What would you do if you found out your husband is Gay?

United States
June 17, 2011 8:41pm CST
Ok.. I know your all asuming mine is gay right? Nope. I was actually watching the series BigLove and in that series one of the self proclamed profits had a gay affair with the district attorney. His Wife found out and told the wife of his lover. The Attorneys wife kicked him out and went to the apartment that the Profit got for them to be togetheir and hung himself. Honestly if I found out my husband was gay I would kick his butt out and divorce him. Gay or not if he cheated on me he's out. But that's just me. What would you do if you did find out your spouse was gay? How'd you react? Would you be happy about it? Or would it ruin your feelings and beliefs?
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• United States
18 Jun 11
My neighbors father was gay. He was still married to his wife and also had a "friend". They had been married for over 40 years and I guess at some point they just had become good friends, and fell out of love. Not that the story is relevant, just wanted to share. :D
• Philippines
18 Jun 11
Yes I think that this will be the most probable thing that could happen to me.Maybe I can accept that the man I marry is a gay but I could not stay in the same house with him anymore.If it's his choice I could not blame him.I can remain to be his friend though and try to convince him to repent and to be back to God.
@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
18 Jun 11
It actually happens. A friend of mine told me that her friend is not in a dilemma because after 10years of marriage, the husband confessed he's gay. Not just closet gay, but actually a transvestite. He did do his best to put food in the table and was a very good father too, since she didn't really see any point of them separating (because the kids needs a father too), they decided to just be in one roof. But now that the father seems to be interested with lovers, she's now at the dilemma. She can't take the thought of him with another man and certainly their kids would not take this when they're older. I think I wouldn't know how to fix things either, but I guess I'd rather that we be just friends and still be the father of my kids, but we shouldn't stay in one roof. I think we should just agree that he wouldn't show his side of character when his kids are there but still I would know it's really painful to be in that situation. Have a great MyLot experience!
• United States
20 Jun 11
Myself I wouldn't be able to live under the same roof. To me it's just another slap in the face. I can see why your friend tried because of there kids. But Like it proved in this case other things can arise and create bigger conflict than if we just lived in seperate places.
• Canada
19 Jun 11
There are definitely gay men who try to "fit in" with societal conventions. They are not ready to be "out" to the world and they try to live what everyone else considers is a "normal life" by being with a woman. They may or may not have children. The actress, Fran Drescher, has been in the news again lately speaking about her divorce and the fact that her husband is actually gay. If I were happily married, I would be devastated to get divorced -- that would be the same whether my husband was straight OR gay. I would feel sorry for him that he had been living his life basically as a lie... because everyone deserves to be in a loving relationship with a true partner in life. I would not hate him for being gay -- you can't hate someone for the way they were born into this world. I would not feel like "less of a woman" because, unlike what some people try to say, you don't "turn someone gay" and he wouldn't want to be with men because I was any kind of a failure as a woman. It would be a very sad, very difficult situation, for sure.
@bingskee (5234)
• Philippines
18 Jun 11
that will truly hurt. but i will try to understand. and since it is not possible for us to live together, i will seek divorce.
• Philippines
18 Jun 11
I don't honestly know how would I react. I'll be shocked at first then maybe talk to him about it, discuss what would be our set up, and talk over things in a civil way. I know it is not a crime to be gay but to be in that situation will anger me and hurt me.
• United States
20 Jun 11
Your more of a person than I am. I think I'd blow up and wouldn't be able to talk to him. I'd just leave. Better than to say something I"d regret or do something I would...
• Valdosta, Georgia
18 Jun 11
I know my husband is not gay but if he was I would rather him be with a man than another woman. At least they have a different part on them that I don't have so I wouldn't feel like it's something I could ever fufill. I would try to work things out and hope he would still want to be with me. Now a woman with the same parts as I have would make me a whole lot more angry and I would want a divorce quick! That would tell me that I wasn't good enough and the other woman was better than me in something...
@dodo19 (47315)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
18 Jun 11
Well, I don't think that I will have that problem. But, if I were to find out, I really can't say how I would react. It's just one of those situations that you just can't predict how you'll react, until you actually find yourself in that situation.
• Las Pinas City, Philippines
18 Jun 11
Oh well if that will gonna happen (but for sure it won't)let's just pretend that it might gonna happen, well of course I would really get mad and get crazy. I would maybe cry and cry until I would accept that it is the truth. Of course I might realize one day that it is as it is, if I still love him despite of it then i might learn to accept him still in my life. you know love is so strong and it wont just be erased that fast.
@nurseclare (2209)
• Philippines
18 Jun 11
I would probably be mad and ashamed of myself for in the first place i didn't find out his true color! And i would cry out loud and broke his as*!