Dear Phoenix,
I am a bachelor in my early 30s. I don’t share a home with a female because of my high moral standards, and I am not yet ready for marriage.
When I used to share my home with another bachelor, people assumed that we were courting.
I now have a very nice place of my own. However, if I have bachelor friends over, I am still perceived as being interested in men.
Why is it that a single male cannot have friends over for a simple card game without people thinking there’s something sexual going on?
I am interested in females, but fear that all this talk will cause ladies to keep their distance for fear I am either using them as a cover or that I will not reciprocate feelings!
Signed,
Little Rock
Dear Little Rock,
While it's true that relationships are tricky things, gossip is far worse. Rumors are an ugly thing but sadly, the best you can do is ignore it unless it's true. If you're worried about women thinking that you are not what you say you are, then maybe you're looking to the wrong women. Believe it or not, other people are not stupid and gossip can usually dispelled easily by talking for ten minutes with the victim--i.e. You.
As for not living with a female because of 'high moral standards' I would offer you this bit of advice; no matter how high or grand the chocobo, in the end it still smells of dirt and shite.
Signed,
The Phoenix
I am a bachelor in my early 30s. I don’t share a home with a female because of my high moral standards, and I am not yet ready for marriage.
When I used to share my home with another bachelor, people assumed that we were courting.
I now have a very nice place of my own. However, if I have bachelor friends over, I am still perceived as being interested in men.
Why is it that a single male cannot have friends over for a simple card game without people thinking there’s something sexual going on?
I am interested in females, but fear that all this talk will cause ladies to keep their distance for fear I am either using them as a cover or that I will not reciprocate feelings!
Signed,
Little Rock
Dear Little Rock,
While it's true that relationships are tricky things, gossip is far worse. Rumors are an ugly thing but sadly, the best you can do is ignore it unless it's true. If you're worried about women thinking that you are not what you say you are, then maybe you're looking to the wrong women. Believe it or not, other people are not stupid and gossip can usually dispelled easily by talking for ten minutes with the victim--i.e. You.
As for not living with a female because of 'high moral standards' I would offer you this bit of advice; no matter how high or grand the chocobo, in the end it still smells of dirt and shite.
Signed,
The Phoenix
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