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does it mean something different these days as used by Gen Zers??......I use it fairly often to describe something that is...well....low-key EDIT......checked urbandictionary "Low key" (or "lowkey") in Urban Dictionary slang means subtly, secretly, or moderately, often describing a hidden preference or mild feeling, like "I lowkey love that cheesy song," contrasting with its original meaning of quiet or simple. It acts as an adverb, similar to "kinda" or "sort of," expressing something you enjoy but aren't shouting about, or a mild annoyance,

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gee, I didn't know if I'd posted in this thread, so had to scroll through it.....nope......a little bit 'TMI' coming up, I guess....sorry!! many here know me from various in-person social meets and others here know me well from only messaging....... still very much in the closet now (age early 60s)......never had a relationship and never really wanted one (parents not always getting along might have contributed to that??).....have told only some very 'safe' (discreet) friends: mostly bisexual females, a therapist, my doctor.....no straight male or female friends have been told outright at all......I'm sure many I know suspect by now, but I'm known to be a low-key, decent, honest guy and, though they might wonder and may talk amongst themselves, they probably assume I'm just happy living alone and doing things on my own......when we all hang out, nobody asks me about a current girlfriend or my dating habits..... lived in a conservative, though definitely not holy roller religious, background through end of childhood.....parents were smart/savvy and both quietly atheist, but we all dutifully went to Methodist ("Baptists who can read") church occasionally for the social aspect and to keep my parents' parents happy, I suppose.....no hellfire "gay is a sin" that I remember at all.....church never really was important to us and I abandoned it by high school or so.....I think my Mom clung to claiming to be agnostic "just in case"...... even by 7th grade (12 y.o.), I hadn't yet realized social norms and 'how to act'.....I was not at all a wild kid, pretty much behaved myself, and did very well in school, probably so I wouldn't disappoint my parents.....had not yet learned about gay/straight/what-have-you.....I evidently was still behaving without concern for appearances because it was in 7th grade (upscale private school) that one (just one) classmate started the teasing/bullying thing (nothing physical).......it was new to me, but not at all mentally scaring and I didn't quite understand what it meant.... probably realized there was something going on with me that wasn't 'the norm', though, because it was in 7th grade when I was able to acquire a Playgirl magazine and noticed how good-looking an 8th-grader (already thru puberty) was when he emerged from the shower after gym.... fearful of busing (remember that?!) and always chasing good schools, my parents moved us to another state with a supposed excellent public school system before my 8th grade year (the private school didn't impress them, I guess??)......8th grade in a new state wasn't good at all for me.....still not realizing how a 13-year-old boy should act in front of peers, I went thru some fairly rough bullying/teasing (verbal, nothing physical) at school and you can imagine how my parents felt about this supposed nationally-recognized wealthy school district we had just moved into......my parents had a meeting with the principal and things improved just a bit, but I started to retreat/shut down a bit.... high school (9th-12th grades) was a good bit improved......we were all 'grown-ups' now and started to act it a bit.....I still was a bit socially awkward and now careful about 'mannerisms' and all that......a bit reserved and quiet, I bumped along with a few decent friends until graduation....no dating at all......no wild parties attended or arrests (still didn't want to disappoint my parents!)......where was my Dad to teach me how to act like a man??!!......other than gone half the time day and night (airline captain), I think, with my smarts and not making trouble, he was happy to just let me grow up and evolve...... attended and graduated college and, of course, all were in full adult mode and well past the immature bullying era.......had cool (straight) room-/house-mates who had fun until 'closing time' and fucked in the next room all the time while I still didn't date and dutifully went to class and went to bed fairly early......joined a social fraternity and that was pretty fun, but I wasn't one of the wild and crazy guys......a couple of the bros were evidently gay and I gravitated to hanging out with them, but was still reserved and non-committal.....by the end of college, I was in full 'denial' mode, still not dating, and resigned to the fact that I'd probably just go thru life working, hanging out with platonic friends (male and female, all straight, of course!), pursuing my own interests on the weekends.....and never dating......the earlier bullying (though by now a bit of an old memory), general societal pressure and norms, and (yup!) still not wanting to disappoint my parents (and, now, my friends) turned me off from any grand "coming out" plans...... some here may be upset that I never went thru the tough process of a formal coming out and reconciling all that that entails.....many people have told me we each handle our own story in our own way and some may think I'm just chickening out ......the therapist (tried some gay counseling at one point) I mentioned earlier told me I'm 100% suffering from internalized homophobia (very much NOT the same as homophobia!!) and that seems true....probably explains the fear of coming out, of course, and my general resistance to the 'scene' .....that therapist also encouraged me to participate in gay/bi social settings and the like (among other efforts, this forum has been part of that for many years)......yes, I realize this seems to many of you like silly baby steps at this point, but we each have a story.......

I'm not quite clear.... was this tonight?....or last night?......... have you already had the hotel meet and now you're just asking about your thoughts?......

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you know it's going to be serious when the appraiser starts crying......

after more than eight years on the forum, you must know by now each of us has our own preferences.....please don't tell us your preferences; otherwise, somebody will surely question it!!

Gee, that almost makes it sound..... therapeutic!

if you have IG and/or X proof (or whatever proof you have), submit that to RM (look for "report" or similar in the Bigross RM profile) with a brief note about the deception....they are usually responsive to proof of borrowed/stolen pictures......however, I note that Bigross created his profile 2.5 years ago.......has he been using these same pictures that entire time?....if so, why didn't anybody (including Alex Becker!) get wind of the deception?......

welcome to the forum.... social media links are typically not allowed here in the 'public' areas of the forum since they often contain personal info or identifying details......however, some kindly soul may send you a private DM.........

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as often happens here in the Deli, other providers have been introduced into this thread solely (ostensibly) about Smith Sterling....... be sure the various unquoted posts in this thread refer to who you think.......otherwise:

no idea, but I'd do it discreetly rather than discretely 😁

If viewers are confused, it looks like the offending comment was deleted.

and here's a well-known classic from several years ago......."you have a national treasure"......