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My ex-boyfriend (we dated for 4 years) is now claiming to be straight. Is he full of shit?

He never came out to anyone but me and he's got fucked up religious parents. He claims now that our relationship was "an experimental phase," but he sure seemed devoted at the time. Furthermore, should I continue to stay in touch with him after this?

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    We can't know if he is full of shit, but it certainly seems like it from the picture you've painted.

    Should you still talk to him? I'd say so. You are a person he can talk with openly about his sexuality, perhaps the only one in his life. You're under no obligation to be his support system, of course... But if you still care about him, and maintaining contact with him won't hurt you too much, I think it would be the kind thing to do.

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    Whether you stay in touch depends on how annoyed you are at being called part of an experimental phase, I guess. I would be very, very annoyed. I was hurt enough when an old flame briefly decided to characterize our relationship like that, and she wasn't a four-year relationship.

    I don't know if he's full of shit. Probably: he was deeply closeted, sounds like, and he may now be trying to take what looks like an easier path. (It isn't.) But fundamentally, I think he is hurting a lot and deeply in denial. He may need you to talk to--it depends on whether you can handle it.

    Sorry. For both of you.

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    Well, I'm assuming he got a boner during sex with you during those 4 years - so at most he is bisexual. Claiming to be straight now is rather silly. It seems like he is falling into the misguided definition of being "gay" or "straight" that conservatives tend to espouse - that of choosing to be one way or the other. As opposed to it being based on biological reactions to being near/on/under a guy.

    So, there is a good chance he is retreating back into his upbringing and could very likely be on his way to a born-again, gay-bashing hysteria.

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    Don't stay in touch with him--he'll just drag you into his drama.

    And yes, he's full of shit.

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    You should know if he's full of shit :-) You would have the most experience...

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