So I [29] came out earlier this year to my mom and I’ve been talking to someone for over a year. We had a lot of ups and downs. He [54] wanted to be just friends and made it clear a couple times but I’ve been getting mixed signals from him and was hoping for a relationship at some point.

He takes me to a fair with his BFF and I felt like a third wheel. I did make mistakes last year by telling about him to a gay couple I didn’t know well and now I know I shouldn’t have even met them.

I tried to be content with being friends with him but now I feel like he’s not available for me emotionally. I tried to pray because that’s what I do. Finding ways to keep me happy is getting harder as days go by.