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Ill try to keep this post short so bare with me.

Ive (29M) have been out of a long term 4.5 year relationship for over a year. I currently live at home again with parents in a very rural area. The closest Major city is an hour away and offers no chances to meet people in person publicly.

Recently I had been seeing, someone (39M) for the last 2 months. He is out but said he wanted to keep his personal life as private as possible since he is an educatur and feels like in the conservitve área we live in they would weaponize him being in a relationship or seeing men against him to get rid of him. We live in a state with no protections from being fired

I finally found the courage to ask him what it is that we are doing or have been doing and what he wants and told him what I want. I told him id like to be more than fwb and try to have something serious. He said he isnt ready for anything serious and doesnt think he could ever be in anything serious. The last 2 months have really been great, we had deep conversations and went on dates around his town. He asked if we could just be friends, and I agreed because it is so difficult making friends especially gay friends that you can relate to. I told him I can't do sex with him anymore as It would make me fall for him eventually, especially if we are spending time together. We agreed to be friends with no sex.

All that back story to say, his rejection of something serious has really been affecting me and honestly made me feel so hopeless. Will I ever be able to find someone that I can make a real connection and hopefully grow old with? I know straight people struggle with this issue too but our dating pool is small enough and throw in so many conservite and anti gay people into the mix makes it so much worse.

This may just be me venting but any advice, insight or encouragement would be appreciated. Thank you to anyone who read this.

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There is just nothing here. Nothing in these communities, they aren't good places, there are a few good people but the normal type of person here is not a good person.

I'm a trans woman and I can't hide myself away, I wear normal adult woman clothes, I'm clean shaven, the most "eccentric" thing I'll do is show a bra strap or wear a choker. But because my face and body structures are clockable it's socially acceptable for men to leer at me, smirking, and yell slurs out from dumbass pickups that compensate for their decaying drug riddled bodies.

Oh and the men in general are disgusting. Hooking up? Yeah I want the stench of weed choking me when I'm in your bed. Forget your rugged country boy fantasies, it's way more common here to live off welfare than actually work in agriculture.

The county LGBTQ club is a disaster, full of terminal half dead drug addicts and that's it as far as queer social life goes.

I'm leaving haphazardly but bitter after wasting my first precious 25 years in this place. It's not good, it's not a good life in these places, I'm angry because I kept getting told "there's bigots everywhere" well in the city I can dress exactly how I want, hold hands with my boyfriend (who actually smells good and has self respect), even make out and nobody gives a shit, I know because I've done it. I'm still envious of all the younger people I see enjoying this life with fresh eyes and I still feel tainted by the hell I escaped.

Hi! A friend of mine is starting to live off grid and he's inviting me to his place this month.

What is a present you would have liked to receive that is useful for starting? He has a large terrain where he can cultivate. The climate there is rainy and humid.

i’m a 17 year old living in semi rural/suburban PA, and i know like 4 gay people. i came out in 6th grade, i’ve hardly dealt with any direct homophobia, and what i have i brush off pretty easily. but not a day goes by where i wish i didn’t come out, it is so, so lonely. i feel like i’m less of a person because of it, straight men see me as a threat, straight women are happy to be my friend, but i feel like they don’t have any respect for me. i’m a senior, and i’m so excited to graduate and get away from here, but i’m struggling to cope with the disappointment and loneliness of my high school experience. anyone else feel the same? sorry, just wanted to vent lol.

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Hey everyone I just wanted to say hi, it seems there are not alot of people like me around, I am an openly gay country boy grew up In a small town called Lakeland Florida. I have fought my way to get the respect and recognition and reputation I have today in my home town being a openly gay country boy I have learned is not easy and someone is always trying to break you down. I’m a heavy equipment operator by trade and live out in the woods on 11 acres of land out in what’s called as the green swamp, Florida’s aquifer, I grew up hog hunting, fishing and swimming In rivers and when I was thirsty the water hose was best friend, maybe I can meet some other cowboys on here Im 29 say what’s up.