Understanding my sexual orientation had changed.

Enjoy.

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I met Debra at one of the parties in college. She was a sophomore and majored in computer science, while I was a junior, aiming to become an engineer. She had a boyfriend at the time, but they were going through a rough patch and we clicked right away. At the party, I gave her my phone number and told her that I'd be happy to help anyway I could.

My offer was generic, and I doubted she'd call, but 2 weeks later, she texted me, 'Evan, I'd like to meet you somewhere if you genuinely are ready to help.'

I texted...