GenQ - For the not so straight individual

Distance relationships can be hard enough as it is but dealing with them when you are homosexual can put greater stress on an already fragile situation. Many people in rural and otherwise isolated areas often look to the big smoke to find their true love.

It is (as always) important to get to know the person you are interested in and when dealing with a long distance, how that person presents himself or herself over the phone or email can be the difference between a relationship and being sent back to square one.

It can sometimes be difficult to get to know someone over the phone/email and you often have to trust your gut instincts. Are they just after a good time or a long time? What is it that you are after yourself? Are you really prepared to travel on a regular basis for this person and is this person prepared to travel for your?

It is important in this day and age to be a little more open to things and more accepting of people. People often find to many excuses to avoid things in life and sometimes it's the things that are out of the ordinary that often turn out to be the most rewarding.

People are often too comfortable in their little shell and don't want to be outside of it. Go for it! If worse comes to worse then you have not really lost anything. All you have done is added another experience to your life and it is something that you can reflect on (for better or for worse) later in life. Life is about learning new things and doing what you want to do, not what others dictate to you. Life should be enjoyed, not wasted away by being idle.

So get out there and start doing new things. If there is a possible special someone out there make the effort to give it a go. You never know what will happen!