I think sometimes it can be really hard to be a heterosexual couple early in the relationship living in a studio apartment in Manhattan in a building that’s almost entirely gay men. Because the older, coupled, gay men always look really happy with their partners in their studio apartments. The walls are thin and you never hear them fight, but you’re fighting. And the younger uncoupled gay men are constantly chatting each other up in the elevator, inviting each other to parties, maybe having parties in their solo studio apartment. So you’re comparing yourself to both these cohorts and coming up short, saying what’s wrong with heterosexuality? Why can’t we do that? And then you hang around a little bit and realize for the old guys, it’s that they’re just older and richer, which takes stress off, and they do fight but while on vacation. The young guys from appearances are just having a great time. Happy pride
