My uncle was one of the smartest people I’ve ever met. He had a PhD in physics and spent most of his career working for NASA in the 70s and 80s. He wasn’t an astronaut, but he was heavily involved in research and development for space missions. When I was a teenager, I asked him the big question: “Did we really land on the moon?” He didn’t laugh, didn’t roll his eyes—just gave me this tired smile and said, “Kid, if you knew how many people it takes to fake something like that, you’d realize it’s easier to just go to the damn moon.” That answer has stuck with me ever since.
I don’t even know if I should be posting this, but it’s been on my mind nonstop. So basically I have this close friend, “Y”. We’ve known each other for years. He’s straight (at least that’s what I always thought), and he has a girlfriend. They’ve been together for a while. I’ve met her a couple of times. She’s chill, attractive, confident… the kind of girl you notice without trying. Anyway, a few days ago, me and him were hanging out late at night. Just talking, nothing serious at first. Then somehow the conversation shifted into relationships, sex, that kind of stuff. At first it was jokes… then it got more real. Out of nowhere, he asked me if I’ve ever been with a couple before. That already caught me off guard. I laughed it off, but he kept going. He started talking about how some couples experiment, how it can “bring them closer,” and then he looked at me in a way I didn’t expect. And then he said it. Not directly, but clearly enough. Something like… if he and his girlfriend ever ...