Quote Originally Posted by cariad<U_E
Whilst I am very comfortable with who I am, I have no wish to be broadcasting and getting unwanted attention, or even worse, as you did, loose a friend.

cariad
I have become almost that comfortable with who I am as well, cariad. And I agree with just_annie in that we may give subtle signals without ever intending to do so, which I can only guess is what happened in the experience I related. In the everyday and unless it is indeed our intent, no, we don't "broadcast" as you put it, but signals may be sent out anyway simply because we are who we are? Maybe, as I really don't know for sure. And the attention that comes from the receiver can cause real issues but are we able to control someone's reaction to these signals? Probably not. We can only control how we respond if the matter develops. I do hope this was an isolated case for you and that nothing more dramatic happens to cause you any distress in the future.