Tender Thursday *36

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#1 written by David
about 7 months ago

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I wouln’t mind a friend like that..
#2 written by daveboy
about 7 months ago

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“I wouln’t mind a friend like that..”

Me either.
#3 written by Grumpy
about 7 months ago

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Freinds with benifits!
#4 written by Bruce Tharp
about 7 months ago

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My high school lover and I were thought of as “just friends” despite his Tait Geijer look a like face. Strangely, we were the best kept secret in our small rural town.
- #5 written by Upikinonme
  about 7 months ago
  
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  Perhaps in your town, discrete good manners were more to the fore at that time too.
  - #6 written by Bruce Tharp
    about 7 months ago
    
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    Very true.
#7 written by Michael
about 7 months ago

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This is really cute and it does bring back memories. Bruce, what ever happen to your look alike Tait Geijer, Friend.
- #8 written by Bruce Tharp
  about 7 months ago
  
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  I appreciate your asking but that is an incredibly sad story and this would not be the forum to present it.
#9 written by Marcos
about 7 months ago

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Just friends, ok honey, I believe…
#10 written by Michael
about 7 months ago

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I’am sorry I asked Bruce. I hope it wasn’t as sad as my first love. If so, we have something in common, which I believe a lot of young gay men have. It’s a sad story to go with their coming of age.
- #11 written by Jeff
  about 7 months ago
  
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  ah, sad story for me too
- #12 written by Bruce Tharp
  about 7 months ago
  
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  No need to feel sorry Michael as it is a reasonable question to ask.
#13 written by claude simard
about 7 months ago

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I experienced my first gay love affair in 1959, at college. I was 19. As you say, in those days, it was kept secret. But, I think that secrecy added to the charm and romaticism of the unshown relationaship (in public). My « lover » got married eventually, but we always kept contact. He died this last summer, on June 28th 2012.
I was on vacation in Mykonos, Greece, when I got the e-mail announcing the sad news. May be the most passionate love of my life. I’ll keep Jean in my heart till my last breath.
- #14 written by Bruce Tharp
  about 7 months ago
  
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  Thanks for sharing Claude. I was also 19 when we broke up due to the burden of our secret. And yes the secrecy certainly added to the charm and romaticism and we were truely in love. It was a love that had an impact on us like no other event in our lives. It is a book that needs that begs be written. As you well know, that is how it was back then, you kept it secret as a shared responsibility to each other. And very much like you, I will keep my Michael in my heart till my last breath.
  
  Bruce
  
  I am sorry for your loss especially as it was so recent. But I think you will agree, you and I can look back on our lives with a tearful smile and say, we took our chances and we had lived.
  - #15 written by Bruce Tharp
    about 7 months ago
    
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    Please excuse the typos and the sloppy writing as the edit feature does not work for me.
#16 written by Michael
about 7 months ago

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I lost my Tommy back in Oct 12. !991. It was a very bad year for me for I lost Tommy and a very good friend, whose name was Jerry, with in two days time. Jerry died on Oct 10,1991. Tommy was my only true love,and Jerry was such a good friend, that I had thought of just ending my life then and there,but things did turn out for the best all because of a song I heard. I think of them every day of my life, and because of Tommy some very unusual things have happen. I guess he still as his eye on me.
#17 written by mike
about 7 months ago

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In my case, we couldn’t even admit to EACH OTHER that we were queer and we made excuses for the things we did together. It was a confusing, glorious time of life… A minefield for a young teenage boy to tiptoe through, yes? In the 1950′s-60′s-70′s, we all came to a crossroads and had to decide the paths our lives would take.

Many of us who comment in here seem to have chosen to spend life peeking out of the closet. I hope the milkboys who come here to enjoy the pictures also take the time to read the stories, experience our regrets, and it helps them make the brave decision to live the life that nature has chosen for them.
- #18 written by Bruce Tharp
  about 7 months ago
  
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  I know you and I appreciate the very bright and brave kids on this site who do not hide away in the coset. But a couple of them confessed to a problem with shyness. It would be fun to hear of their overcoming that. Hell if you and I stole our fun they can certainly do the same and do it better than we did.
#19 written by makhugh
about 7 months ago

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‘Just friends’, Yeah, sure! No lame friendship up here..
#20 written by Falcon stone
about 7 months ago

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Just friends huh? I wish I could b like this with some of my friends lol. Sometimes it sucks that all my friends r straight :/
#21 written by Boyzin
about 7 months ago

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I met a guy, he is gay, and all my friends don’t know I have a crush on other boys as well (at least, I don’t know if they know it). Now he is one of my best friends and we kissed once (almost went to something further than that). At the time he was in love for a third guy and told me we wouldn’t be more than friends. Now, he and the other guy broke up, sometimes I think that he wants to kiss me or do something more, but I’m concerned on asking him this because after the first (and only) time we kissed, our friendship almost ended for that… Anyway, I really would like to have this secrecy with him, but I’m afraid I spanned to long and became to much his friend for now become a secret lover…
#22 written by Luke Skywalker
about 7 months ago

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How I always wished for a friend, or even boyfriend like this when I was in high school. Sure I had a fuck buddy. but he was straight and not into intimacy. Not to mention not even remotely as hot as either of these two. of course, neither was I. :-/

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