Coming Out Stories

Story 4

One day my mom saw a ring I was wearing and she asked me if it was real. I said yes. She asked me who gave it to me. I didn't reply (I was scared). She asked me if my sister gave it to me (because she has like 3 rings). I told her no. She asked me if I got it in Pennsylvania (I'm in a long distance relationship). I told her yes, my friend gave it to me (I wasn't ready to tell her about my girlfriend yet). She asked me if she's my girlfriend. I hesitated then said yes. My mom then told me that it's okay to like girls instead of boys, it's who I am and she can't and won't try to make me change. She supports me either way.

Things are pretty much the same, my sister didn't handle it well at first because it was such a shock to her and she started crying, but she is okay now. My friends didn't really care, but I never really came out to them, I just started talking about my girlfriend and they put two and two together. Things do really get better after you come out though. For a long time before I came out, or rather figured out, I felt like I was keeping a big part of me a secret and it was killing me. I didn't want to keep who I am or my girlfriend a secret so I didn't deny that I have a girlfriend or that I like girls.