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See now if I said that as a straight man it's sum wrong, but apparently you admit ya'll walk and talk diff
It is about being safe with people knowing my identity. Am I safe in the current environment to be seen holding my boyfriend’s hand in public? Can I invite him as my significant other at social events at the firm where partners may be invited? Will my promotions be withheld? Will I be treated as a freak? I don’t know of any openly gay partners at T1s. There must be plenty of closeted ones, I am sure. That thought is scary.
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> The law firm grind will wreck straight or gay relationships with total impartiality. If you want to keep a partner, close your laptop once in a while. Otherwise, prepare to see them leave you like I had to see.
So yes, people talk about their weekends. but it is always a very filtered version, very pg13 version. thats fine. it is office. it is not your home or your friends or a party.
Examples 1 and 3: "Went on holiday/visited with family"
Example 2: "It was my significant other's birthday"
The fact that it is so easy to come up with these round-about phrases should be indication enough of what the environment is like.