Pete

And one of the first things he, uh, one of the first things he said, he kind of patted me on the shoulder and said, you know, you do it. I'm not into you like that.

And one of the first things he, uh, one of the first things he said, he kind of patted me on the shoulder and said, you know, you do it. I'm not into you like that.

But he felt like you didn't exactly make it easy on yourself. And what he meant was... Oh, that's so kind. My, you know, my career, to the extent I had a career, there were two parts to it, right? There was the majority of it, which was public office in Indiana.

But he felt like you didn't exactly make it easy on yourself. And what he meant was... Oh, that's so kind. My, you know, my career, to the extent I had a career, there were two parts to it, right? There was the majority of it, which was public office in Indiana.

But he felt like you didn't exactly make it easy on yourself. And what he meant was... Oh, that's so kind. My, you know, my career, to the extent I had a career, there were two parts to it, right? There was the majority of it, which was public office in Indiana.

And there was the other part, which was service in the military. Yeah. By the way, that was still Don't Ask, Don't Tell back then, too, right? So I could literally be fired, which is another reason I didn't come out too quickly. And... Anyway, it was that process of just coming to terms with that and just knowing, even if I wasn't ready to tell everybody or deal with everything that went with it.

And there was the other part, which was service in the military. Yeah. By the way, that was still Don't Ask, Don't Tell back then, too, right? So I could literally be fired, which is another reason I didn't come out too quickly. And... Anyway, it was that process of just coming to terms with that and just knowing, even if I wasn't ready to tell everybody or deal with everything that went with it.

And there was the other part, which was service in the military. Yeah. By the way, that was still Don't Ask, Don't Tell back then, too, right? So I could literally be fired, which is another reason I didn't come out too quickly. And... Anyway, it was that process of just coming to terms with that and just knowing, even if I wasn't ready to tell everybody or deal with everything that went with it.

And in my case, that meant I wasn't going to start dating either because I didn't want to be hiding a boyfriend. That just seemed really unhealthy. And, you know, I was so invested in my work that for a while I wasn't missing. I mean, I don't want to say I wasn't missing much.

And in my case, that meant I wasn't going to start dating either because I didn't want to be hiding a boyfriend. That just seemed really unhealthy. And, you know, I was so invested in my work that for a while I wasn't missing. I mean, I don't want to say I wasn't missing much.

And in my case, that meant I wasn't going to start dating either because I didn't want to be hiding a boyfriend. That just seemed really unhealthy. And, you know, I was so invested in my work that for a while I wasn't missing. I mean, I don't want to say I wasn't missing much.

I didn't feel that I was missing a lot because I had this, I used to joke that like the city was a jealous bride, you know? Yeah. And then it was my whole, we talked about my deployment experience that put me over the edge.

I didn't feel that I was missing a lot because I had this, I used to joke that like the city was a jealous bride, you know? Yeah. And then it was my whole, we talked about my deployment experience that put me over the edge.

I didn't feel that I was missing a lot because I had this, I used to joke that like the city was a jealous bride, you know? Yeah. And then it was my whole, we talked about my deployment experience that put me over the edge.

I mean, there's years and years and years of that, right? Like, I mean, at some level when you're a teenager, like you're, there's some data, there's some pretty strong data points, right? But the things you can tell yourself, if you really want something to not be true, The things you can tell yourself to try to make it not be true are pretty powerful, right? I mean, you can tell yourself...

I mean, there's years and years and years of that, right? Like, I mean, at some level when you're a teenager, like you're, there's some data, there's some pretty strong data points, right? But the things you can tell yourself, if you really want something to not be true, The things you can tell yourself to try to make it not be true are pretty powerful, right? I mean, you can tell yourself...

I mean, there's years and years and years of that, right? Like, I mean, at some level when you're a teenager, like you're, there's some data, there's some pretty strong data points, right? But the things you can tell yourself, if you really want something to not be true, The things you can tell yourself to try to make it not be true are pretty powerful, right? I mean, you can tell yourself...

you know at like 14 or 15 every every dude you know seems like they they want to nail anything that moves right so like you can convince yourself like oh it's just like everybody's all over the place and i'm just like you know um uh and then like you start noticing like more of a pattern especially when you're dating women and it's like not um and there's a lot of extrapolating right you're like watching like a straight love story and you're like trying to like

you know at like 14 or 15 every every dude you know seems like they they want to nail anything that moves right so like you can convince yourself like oh it's just like everybody's all over the place and i'm just like you know um uh and then like you start noticing like more of a pattern especially when you're dating women and it's like not um and there's a lot of extrapolating right you're like watching like a straight love story and you're like trying to like

you know at like 14 or 15 every every dude you know seems like they they want to nail anything that moves right so like you can convince yourself like oh it's just like everybody's all over the place and i'm just like you know um uh and then like you start noticing like more of a pattern especially when you're dating women and it's like not um and there's a lot of extrapolating right you're like watching like a straight love story and you're like trying to like