TO TELL OR NOT..... TO TELL
I had never received a bad reaction from dis-
closing to a partner, but that day was soon to come.
I recently started seeing a younger guy at my college, the first relationship
I had entered into for over a year. It was a whirlwind; it seemed as if
nothing could stop this romance from blossoming. But I knew that I had
to tell him.
It wasn't that we had started a sexual relationship or that we had talked
of making a commitment to each other, but in my eyes it seemed like the
only possible choice and what I would expect from others.
Never before have I received a reaction as intense as the one I received
- there was a look of horror upon my partner's face as if I had just announced
myself as an axe-murderer. He was
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concerned for me, but also seemed utterly disbelieving.
I assumed it was just initial shock and thought that he needed to be alone.
I asked him if he felt I had done the right thing by telling him. He replied
'yes'. We parted company for the evening, and it was not until the next
day that I realised exactly how badly he had taken it.
He could not even look at me when we met. He wanted to hold me, but every
time he
did he started to cry. My inner strength had to be switched to full power to
