<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20313613</id><updated>2011-04-21T16:36:09.788-07:00</updated><title type='text'>roof top thoughts</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rooftopthoughts.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20313613/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rooftopthoughts.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>swannsway</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08436710791874358333</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20313613.post-113588340854366833</id><published>2005-12-29T11:02:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2005-12-29T11:38:43.336-08:00</updated><title type='text'>con artists</title><content type='html'>It bothers me when people are not honest.  Like when I recently purchased a car, the finance guy kept secretly adding extra charges and then lied to me when I would notice and point it out.   I understand he wanted to make a higher commission and more money for himself and his family.  But don't try to con me, because I will find out where you are lying.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a guy I know that is attracted to men.  It is patently obvious that he is gay.    You should see how his face lights up when other guys are around.  The energy is palpable and he even makes gay ticks and shoulder movements like he is struggling to be gay but won't allow himself to be in public.  He would win no acting awards in the portrayal of a straight man.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have no problem with men being attracted to men.  I have gay male friends that are open about their sexuality and are great people.  It goes without saying, but just wanted to make this known.  But then there are the fakes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Well this guy is going out with a great girl. She believes the best about people, is younger than he is and slightly naive,  and since he initiated their relationship, she assumes he loves and is attracted to her.     It probably doesn't hurt him at all that she also watches his child when he is out with friends and helps with their living expenses.  He probably truly likes her, but even more he likes the fact that he can show her off to his family as "the girlfriend."  They also have things in common like films and hip cafes and eating Brie.  But he is gay and is attracted to men.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unfortunately she does not notice, even though he doesn't give her attention that she desires.  He has gay guys over to their apartment all the time.  They stop by and bring him wine and babysit his child.     I have a strong feeling that he is dating or having sex with other men without her knowledge.    I have heard him mention around gay men that he is "itchy,"  which is a synonym for "I want to have gay sex with a man"  and he knows that she would not approve of this, nor would she be happy of his attraction to men.  So he lies to her.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I see these closeted gay guys everywhere in the town that I live.  They are afraid to be who they are.   They are scaredy cats, and they continue  to con, and hurt the girls they pretend to love.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/20313613-113588340854366833?l=rooftopthoughts.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://rooftopthoughts.blogspot.com/feeds/113588340854366833/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=20313613&amp;postID=113588340854366833' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20313613/posts/default/113588340854366833'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/20313613/posts/default/113588340854366833'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://rooftopthoughts.blogspot.com/2005/12/con-artists.html' title='con artists'/><author><name>swannsway</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08436710791874358333</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
