There's this, uh, idea people where I'm from have that our having some animal traits, plus low impulse control and stuff like that, means we're more, uh... animalistic in other ways. Driven by base instinct and all that. [He can't help an exhausted sort of half-sneer as he says that.]
So, our, uh... romantic and sexual relationships tend to be put under a lot of scrutiny. And people make a lot of assumptions. And then that piles on top of stereotypes about, say, gay men, and... [He scrubs at his face with one hand.] Basically, it's-- I can't stop worrying about that stuff. Especially now that I'm dating multiple guys, sometimes, I can't stop myself from thinking about how it might look to other people, even though almost nobody here has made it an issue.
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There's this, uh, idea people where I'm from have that our having some animal traits, plus low impulse control and stuff like that, means we're more, uh... animalistic in other ways. Driven by base instinct and all that. [He can't help an exhausted sort of half-sneer as he says that.]
So, our, uh... romantic and sexual relationships tend to be put under a lot of scrutiny. And people make a lot of assumptions. And then that piles on top of stereotypes about, say, gay men, and... [He scrubs at his face with one hand.] Basically, it's-- I can't stop worrying about that stuff. Especially now that I'm dating multiple guys, sometimes, I can't stop myself from thinking about how it might look to other people, even though almost nobody here has made it an issue.
[Almost.]