"I like men."

You blinked hard as the man in front of you raised both his hands up defensively, as if you were going to spring at him as soon as he’d uttered the statement. But in reality, all you could do was stand frozen, taken aback by this sudden revelation. Your fingers worried at the silk of your skirt as you thought hurriedly of what would be the best thing to say in this tense silence. In the past, you had often told your friends that if something like this had ever happened you were going to be composed and serene. The very picture of acceptance.

But all you were coming up with now was… nothing.