Dating In The Gay World - Starting Late in Life

So I was watching this show today on TLC called Little People, Big World. The oldest son went on his first date to his Winter Formal Dance. His mom was talking about how this will teach him how to interact with girls, how to be polite, and how to learn etiquette.

Suddenly it made me think...what would my life be like if I had the opportunity to date guys during my teenage years the same way that straight guys date girls. How would the experience have changed me? How would I be different today?

I mean overall I did not start too late in life. I started dating and had my first boyfriend at 19...but still, the experience of learning how to date early in life was missed.

But one thing that always comes to mind is that there are countless number of men who came out later than me...had it harder than I did...and some who for some reason find it difficult or impossible to come out to this very day.

So in the end, I guess I just take life as it comes. It is always easy to look back at life and think about what could have been or what should have been. But that never changes how things actually were and doesn't change how things are...

And I for one, am happy about how everything turned out...