It wasn’t expected because while I have zero problems with sexual orientations that are not my own, I never really understood before how similar the feelings are with respect to those we love.

That might sound bad. I don’t know. I almost just said “I have gay friends.” DA FUQ?!? It makes no sense to me that it never clicked this way, but it had not. I had so much empathy I was crying and I couldn’t find words.

Maybe I hadn’t seen it written down before. Maybe it is because I’m not used to reading a man’s love words.

I don’t know. It is almost like it proved to me something I’ve always known, but couldn’t articulate.

Which is that love just is what it is and we just don’t fucking get to pick it.

Know what I mean?