LGBT Confession

Hospital hangout

Hospital hangout

I met my partner while we were both working in the same department at a hospital in Boston. I thought she was cute, but wasn’t sure if she was queer. I would go out of my way to talk to her at work and get to know her. She finally asked me to hang out after work one day and every day after that, for the past four and a half years,we’ve been together.

Fox meets panda

From Fox

I went with my best friend to a BBQ for his softball team in one player’s backyard. Soon after, the host sent me a really cute message on OKCupid to connect and maybe go on a date. He didn’t remember me from the party, and I responded to him with, “I’ve been in your bathroom.” We still went on a date together—that started with cocktails and ended with a long walk through the city taking each other to our favorite buildings. At about 3 a.m., I kissed him goodnight. Three years later we’re married.

From Panda

I was looking at OKCupid when I saw a picture of a cute girl screaming at a topiary dinosaur.  I sent her a message that was tailored to match up with the things she liked in her profile: podcasts, bowties, and Alison Bechdel. When she messaged me back she responded with this eerie message of, “I’ve been in your bathroom.” I had no recollection of who she was, but asked her out anyway. Our second date was a nighttime bike ride underneath the Zakim bridge and drinking wine from Nalgene bottles. Our wedding vows mentioned the creepy OkCupid message!