A Cooler Climate Up North…

Scottie visits his beau in the North but circumstances make it less than a satisfactory visit.

“For almost the entire day, both of us acted like we would’ve preferred to have been in bed, but for nothing more, other than to sleep for the afternoon.”

When love comes to town…

Scottie’s cross-border beau drops into Dublin for a surprise date.

“The evening Sun was now just right to give you a warm kiss, which is exactly what I got off my date when we met up.”

Across the Border.

Scottie ends up in a cross-border romance.

“I’m not exactly afraid of people knowing I’m on a date with a guy, but I don’t think anyone likes to make their first date a public performance.”

Pushed Crush.

Scottie follows his crush, or is pushed that way by his friends, whichever way you chose to look at it ….

“My friends, quick to ensure that my awkward suffering wouldn’t stop there, convinced me to go to the nightclub that he said he’d be in. I should’ve decided not to, but I’ve never been good at playing it cool.”

Crushed Crush?

Gay Relationship Column. Scottie has a crush, and it makes him blether, possibly in another language …

“I’m not exactly a Picasso painting, I think to myself, but I’m hardly a Mona Lisa either; why would he want to see me?”

There To Be Broken?

Gay Relationship Column. Scottie assesses his rules of dating, at least one of which brands him a prude on the gay scene, and how it took a megadate to break almost all of them.

“Experienced in the lottery of first impressions, I keep a brave face and an upbeat tone, wondering how on earth this was going to turn out. “