I think the new copy editor at my newspaper is a lesbian and she sure knows I am (everybody does). She hasn’t actually said anything, though, and doesn’t show up for our company’s LGBT events. Is it OK if I just ask? Since I’m gay too, I figured it’s not so invasive—or is it? She’s really cute, by the way!
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I need to tell my ex that I contracted a venereal disease and that I may have passed it on to her, but I can’t bear the idea of talking to her. Is it rude to just…