{"id":132,"date":"2000-12-07T12:21:59","date_gmt":"2000-12-07T16:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=132"},"modified":"2007-05-17T09:22:05","modified_gmt":"2007-05-17T13:22:05","slug":"is-a-gay-man-less-likely-to-study-religion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/askastudent.utoronto.ca\/?p=132","title":{"rendered":"does it make any difference that we&#8217;re talking about religion class?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Theres this amazing guy in my Religion class. I think he is really amazing- aesthetically. I&#8217;ve talked to him and he is really approachable, really easy to talk to. I want to go for him, problem is a friend of mine thinks he might be gay. I know it&#8217;s a stereotype that good looking guys with great personalities are homosexual. I can&#8217;t ask him because I don&#8217;t know him well enough to do so, what do I do?<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>let&#8217;s put it this way: even if he&#8217;s batting for the boys he may be playing both sides of the field. and too be honest, i resent your insinuation that if a guy is cute (like me) and nice (like me) that he must therefore be gay. your equation sucks and doesn&#8217;t hold up under intense scrutiny.<br \/>\ndon&#8217;t ask if he&#8217;s gay. it ain&#8217;t your business. just ask him out the same as you would a heterosexual guy. just see what he&#8217;s doing on friday and go with it. quit thinking about his preference. you&#8217;ll eventually find out if he wants you to know. if he digs you, then you&#8217;ll be dining together by next week. if not, you won&#8217;t. it really is that simple my friend, especially since you&#8217;ve noted that he&#8217;s very approachable, amazing, yadda yadda blah.<br \/>\nhow well do you need to know a guy before you ask him out? if he&#8217;s friendly and charming then why not just suck it up and find out what he&#8217;s up to this weekend. study for finals together. that&#8217;s a pretty easy guise to swing. yah. try that. it&#8217;s a good way to get the ball rolling.<br \/>\nand tell your friend to shut up. what the hell does s\/he know anyway?<br \/>\ncheers,<br \/>\naskastudent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theres this amazing guy in my Religion class. 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