No. So...can a person be significant to me? Yes. As long as there is trust.
I've always been gay - or at least that's the way I see it. No big secret to me, I've always felt at home holding on to another man. Safe and cared for. Big deal. A lot of people do seem to think that it IS a big deal - when I come across such people I just raise my upper lip. Teeth can be Colgate-worthy but I have no qualms if I must taint them red while chewing on bullying aortas. Check out my avatar if you doubt me: I'm just about ready to do so. But most of the time I simply don't bother. Who cares about what goes on in my bedroom anyway? Me and the bedromee??
Outside the bedroom, though, it does get tough. Gender ceases, and in my case all relationships revolve around trust. Who can I trust? For a long time - and now included - I only trusted booze. It helps me let go, shrug off, stare into space... If someone wants me while I'm off that wagon, well... I am fun until Hangover Time.
But that's not what I want. So... can a chemical compound replace significance? No. So...can a person be significant to me? Yes. As long as there is trust.
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Matt - I wish I was a gay man and much younger.Posted 04-13-2008 at 07:06 AM by ROFL
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Thats interesting. I think the only thing I trust is booze as well. Much more than people anyway, oh, and my dog
Posted 04-13-2008 at 09:26 AM by adore79 -
Hey Matt
I'll be sure to protect my aorta! A queer on the rampage. Holy smoke!
I totally agree on the significant other crap. So many people are and have been significant to me, and in many differing ways. Other? WTF is that? My "other?" Whoever coined that should face your fangs.
I've taken to referring to my love as M'lady here. I was ripped asunder the other day for using the term. She thought it "condescending."She (the writer) continued by suggesting that I needed detox. What is it with me? I seem to attract fleas like a mangy dog here.
What to call Susan? How to express how much she means to me? I even hate the term "my wife," which she isn't. Like "my rig," (Idaho for "my vehicle, be it car or pickup), my dog, my golf clubs.
So how to refer to her when writing here? I settled on M'lady. A term of endearment that I've never used in my life. I'm more "Woman, get me a beer, would ya?"
But for some reason it seemed to confer how much I care for her and respect her. I adore her. Even when I go for her aorta. And when I think about it, "girlfriend," "wife," and especially "SO" seem so disposable these days. How could anyone replace a M'lady with booze? Not me.
warrenPosted 04-13-2008 at 05:04 PM by warrens -
Sounds as if you are unsure of you. Man , woman, black white. You do what you need to do. Good luck to you.Posted 05-08-2008 at 01:39 PM by Laceyhearts
