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Kristin Chirico
—Kristin ChiricoI didn't date in high school, which I mainly attributed to having several consecutive obsessions with dudes who would later turn out to be gay. Then one day, I plaintively asked my best friend why no guys ever wanted me, to which he said, "If you stick with trying to date guys, you'll do…so-so. But," he added, "if you switch to girls, you would be beating them off with a stick."
In his defense — even though he had just asserted that A) sexual orientation can be switched, B) lesbians have lower standards than straight men, and, of course, C) that I was too ugly for most men — I knew he was trying to be helpful. And that, frankly, made it even worse, because this was my smart, rational, supportive, close friend who I trusted, and an actual guy no less.
When my current boyfriend heard this story, he was equal parts incredulous and furious on my behalf. That's because he is much, much better than just "so-so."
