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I'm Coming Out

Congrats!
30 years in November, 4 legal March 8.
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Wedding pic, me left, my S.O. right, presiding center.
 

You all know me as the A-hole construction company guy with the PhD in hard sciences, and a fair amount of opinions/attitude. All of that is true. I just have to "come clean" for myself. I am gay, and my partner and I will celebrate 20 years in October. I know this is awkward--it is for me, but necessary (to me).

I don't know how this will be received, but I am who I am and love who I love.
Good man. Same here and have been for many years. I too have a co-pilot, and as much of a pain as it is to deal with two guys (alphas), I’d know about nothing else.
 
I worked in the theater for 40+ year; so your coming out was no issue for me. I had many gay friends in college. One lived on Christopher St. which was an early gay area in Manhattan. I visited one time, which happened to be at the time of the first ever gay march in downtown. It was a weird and wild celebration and was also the first time I had my butt pinched which was a first ever for me. Everybody was smoking joints and hollering " Out of the closets and into the streets!'. It was a wild visit.
 
Congrats to you and 20 years of a great relationship!

as in NPN vs PNP?

OMG, don’t even get started, especially with how schematic symbols could be interpreted.

And think of all the bidirectional components we deal with (go one way, I’m red, go the other I’m green or one way I’m pass, go the other, you’re blocked) as well as all the AC-DC and hum issues we troubleshoot each day. It’s bad enough that our power supplies are sagging, that our surrounds are softening and failing, that we need to replace and debate the merits of new Blue or Yellow caps to keep our voltages up and stiff.

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And then there’s the issues of vacuum tube rolling vs silicon device renewal vs silicone injections.

And lastly, the constant refrains of multiple relationships - how many receivers can you plug into speakers, how many speakers can you hook up with a receiver or amps, what’s the frequency at which you just can’t do it any more, what’s the lowest frequency you can live with (or live without),

And then there’s the purist who just wants to go mono....

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Congrats on a long loving relationship.
I don't think I have ever seen a single opening thread post get so many likes!
I can't think of anything else to say that hasn't already been said, except thanks for the feel good thread!
 
I recently retired teaching in high school, and my last 5 or so years I was the club adviser for our Gay-Straight Alliance ( GSA). Going into it rather naively I was shocked at how difficult it was for some teens to come out, not only to other friends, family, teachers etc. but also to acknowledge within themselves that they were not straight and had feelings for their own gender. My experiences with GSA showed me how much of a day to day battle it can be to acknowledge your sexuality. We get so many messages as to what "the norm" is and what it should be.
That said, I feel I got insight from these teens and their struggles. I'll shut up now, but first I want to congratulate you on your honesty and also congratulate you on your relationship.
Now crank up some tunes and lets dance!
 
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