i've got issues
Today our regular birthday lunch group went to Jason's Deli for the second of this month's birthdays. We go to lunch before the rush, so we get to watch the line pile up as we finish eating. Today's line was actually not too bad, although it was steady and the place was definitely filling up.
And then I saw in the line what looked like a guy hugging another guy from behind. Wha? Search for boobs. Nope. None to be found. And then I recognized one of them. Yup, definitely two guys.
It was really odd the visceral reaction that prompted in me. It was like, what the hell do you guys think you're doing? This isn't the Castro, it isn't the Village...hell, it's not even Sugarhouse. I also thought, ew. I don't think it was an ew, two guys thing. I think it was more along the lines of ew, in public where there's food.
And then I felt a little ashamed. Was I being close-minded or merely prudish? Was I jealous? Was I proud? It shouldn't have been a big deal. I mean, I would hope that we're all past that at this point. It was just a hug. And Jason's Deli didn't call security to brutalize and expel them for it, haha. I would've probably had a simpler "ew" reaction if it were a guy hugging a girl. That's just not appropriate for lunchtime in, well, most places. At a bar, sure. But not at a deli. On the other hand, at least they were both attractive. Wait, does that mean I was jealous of them?
Actually, I knew one of them. Well, I'd met him, and I knew more about him than I cared to. And he wouldn't know me at all, because I'm so not on the A-list, and he's so like that. So maybe that colored my reaction a bit. But I don't think I recognized him until a couple seconds later.
Anyway, regardless of all that, I shouldn't be dogging on them for a Jason's Deli PDA. It may be a little eye-roll-inducing, but it certainly wasn't anything that wouldn't have been socially acceptable if the couple behind them had done it.
And then I saw in the line what looked like a guy hugging another guy from behind. Wha? Search for boobs. Nope. None to be found. And then I recognized one of them. Yup, definitely two guys.
It was really odd the visceral reaction that prompted in me. It was like, what the hell do you guys think you're doing? This isn't the Castro, it isn't the Village...hell, it's not even Sugarhouse. I also thought, ew. I don't think it was an ew, two guys thing. I think it was more along the lines of ew, in public where there's food.
And then I felt a little ashamed. Was I being close-minded or merely prudish? Was I jealous? Was I proud? It shouldn't have been a big deal. I mean, I would hope that we're all past that at this point. It was just a hug. And Jason's Deli didn't call security to brutalize and expel them for it, haha. I would've probably had a simpler "ew" reaction if it were a guy hugging a girl. That's just not appropriate for lunchtime in, well, most places. At a bar, sure. But not at a deli. On the other hand, at least they were both attractive. Wait, does that mean I was jealous of them?
Actually, I knew one of them. Well, I'd met him, and I knew more about him than I cared to. And he wouldn't know me at all, because I'm so not on the A-list, and he's so like that. So maybe that colored my reaction a bit. But I don't think I recognized him until a couple seconds later.
Anyway, regardless of all that, I shouldn't be dogging on them for a Jason's Deli PDA. It may be a little eye-roll-inducing, but it certainly wasn't anything that wouldn't have been socially acceptable if the couple behind them had done it.