>>4030580i ask b/c i grew up in a very sheltered christian environment, arguably to an extreme, like almost a cult, and while i don't consider myself either a christian or "right wing" politically, as an adult it's all but impossible for me to fully drop my christian tendencies i was raised in. Even if I'd really like to and have tried. Can't exactly undo how i was raised.
Several years ago when things were so politically heated i've been accused of being a right winger just based on stereotypes of how i look and act ... even though in reality i was gay and considered myself liberally leaning.
What i'm about to write is self aggrandizing, and i feel compelled to apologize in advance.
On top of my right-leaning christian upbringing, i was homeschooled, a bit classically educated (nothing to brag about, just some Greek philosophy, christian theology, poetry, classic theater, ancient mythology, and probably slightly more well read than the average person my age - really less impressive than even this sounds writing it out), and carried myself in a way people probably found awkward: which is to say, i liked looking and seeming mature. I wore a suit.
Also, on the suggestion of a friend I grew my hair out.
I was fascinated by ideals of classical beauty.
Which is to say, there was a point where i -was- a bishonen. Looking back on things it's comical. This isn't an effort to be self aggrandizing, but just trying to describe the truth sounds proud to a comical degree.
I had both girls my age and some older men and women make moves on me or drop their spaghetti around me. The really wild thing is i was hardly even the cutest guy of my peer group... sometimes i feel like i come from another reality, like a world of elves or angels, and when i reached adulthood i fell from my cloud to reality.
I like bishonen and seem "right wing", but i'm not.
Don't go getting the wrong idea btw, i would no longer describe myself as a "bishonen". I've become a gross shut-in.
