Reddit going to a gay club as a straight guy

Learn More. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for straight people when attending a gay watering hole with their same-sex-loving friends. The problem is that I'm lonely. I want to make some single friends, preferably gay men so that I can relate to them.

I understand that a lot of straight girls go to gay clubs to feel safe and to just have fun without having some creepy guy trying to touch them or approach them. However. My experience I would imagine is not typical but I actually have several very good friends that I met 25 years ago on my first trip to a gay bar.

We've officially separated, and have been living apart for about a month and a half now. Otherwise you could join a gay social group on meetup. It can be pretty frustrating to be hitting on a guy at a gay bar and it turns out he’s straight (happened to me several times), but as long as you aren’t an asshole about it most of us just shrug it off.

Or is this a bad idea and I should just try and be OK with being alone until I make other friends? Hey guys, My (also straight) girl friends invited me to a gay club, on a Valentine's themed event. I want to have a good time (i.e. Should I go to a gay bar by myself?

Has anyone else done this? Bars are not the best place to find the partner of your dreams but they do give you the opportunity to socialize with like minded people. Should I tell anyone approaching that "sorry I'm straight"?. If so, how do I not be super awkward going to a gay bar by myself?

I'm 27, recently out, was married previously. If you’re going for a drag show then yeah. Hi everyone! All of my friends there aren't many are straight couples, and while I do enjoy seeing them I can't help but feel like a 3rd wheel. Saturday night is coming up and I have no plans.

A straight TikTokker has gone viral recounting his experience of visiting a gay club for the first time. I don't want to just stay at home by myself as that just makes me feel lonely and depressed, so I'm wondering — should I just go to a gay bar by myself?

Gay social groups often have nights out, so once you have got involved with one maybe you will find opportunities to go out with others in the evenings too. Empty Closets. Sure, why not? ShortButSweet likes this.

Dear Straight Allies Please

I think you should go--I don't think you should get super drunk. Actually I met my husband years later in that same bar. User @nrmdls (‘Saint’) is based in Arizona. Go relax and enjoy. Thread Tools Thread Tools. dancing), but I'm also straight and I feel getting hit on would make me uncomfortable and/or unable to handle the situation.

Would love to hear your experiences. It’s a straight man’s world, we’re just livin’ in it.