lizardman posted:

EDIT: (OP here, in case there's any confusion)


The repercussions are about 10% family/friend drama and 90% my own personal humiliation at revealing that I've been a closet case my whole life.

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Listen, (and this is to everyone reading the thread, not just who I'm replying to), I realize this is SomethingAwful.com and being snarky is just what we all do, but I'm exposing the most vulnerable side of myself to you guys. I realize being in the closet is pathetic... and that's exactly what keeps me from admitting it to anyone. Even if you're trying to help, even if you're 'just loving around', even if you think I'm being an idiot for putting something this personal on the forums, you're not going to be doing anybody any favors by being dismissive, critical (even if you're going for constructive criticism), or teasing. I'm not even necessarily looking for advice: this is an Ask/Tell thread, not an E/N thread. I guess I'm just asking for you guys to cool it a little. I've seen you all do it, I know you can.

You can't shame someone out of the closet--it's likely the entire reason they're in it in the first place.

EDIT: AAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA I just posted this on my usual account. Well, I really wouldn't blame you for making fun of me for THIS.