What would you do if your husband told you he was gay?

@krysy1982 (1041)
United States
November 27, 2006 10:38pm CST
How would that make you feel?
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14 responses
@pagli84 (1850)
• Netherlands
30 Nov 06
wow i would really be hurt...i'd wonder why he even bothered marrying me if he was gay and obviously didnt want to be with me and didnt love me in the way that i thought he did. i dont have a problem with anyone being gay but a husband is different..because you love them in a special way and expect to spend the rest of their life with you. it'd hurt me to know that everything i thought about him and the marriage was a lie..and that the marriage was over. but, at the same time, i know that coming out is a very difficult thing..and can sometimes be a long process of self-discovery. maybe he wasn't really sure if he was gay or not when he married me, but then again, he shouldn't have married me if he had any confusion or doubts about his sexuality...its not fair to me.
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@krysy1982 (1041)
• United States
4 Dec 06
i agree with you I would be devastated
@kids91911 (4363)
• United States
28 Nov 06
It would never happen to me.
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@krysy1982 (1041)
• United States
30 Nov 06
thanks for response how do you know it will never happen?
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@Brandi06 (2227)
• United States
30 Nov 06
i don't know
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@Artsimba (1334)
• United States
28 Nov 06
I would let him go, if he wanted to, but I truly know it would never happen, because he's straighter than an arrow.
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@Artsimba (1334)
• United States
28 Nov 06
I would let him go, if he wanted to, but I truly know it would never happen, because he's straighter than an arrow.
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@krysy1982 (1041)
• United States
30 Nov 06
My friend use to say the exact same thing
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@Desdemona (1301)
• Canada
28 Nov 06
applaud him for coming-out and than ask him if he was joking! It would obviously hurt since I would know our marriage is over.
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@krysy1982 (1041)
• United States
28 Nov 06
I have friend whose husband sprung this on her. thanks for responding
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@tiibbaamm (613)
• Indonesia
4 Dec 06
i would feel really down, misserable, very dissapointed. he would owe me an explanation, when did he became gay, was it before or after we got married.. if i really love him, then i would ask him if he would want to save our marriage, or he thinks that he couldn't become the man that i want to be. everybody have to move on..i think when time goes by, i'll get over him.
@krysy1982 (1041)
• United States
14 Dec 06
I agree
@brokentia (10389)
• United States
16 Dec 06
Wow! I would want to know after 16 years where the heck it came from!!!! But then I would be okay with it. We would still continue to be parents together. That would never change. But I would never sleep with him again! But if that was how he truly felt, after my initial shock and pain, I would be supportive. I would want him to be happy.
@krysy1982 (1041)
• United States
17 Dec 06
i agree with your response
@Artsimba (1334)
• United States
28 Nov 06
I would let him go, if he wanted to, but I truly know it would never happen, because he's straighter than an arrow.
@emarie (5442)
• United States
30 Nov 06
i don't know if i would laugh ot cry
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@krysy1982 (1041)
• United States
30 Nov 06
lol thanks for the response
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@YoMomma1 (922)
• United States
3 Dec 06
if my husband told me he was gay i would have a heart attack!! but seriousley i would feel decieved and lied to and im sorry but i would have to divorce him on the grounds that his lifestyle does not promote a healthy environment for me and my children, since he probably wouldnt be affectionate to me and cant really be in love with me so i would save my children from living that lie with him. he would be free to further explore the other side of his life...
@krysy1982 (1041)
• United States
3 Dec 06
I agree with you thanks for the response
@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
14 Dec 06
I would be disappointed he never brought up before now but it wouldnt change how i feel about him or our relationship..I love my husband very much without conditions so if he were to tell me out of the blue that he is gay I say "all the power to ya! why didnt you tell me before now and can I meet him?"
@brokentia (10389)
• United States
16 Dec 06
ha ha Great answer Raven!!! I too would want to meet the fellow that would have given my partner the courage to tell me!!!
@krysy1982 (1041)
• United States
14 Dec 06
thank you for the response
@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
16 Dec 06
LOL its true though I mean hell I love my husband ya knwo and if he had some guy on the side that made him happy etc I'd want him over for sunday dinner, Christmas, birthdays etc...why not?? It wouldnt reflect on me as a woman or a person by any means ya know...and I'm alway willing to expand my family so yea his lover would be welcomed with open arms LOL
@LoganzMom (618)
• United States
3 Dec 06
i think it would be the biggest form of rejection there is!! that would be horrible...
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@krysy1982 (1041)
• United States
20 Dec 06
it would be a big form of rejection
@pelya178 (693)
• United States
17 Dec 06
id say HEY ME TOO!! lets get a divorce! :-)
@krysy1982 (1041)
• United States
21 Dec 06
lol