Even though Brad and I had a long day together in West Virginia, we decided to get together this evening for a quiet night at home. So I went over to Brad’s at 6:00. We gave each other small gifts for Valentines Day. We then decided to walk to Panera Bread for some dinner. I wasn’t hungry so I just had a drink. Brad decided on some French onion soup. After dinner, we walked back to Brad’s house. Brad doesn’t have a DVD player or a TV worth watching, so I brought my 17 inch PowerBook over to watch a movie. I set it up and we watched Trick. I enjoyed the movie but Brad thought it was sad. If you have seen the movie, you know it ends with the promise of the two guys building a relationship. Brad thought this was sad because he thinks it’s a bad representation of gay relationships. He is of the opinion that the vast majority of gay relationships don’t last. While that may be true to some extent, I don’t think you should have the pessimistic view that all gay relationships will fail. I like the possibility of a relationship lasting a long time, if not for life. I think it’s what most gay men want. I know there are complications and other things get in the way of relationships working out and lasting but I still think it’s a possibility. Sam and Mark, friends of Brad’s, have been together almost 20 years. I think that should be proof enough that it can work. I have my work cut out for me. So after the movie we had this discussion about gay relationships working out and lasting. We both enjoyed the conversation and without words, agreed to disagree. After the movie Brad and I had a nice intimate time (leaving the details out because it’s none of your business..he he he). Then I stayed over! Yes, I actually slept over at Brad’s house. This was the first time we actually slept together. We were in bed by 12:00 and I fell right to sleep, snuggled up close to Brad. I slept through the night. Brad told me this morning that he tossed and turned a few hours before falling asleep and didn’t sleep that long. When his cat started licking my hand early this morning, I woke up. Brad was already awake so we cuddled and talked about how we slept. It was very nice waking up next to him. Brad has a long standing arrangement to have breakfast with some neighbor friends so I wasn’t about to disrupt it with my presence. So I got dressed and borrowed a hat to cover my bed head and went home. Overall it was a wonderful weekend spent with someone I really enjoy. I know we’ll have many others in the future.