You are blessed to have a wife who loves you and cares for you. Very few of us can be as generous in spirit as she has been with you. God bless you both.
@@get2rog It sounds to me like this is what true love is all about. Loving someone not because they 'move' my world in the bedroom but because they are a wonderful person.
Absolutely and I am glad you responded as it was five years ago I watched this. Just watched it again and found this uplifting and inspiring as been I've feeling a little low because of this lock down fiasco. You have a great day.
My ex-wife married me knowinh I was gay..As Christians we expected that Jesus would "cure me"..what never happened. We had three children and divorced. When they turned teens..she summoned them for a family meeting to reveal the secret about their father and asked them to respect and love me.She told them that I was honest from day one ..and she knew it and believed that we could overcome it. She witnessed my several attempts to remain straight and the suffering it was ..how it affect me so deeply. She is my best friend ..a loving mother and grandmother and now married to a nice guy. I owe her the freedom I have to be myself and the love and acceptance I get from my children. My name is Antonio and I write from Rio de Janeiro/Brazil.
Sometimes the person you’re most connected to, the person you’ve loved the longest and the most, is a platonic partner. My soulmate is my best friend, Eli. Through all of her girlfriends and the small handful of my boyfriends, we’ve always known we are the truest of soulmates. A couple of times this resulted in some questioning from a girlfriend of hers. Once it even caused a boyfriend of mine to question it. For 35 years it’s been platonic, and for the rest of our lives it will be. But she and I will always be soulmates. Most people will never know a love like ours.
Your wife possesses a kind of caring soul that most simply do not have and I'm happy just to know that there are people in the world like your magnificent soul mate.
Remarkable , amazing and a bit sad at the same time ? Congratulations on the wonderful woman you met all those years ago and i hope your children are aware of what an amazing mother they have .
It's amazing how many wonderful people there are in the world with wonderful relationships and connections of various levels of love. I am glad that people can be so caring even though the world focuses so heavily on negative aspects of humanity.
Graham, yours is a perfect story of a person finding himself and being totally accepted. You have great charisma, courage and grace. Oh, that everyone should have such fortune............thank you for sharing..............Kudos...........Ray
What a wonderful story. Very touching. It illustrates beautifully that marriage, love, family and relationships come in many guises. It’s not a case of one size fits all. The main thing is that both he, his wife and their children are happy. If they have found an arrangement that works for the both of them, then brilliant. Who gives a toss what other people think? Also, his story about the public beating and humiliation at school is horrifying. I’m so sorry that he had to endure that.
Everyone is like "OMG so beautiful" and I'm just like "So he flew to England, and THAT VERY NIGHT he was in bed with a stranger?! We gays sure work fast AF" 😂😂😂
I was welling up at the end there. This is kind of like my dad's story, he was beaten at his boys' school at a young age and he came out as gay in later life. peace x
My soulmate died of cancer. It was all but marriage in a platonic way. I can appreciate all that is articulated here. Wishing them both continued happiness
Besides the beating early on in life, you have lived a charmed life! None of this could have happened without your good sensibilities and humor. Graham, it sounds like you have made the most of your life and relationships! Blessings to you and your extended family!
What a beautiful and honest guy. Hearing about two people who genuinely have love and concern for eachother and working in each other’s best interests is such a heart warming and beautiful thing. There were tears streaming down my face when he said they’re soulmates and life partners. I hope to share a bond that strong with someone in my life
I truly believe this worked out so good because he was not abusing her and did not make her feel guilty for marrying her and about who he was. I sounds like a really good father as well.
What a lovely story. So special. Obviously, these are two lovely people - and Graham's wife must be wonderful. How generous and kind. I hope that she too has "enjoyed herself"! I'm really moved by this. If only there were more people on this earth who had such a respect for our humanity... This is true love.
They do, but this arrangement does raise a question. What happens to the people he has affairs with. Are they not deserving of having a happy healthy relationship?
I am happy to hear how compassionate, Kind, and l will say, the True Love that your wife showed You. Some people only dream to find this kind of Love in their life. You were blessed, and l am sorry, as a boy, that you were cruelly beaten, just for being who you were. What A Lovely Story You Shared. God Bless You Both🙏
I think your soulmate doesn't have to be romantic. It is someone you are bound by fate to be with for the rest of your life. Some cases that does involve a love interest, but sometimes it could be more like a family member or someone who is family to you but doesn't share your blood. They are there to be with you throughout your life's journey as you are to them. To support you and encourage as well as just to have a person to just plain enjoy their company. So this relationship may have looked to start romantically, but they are still soulmates.
This is the most beautiful thing. Kudos to both of them for building a relationship where that initial conversation was even possible. I wanna be like them when I grow up.
Very interesting story. I wish some of these stories would mention the year and how old the person was at the time. It would be very helpful for perspective, especially for younger and future generations. There was one story I watched that happened in the 1960s and some young people watching it thought it was in the 1990s.
A wonderful happy story and blessings to you always. If only this was the reality for countless other people in similar circumstances then life would be enjoyed.
This is the kind of pure love that Jesus talks about.I don't need another sermon in my life I can just go back to this story everytime I have any doubts.what a masterpiece this woman is.I wish one day God can reveal to me the treasures bestowed on such a pure spirit...I'm in awe🤲
My dear Sir, you have found yourself a saint of a woman. She cherishes you in spite of everything, and I just wish that everyone could be like her. Parents, siblings, family members, and everyone else. That woman is the walking definition of unconditional love. This is a true love story.
Mars Machin He speaks about a 'facinating Italian girl' and how they 'fell in love'. These are not phrases used to describe a relationship which started off platonic. He was attracted to her immediately and started a relationship with her. I'm aware that they now have a platonic relationship but that is because he has discovered a preference for men, that does not mean that he has never been attracted to women or that he couldn't be again. It took his wife to tell him to go and see if he were sexually attracted to men but before that he tried it with a woman and describes it as having been great. Many bisexual people float between the two their whole lives and if you are capable of being aroused by members of both sexes and having a fulfilling sexual relationship with either, which he manifestly has, you are bisexual. People who are straight or gay are manifestly unhappy with or find themselves un-aroused by people of the same or opposite sex respectively.
Why can't we just allow people to choose their own labels? What's it to you how he identifies? If I were him, I'd identify as homosexual biromantic. But that's just the Millennial in me speaking, I suppose. In the end, it's his identity to label.
This is wonderful. His wife is his soul mate but not sexually. What an incredible open minded couple that has found what works for them. Wishing them love, health & much much happiness
You are blessed to have a wife who loves you and cares for you. Very few of us can be as generous in spirit as she has been with you. God bless you both.
+Aves Raggiana I agree with you but it could only have happened because it was reciprocated. They have a rare and special bond together.
Nice.
@@get2rog It sounds to me like this is what true love is all about. Loving someone not because they 'move' my world in the bedroom but because they are a wonderful person.
Absolutely and I am glad you responded as it was five years ago I watched this. Just watched it again and found this uplifting and inspiring as been I've feeling a little low because of this lock down fiasco. You have a great day.
@@get2rog you are good thinking. Welcome.
“I was in bed with a Scotsman last night!”
What a delicate, full of humour story. Wish you and your family nothing but the best
My ex-wife married me knowinh I was gay..As Christians we expected that Jesus would "cure me"..what never happened. We had three children and divorced. When they turned teens..she summoned them for a family meeting to reveal the secret about their father and asked them to respect and love me.She told them that I was honest from day one ..and she knew it and believed that we could overcome it. She witnessed my several attempts to remain straight and the suffering it was ..how it affect me so deeply. She is my best friend ..a loving mother and grandmother and now married to a nice guy. I owe her the freedom I have to be myself and the love and acceptance I get from my children. My name is Antonio and I write from Rio de Janeiro/Brazil.
I’m happy for both of u!
She sounds wonderful. I’m glad you still have each other as friends.
That is so beautiful - I wish you all the best
Thank you for sharing
@Facial team- FACIAL FEMINIZATION SURGERY- Nothing to cure about. He is perfect the way he is, and he is a creation of god as you are.
Sometimes the person you’re most connected to, the person you’ve loved the longest and the most, is a platonic partner.
My soulmate is my best friend, Eli. Through all of her girlfriends and the small handful of my boyfriends, we’ve always known we are the truest of soulmates.
A couple of times this resulted in some questioning from a girlfriend of hers. Once it even caused a boyfriend of mine to question it.
For 35 years it’s been platonic, and for the rest of our lives it will be. But she and I will always be soulmates. Most people will never know a love like ours.
That is a beautiful thing you two got right there.
Dear boy! A tiger cannot change its stripes. Bitch or not
Love is love!
You are spot on jenn - my soul mate is my best mate-
Your wife possesses a kind of caring soul that most simply do not have and I'm happy just to know that there are people in the world like your magnificent soul mate.
"I'm planning on growing old with you." Isn't that just the dearest thing someone could say to you!
Nice..!
So so sweet
@@allanjessieherrera1538 so nice..!
I love his mother's response, "A Scotsman?" Then dad's response, "I'll put on the kettle, it's time for tea."
His Dad sounds like my Dad. His mother not initially like my mother. It took years but turned out well.
It's a an English drawing room sitcom
😅😅
Right? It’s like the fact that they’re Scottish was the main problem 🤣
Well he's spilling the tea, why not make some tea Lol
Wow, what a wise and beautiful soul your wife is. Amazing story.
She has to be the worlds most understanding woman ever created.......very impressive
The world needs more people like his wife... What a lucky man!
Sure.. Life happy and secure.
Your wife is a blessing.....I hope you took her advice and told your Mum to bugger off!
I could listen to this dude talk for hours. He's pretty funny and lighthearted.
I love his voice, it’s so smooth.
Remarkable , amazing and a bit sad at the same time ? Congratulations on the wonderful woman you met all those years ago and i hope your children are aware of what an amazing mother they have .
That's true soulmates right there.
It's amazing how many wonderful people there are in the world with wonderful relationships and connections of various levels of love. I am glad that people can be so caring even though the world focuses so heavily on negative aspects of humanity.
The end was the cutest thing ever :3
I wish you and your wife the very best :)
Nearly brought me to tears. What a wonderful man with a wonderful family. Greetings from Germany!
Graham, yours is a perfect story of a person finding himself and being totally accepted. You have great charisma, courage and grace. Oh, that everyone should have such fortune............thank you for sharing..............Kudos...........Ray
What a wonderful story. Very touching. It illustrates beautifully that marriage, love, family and relationships come in many guises. It’s not a case of one size fits all. The main thing is that both he, his wife and their children are happy. If they have found an arrangement that works for the both of them, then brilliant. Who gives a toss what other people think? Also, his story about the public beating and humiliation at school is horrifying. I’m so sorry that he had to endure that.
This is the most wholesome thing I've watched in a long time
Absolute Yes-ness!
Hi handsome
Pure and honest. No shame in this at all.
“I think I’ll put the kettle on it’s time for a cup of tea” 🙂😂 so pure
Everyone is like "OMG so beautiful" and I'm just like "So he flew to England, and THAT VERY NIGHT he was in bed with a stranger?! We gays sure work fast AF" 😂😂😂
Love your mindset 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I mean yeah right 😂😂😂
Its in our gay genes to be able to easily sleep with men we don't know or care about, our GDNA, GayDNA.
Before 1980.... Yup!
My exact thought! Like, TEACH ME! 😅
Why am I crying. She is amazing. You are both wonderful.
True love doesn’t judge pure acceptance and care for the other and is so rare he is a lucky man
Fabulous story. "A Scotsman!!" Ha ha it's too good
Loved the story, and love the Brits when tension arises, they say, "put the kettle on." Love it!
I was welling up at the end there. This is kind of like my dad's story, he was beaten at his boys' school at a young age and he came out as gay in later life. peace x
HOW LOVELY THAT YOU BOTH HAVE GIVEN EACH OTHER ROOM TO BE WHOM, YOU ARE...BLESSINGS HAVE A FABULOUS REST OF YOUR LIVES!!!
What a beautiful relationship you have with your wife! she sounds amazing!!
My name is Gary, I'm from Motherwell and I'm a "strawberry blonde". I was like "did I?"😂. I absolutely would! He's beautiful.
Hi, Gary.
Hi
What do you want...?
@@dilips6070 you boy or girl jw
@Paul Garcia nice yeah oh yeah
My soulmate died of cancer. It was all but marriage in a platonic way. I can appreciate all that is articulated here. Wishing them both continued happiness
If his life was told in a book, I would totally read it.
Same
Thank you for sharing this, I could listen to your stories for hours ❤
Besides the beating early on in life, you have lived a charmed life! None of this could have happened without your good sensibilities and humor. Graham, it sounds like you have made the most of your life and relationships! Blessings to you and your extended family!
His wife is the coolest person ever.
What a beautiful and honest guy. Hearing about two people who genuinely have love and concern for eachother and working in each other’s best interests is such a heart warming and beautiful thing. There were tears streaming down my face when he said they’re soulmates and life partners. I hope to share a bond that strong with someone in my life
What an elegant, beautiful man. I am swooning. I love how eloquently and authentically he speaks. x
And THAT, ladies and gentlemen, is what REAL LOVE is about!
I truly believe this worked out so good because he was not abusing her and did not make her feel guilty for marrying her and about who he was. I sounds like a really good father as well.
What a lovely story. So special. Obviously, these are two lovely people - and Graham's wife must be wonderful. How generous and kind. I hope that she too has "enjoyed herself"! I'm really moved by this. If only there were more people on this earth who had such a respect for our humanity... This is true love.
OMG what a beautiful story 😍😍😍 it's awesome when you have someone by your side that truly care about your feelings and who you are 😍
Beautiful man, wonderful wife, beautiful story. They all deserve happiness.
They do, but this arrangement does raise a question. What happens to the people he has affairs with. Are they not deserving of having a happy healthy relationship?
I am happy to hear how compassionate, Kind, and l will say, the True Love that your wife showed You. Some people only dream to find this kind of Love in their life. You were blessed, and l am sorry, as a boy, that you were cruelly beaten, just for being who you were. What A Lovely Story You Shared. God Bless You Both🙏
the last few seconds is so pure....even if sex is now gone, the care, faith and respect are still there.
Wow, 5 years on since posting, this was very moving and so lovely. Thanks for sharing you beautiful story.
Honesty is the best policy. This is quite an old adage, but it’s so very true in this case. 👍
One, this made me tear up. How beautiful. She is so loving and understanding.
I think your soulmate doesn't have to be romantic. It is someone you are bound by fate to be with for the rest of your life. Some cases that does involve a love interest, but sometimes it could be more like a family member or someone who is family to you but doesn't share your blood. They are there to be with you throughout your life's journey as you are to them. To support you and encourage as well as just to have a person to just plain enjoy their company. So this relationship may have looked to start romantically, but they are still soulmates.
This sounds like true love. Albeit not exactly picture perfect, but to love someone enough to let them go be happy, is love in its most purest form.
I thought a wife like that is only in the movie but I am totally wrong. I can tell you Graham, she is an angel. Keep her and make her happy.
What a lovely story! Thank you for sharing this with us!
how did he find a strawberry blond guy to sleep with on a same day!! I just realised I have been living in the wrong city all my life !
Wrong city, wrong era! London in the ‘70s = Savage!
Wow. How am i only watching this now?
Such an amazing story. I have tears in my eyes.
Simply amazing. I love this story. It succinctly tells the beauty and variety of the human experience connecting with one another.
Bravo.. A great courageous couple demonstrating true humanity
THAT is a Best Friend.
His wife must be a very balanced & evolved human being.
Yes . Honest and beautiful
So if another wife chose to end the marriage she would be an unbalanced and an unevolved human being?
Graham is my favourite man on Driftwood.
Andrea If that is Graham, tell him I love him.
That’s a strong self secure women with love for all involved
This is the most beautiful thing. Kudos to both of them for building a relationship where that initial conversation was even possible. I wanna be like them when I grow up.
What a wise, loving and amazing woman. I wish you and your family all the best. Thank you for sharing your beautiful story.
Wonderful story....Gratitude for sharing!
Such a beautiful story of your life, your wife sounds amazing
What a lovely story. What a beautiful soul his ex wife has. It gives me hope as a young gay man!
Very interesting story. I wish some of these stories would mention the year and how old the person was at the time. It would be very helpful for perspective, especially for younger and future generations. There was one story I watched that happened in the 1960s and some young people watching it thought it was in the 1990s.
That could be me and my ex husband. This is the happy ending version of it.
Sending you love ❤️
I would have to say that you are living a once in a lifetime life my friend!!!
A wonderful happy story and blessings to you always. If only this was the reality for countless other people in similar circumstances then life would be enjoyed.
His wife is a special soul woooow what a woman 😍
What a remarkable story.
Keep that woman, Her love is stronger than you will ever find from any man.
Amen!
Amen!
Wow.. don't sell yourselves, or your gender short, Gentlemen..
WOW!!! that's some wife!!!! my hat goes off to you!!
She sounds like a wonderful woman....insight is everything for the happiness of all.
Wonderful story of sensible and sensitive people!
I love this, what a moving tale. And such an incredibly strong and loving wife
NETFLIX SHOULD REALLY PICK UP THESE STORIES
Very sweet...shows you each one has a soulmate, never mind your sexual preference
Really.
Thank you for sharing your soul... Bless you and your life partner / soul mate, bless her insight and foresight
Oh what a lovely man and I am pleased it has all worked out well for him and his family
What a touching story. If only everyone were as sensitive as them.
This is the kind of pure love that Jesus talks about.I don't need another sermon in my life I can just go back to this story everytime I have any doubts.what a masterpiece this woman is.I wish one day God can reveal to me the treasures bestowed on such a pure spirit...I'm in awe🤲
What a beautiful story! Tell Donata I wish her all the best!
My dear Sir, you have found yourself a saint of a woman. She cherishes you in spite of everything, and I just wish that everyone could be like her. Parents, siblings, family members, and everyone else. That woman is the walking definition of unconditional love. This is a true love story.
"I am planning on growing old with you" just teared me up. So beautiful. What an extraordinary woman!
This is the kind of story I want in gay movies or romantic movies ooomg
Wow , lucky man to have such an understanding wife. She is the best
Beautiful story! What an amazing bond you have.
Great story. To each his own XX
The solution to so many problems: Keep calm and drink more tea!
A lovely story.
This is so lovely. Enlightened people. ❤️
Such a lovely story.
Your wife is amazing
This was amazing in so many ways..
Surely he's bisexual?
Mars Machin
He speaks about a 'facinating Italian girl' and how they 'fell in love'. These are not phrases used to describe a relationship which started off platonic. He was attracted to her immediately and started a relationship with her. I'm aware that they now have a platonic relationship but that is because he has discovered a preference for men, that does not mean that he has never been attracted to women or that he couldn't be again.
It took his wife to tell him to go and see if he were sexually attracted to men but before that he tried it with a woman and describes it as having been great. Many bisexual people float between the two their whole lives and if you are capable of being aroused by members of both sexes and having a fulfilling sexual relationship with either, which he manifestly has, you are bisexual.
People who are straight or gay are manifestly unhappy with or find themselves un-aroused by people of the same or opposite sex respectively.
Their relationship is their own. It is up to him to label himself. Only the labels he chooses and what those labels mean too him matter.
Christina M. Why this need to label him?
Is it so inconcievable that he is gay and still living with his wife?
Why can't we just allow people to choose their own labels? What's it to you how he identifies? If I were him, I'd identify as homosexual biromantic. But that's just the Millennial in me speaking, I suppose. In the end, it's his identity to label.
He is not my good man. And don’t call me surely.
This is wonderful. His wife is his soul mate but not sexually. What an incredible open minded couple that has found what works for them. Wishing them love, health & much much happiness
Beautiful Story about two beautiful people. Thank you for sharing your life with us!
What a beautiful outcome Graham - congrats and may you both remain the friends you are until it's time to go home...
Wow, what an amazing and unique wife you must have to say the very least! thanks for the smile you've put upon my face after such a horrible day. 😁
Constantly surprised by the quality of Driftwood videos. Recommended for all.
That is beautiful. Thank you for sharing.