@aidan,
You work in a prison, and my little comments get to you?
Heaven help the prison system.
Actually, (although this isn't going to help) I wasn't talking specifically about you, but people who (like you have) who have to tell some big story proving their sexuality.
It simply sounds strange, "queer" if you will, when a man or women have to make these overt comments such as "Gay, nope not me. Men (or women) totally satisfy me, that's for sure. Never considered it, I'm a 10 on that old 1 to 10 scale, yeppers" If you say you never used some of those words, your long story gives that impression. I especially like the "Gee, do you think SHE could be gay? I can just never tell. Why would they give me that magazine?" Maybe they were trying to entice you to dress in a more feminine fashion. Maybe they were jerking your chain, like I am. You just fall for it.
You set yourself up.
If someone put a victoria's secret catalogue in my bag, I'd look at it and say "cute bra."
I don't know what you are. The response you made me think of people who do just like you did. Yep, I'm straight. No gayness here. Nope. Fine if other people are, I'm not. Did I mention I'm not gay? Well, I'm not.
Don't you freaking see that?
You think you're the only one who over compensates with the "It's great if you are, but I'm not?" deal?
If you didn't want to get upset, you shouldn't have responded to me.
Your reaction is yours alone.