I was just going to post about a similar relationship I had (minus the flashing), when that caught my eye, and I realized I could work it into the story nicely.
When I was about 20, I was dating a guy a couple years younger than me. Now, 18-year-old boys are supposed to have limitless sex drives, right?
Apparently not. My boyfriend and I didn’t live together, he still lived with his rather strict mother, but he could usually manage a Friday night at my place. We would see each other a couple different nights of the week, but Friday night was the only night we’d get down, so to speak.
It was like pulling teeth to get him to have sex with me. Which, naturally, gave me all sorts of self-esteem issues–I must be horrible at it, I must be incredibly unattractive, it naturally must be all my fault. And yet, I’ve heard stories from his friends all about my voracious appetite and my high skill level.
Voracious appetite? Well, pardon me for wanting to get laid more than once a week–and gods forbid I want it twice in the same night!!
And back to the “visiting the kitty” point–in the four years I spent having a sexual relationship with him (whether our romantic relationship was on-again or off-again), he never once gave the kitty a kiss. The one time I requested it … well … let’s just say that Elvis left the building immediately. In fact, I think I can count on one hand the amount of time he even bothered to pet the kitty before setting to work.
I know, I know, TMI.
I entertained the notion that he was secretly gay for a long time. He had some effeminate qualities, and somewhere deep inside, I would rather believe he didn’t want to sleep with any woman than that he just didn’t want to sleep with me. But as time has passed, and we’ve remained somewhat-distant friends, I’ve come to the conclusion that he was, and still is, an immature little boy who was mortally afraid of my sexuality and didn’t deserve any part of the bounty Mother Nature gave me.
I think I had a point here. Oh, yes. Maybe your ex is gay, maybe he’s just stupid. Either way, the important part here is that he’s your ex, and that you’re free to find someone who pays a little more attention to your needs. The kitty needs love as much as you do. 