So my hot-cold frenemy “Colin” texts me Friday and says he wants to get out. The weather has been bitterly cold and snow is frozen on the ground so I guess he has cabin fever.
He asks me what I am doing and I say finishing some take-home work and possibly hitting a club or bar later.
“Why don’t you come up to Baltimore and hang out?” I text.
“Nah, that’s too far.
“Well, why are you bothering me? I’m at home minding my own business. You hit me up.”
“Well, I was just thinking out loud,” he answered.
“Well why text me with what you are thinking?!?! I can’t read your mind through a text?”
Uggghh!!! Arggggh!!!! What was that exchange all about? From the way it started it sounded like he wanted to hang out. Then to pull the carpet out from under that was just weird.
Which led me to realize some gay men are just crazy. For those of us who are politically correct I’ll rephrase that to say “living with a mental illness.”
I have experienced so many incidents and heard so many tales of gay men just doing crazy, irrational stuff it makes me wonder. Shit you’ve read it in my blog. The lies. The inability to form strong bonds and relationships.The fickleness. The needless bullshitting.
So today I did a little Googling, entering the terms “gay” and “mental illness” and sure enough the evidence bears me out.
Most gay men are sane and resilient people. However they are still more prone to live with a mental illness.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gay men are more likely to suffer from depression during teen and adult years and have increased risk of being bipolar or having an anxiety disorder.
Part of the reason for this is that gay men continue to suffer from discrimination. And trying to hide your sexuality from disapproving family and friends for years can make anyone go bonkers.
Studies have shown openly gay men tend to be more well adjusted. However, coming out may not be advisable for some gay men if it puts them in physical danger or causes a major family disruption, psychologists warn.
So what have I learned this weekend? Every few months “Colin” and I hang out but the relationship has thankfully been platonic for five years. I try to be forgiving and understand of folks but after that stupid stunt he pulled Friday I have decided to cut him out of my life.
Because I’m too old to put up with crazy anymore.
