WLTM

One of my favourite’s monthly columns appears in Attitude magazine by Pip McCormac. He usually writes about his adventures of trying to end his (sort of everlasting) singledom in the (obviously gay) London City. Although I sometimes found his whining can be irritable, it does not mask the fact that many of people like us want different thing in life, which I have to say, changes over a short period of time. Same like me, he wants a really simple life with a potential domestic partner who likes to huddle up on the couch watching Phil Spencer and Kristie Allsops’ rerun programs, dreaming of white picket fences and one or two furry critters of choice.

The best bit I guess about the story of how he got back together with an ex which in past has verbally abused and horribly paranoid after one too many pints of beer or something. Talk about masochism and sadistic behaviour! Didn’t get enough pain the first time, why not go for another helping!? This is not uncommon for many of us. I had similar experience in the past and some of my friends too. There should be an award for us for ‘The Ultimate Positive Thinker’ or ‘The Horribly Corrupt Person in Denial’. That relationship didn’t work out for Pip for the same reason as the first time around.

After spending seemingly like a lifetime in places such as Old Compton Street and online sites, he actually found someone who likes him back. From what the author’s descriptions, the guy is a catch. Good looking, good job, probably have super good smile (like Alan Pownall) and good in sacks, Pip must have shreds his mental check list to oblivion. And the guy introduced Pip to his friends as his boyfriend (ahh...that’s magic)

You and I would think that would be the end of his column. He already found (sort of) The One. Not quite actually. The boyfriend likes to have a threesome. Undaunted by the prospect of a third occupier of the bed, Pip tried to bribe his way by having constant and vigorous sex, hoping to extinguishes the boyfriend’s desire. It did work (for some time) but they sacrificed their social life. The boyfriend still is dangling the idea in front Pip. Poor him and he concurred that in relationship compromises must be made but to what extent?

I wish him the best of luck and like many of us and me, we did find our own balance in meeting our expectations and needs. The only thing I want now is to be back home and be with my significant other and my two (furry) children.