Can cuddle, can’t ….

Gay Relationship Column. Scottie trades on the dark side of probable-infidelity and definite kink.

“I usually prided myself on being mature and adult about most topics, but I felt we were entitled to let our hair down and act like gossipy schoolgirls every now and again.”

And the Survey Says …

Gay Relationship Column. Scottie is asked for feedback on a date. Honestly. And now he’s going to Hell.

“Usually, if I politely say to a guy that our first date will also be our last, I’ll get some sort of acknowledgement that the message has been received and we leave it at that. This guy was different.”

Conflicting Messages.

Gay Relationship Column. Scottie finds out that he was in a game where the other player was holding his cards too close to his chest.

“One particular night, we ended up in this deep conversation about how quickly we had become joined at the hip, but the points he was making were way too flawed.”

Wind and Rain And … ?

Gay Relationship Column. Scottie has all his boxes ticked, but where does that leave him?

“In the back of my mind I wondered if that night’s weather was pathetic fallacy … like when the storm arrived in a Shakespeare play.”

Getting Warmer …

After a series of wrong turns for Scottie, events undergo a change in direction.

“His walking pace – brisk, like a hobbit on his way to Mordor – didn’t need to slow down as I joined his power walk up the capital’s boulevard and towards the cinema.”

And Then There Was One More …

Scott and the man who has been with him through bitter and sweet. Part Two.

“He was tall, which is always a plus for me, but thin enough to be eligible for the next round of Ireland’s Next Top Famine Victim.”

Bitter and Sweet.

Scott and the man who has been with him through bitter and sweet.

“He was handsome, and his gift of the gab made me sure that he hadn’t just kissed the Blarney Stone; he probably gave it a love-bite.”

Next!

Scott should have listened to his fellow tweeps and just moved on earlier … Next!

“Like something from a deranged animé cartoon, he couldn’t put his excitement for nibbles into words, so he miaowed.”

Not Giving Up.

Scott is still chasing that date, and he’s just not going to give up …

“Then came the indirect invitation to come over, but at two in the morning, I didn’t realise this was an invitation to stay the night …”

A Second Date?

Scott magically gets a second date following the last tragic one … and then gets the run around.

“Most of it was small talk, with the odd bit of flirting/banter (flanter?) thrown in for good measure. It seemed too good to be true. It almost was.”