Hi Minime,

I'm glad you've had an opportunity to begin getting to know a man who doesn't fit your usual view of men. It is pretty rare for a man to be very open and verbal about his feelings.

Last week, I went to the 1st of 6 classes on being a "highly sensitive person." It's based on the profile of the highly sensitive person (hsp) in Elaine Aron's books. Anyway, the cofacilitator is a man who said he also is a hsp. It was really kind of amazing for me to witness his speech and behavior. It was very different from the macho man type image that many guys have. In fact, later that evening after the class, i was still thinking about it, and trying to come up with a word to describe him. I finally settled on the word "gentle." He was gentle and soft spoken. He did not strike me as gay.