Dear Prudence: My Gay Husband

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Dear Prudence My Gay Husband He's closeted, but I don't mind. Should I set him free anyway? By Emily Yoffe Posted Thursday, Mar 15, 2012, at 10:30 AM ET Get Dear Prudence delivered to your inbox each week; click here to sign up. Please send your questions for publication to prudence@slate.com. (Questions may be edited.) Got a burning question for Prudie? She'll be online at Washingtonpost.com to chat with readers each Monday at 1 p.m. Submit your questions and comments here before or during the live discussion. Dear Prudie, I've been happily married for the past 12 years to my high-school sweetheart, who I am quite certain is gay. We grew up in conservative households in the same small town and married after high school. With age, maturity, and city living, I could write a mile-long list of the reasons I know my husband is closeted. Here's the twist: Even if I had proof he was gay—and even if that proof were sexual infidelity with men—I'd happily stay married to him. My husband is a real catch, and we really enjoy each other's company. I have every reason to believe he's happy, too. Besides, his sporadic overtures in the bedroom are in line with my low libido. We have no children and don't want any. I am content to be married to my husband for as long as he feels similarly. My sister, the only person in whom I've confided, thinks I should "set him free" by broaching the topic. Is it terribly selfish of me to just enjoy my marriage for what it is ... To continue reading, click here. Join the Fray: our reader discussion forum What did you think of this article? POST A MESSAGE | READ MESSAGES Also In Slate Romney's Latest Tactic: Scaring Voters With the Prospect of a Messy, Embarrassing Convention Are Innocent Parents Being Wrongly Prosecuted for Shaken-Baby Deaths? Rosenbaum: The Terrifying and Very Real Possibility of Nuclear War in the Middle East	Advertisement
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