At Thanksgiving Dinner, My Husband Revealed He Is Gay

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“We were at my parents’ house in Asheville, North Carolina. What seemed like a family reunion over Thanksgiving dinner turned out to be a big surprise when I found out my husband is gay. Well, looking back, I can now see all the signs I missed,” shared Natalie.

A Bright Side reader, Natalie, has emailed us her story about something that happened on Thanksgiving .

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Hi Bright Side.

So, Mark and I had been married for nine years. Can you believe it? 9 years! We met in college, fell in love quickly, and got married right after graduation. We didn’t have kids yet—a sore spot for my mom, who’d been not-so-subtly dropping hints about grandkids for years—but we had a good life. Or so I thought.

The day started out fine. Mark was quiet on the drive to my family, but that wasn’t unusual. He’s always been the calm, steady one between us. I’m the chatterbox, the one who fills the silence with stories or random observations about the color of the leaves or how the weather feels. He smiled at the right moments, nodded when I asked him something, and even reached over to hold my hand a few times.

Natalie recalls that nothing about that day seemed off.

But then, the dinner was served at 3:00pm sharp, just like every year. We all sat around the big oak dining table, which was covered in more food than any of us could reasonably eat: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, sweet potato casserole, rolls, and, of course, my green beans and Mark’s pie. The twins were giggling over their “kids-only” sparkling apple cider.

The conversation flowed like it always does. And then someone—I think it was my mom—turned to Mark. “So, Mark, when are you two going to give us some big news…?” she asked with a wink.

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