Who is Wade Englund?

[_Yoda]

So I take it Wade is gay, and that's the reason he's 50-something and single?

Wade has never made any such affirmation, nor has he gone into the circumstances as to why he is single.

And, obviously, Wade is under no obligation to do so. I also don't think it is fair to immediately conclude that Wade is gay, simply because he is 50-something and single.

If Wade wished to enlighten us, though, I think that many here, including myself, would be interested.

Wade, this is obviously a personal question that you have no obligation to answer, but as a fellow active LDS, I'm curious.

How is it that you are 50-something and remained single, and an active member of the Church? I know that this can present a difficult stigma.

Was there a broken engagement? Perhaps an extended period where you had to care for elderly parents?

[_Buffalo]

So I take it Wade is gay, and that's the reason he's 50-something and single?

Wade has never made any such affirmation, nor has he gone into the circumstances as to why he is single.

And, obviously, Wade is under no obligation to do so. I also don't think it is fair to immediately conclude that Wade is gay, simply because he is 50-something and single.

If Wade wished to enlighten us, though, I think that many here, including myself, would be interested.

Wade, this is obviously a personal question that you have no obligation to answer, but as a fellow active LDS, I'm curious.

How is it that you are 50-something and remained single, and an active member of the Church? I know that this can present a difficult stigma.

Was there a broken engagement? Perhaps an extended period where you had to care for elderly parents?

Well, I wouldn't assume he was gay because he's 50 and single. But add that to the anti-gay activism, and my gaydar starts beeping.

[_Quasimodo]

Well, I wouldn't assume he was gay because he's 50 and single. But add that to the anti-gay activism, and my gaydar starts beeping.

I'm thinking he's still having too much fun "playing the field". He'll settle down when he matures.

[_RockSlider]

I'm more interested in how he made it into his 50's without ever having to work.

Boy did I do it the hard way

[_Blixa]

I love it when I can unlock beautiful memories like this thread. I really think this is the key to happiness.

[_Quasimodo]

I love it when I can unlock beautiful memories like this thread. I really think this is the key to happiness.

"Happiness Is a Warm Gun" :)

Poor Wade is taking a beating here. Who's turn is it next?

[_wenglund]

Liz alerted me to this thread, and while I haven't bothered to read through it (I am okay with people having fun at my expense, particularly since I have had so much fun at theirs'), I am pleased that so many people have take such a deep interest in me personally.

However, given the inclination of many here to jump to false conclusions, it is not surprising to find this occuring with what little I have read of my personal life on this thread. Not that it would do any good to say, but no, I am not gay, and the reasons I have yet to marry (I still plan to) are complex, though they have mostly to do with setting my expectations way to high (pricing myself way out of the market). Career-wise, up until about a half decade ago I had pretty much been gainfully employed by others, and this since I was 12. Since then my labors have been entrepreneurial and investment related. I am currently invested in and working with a company in bringing to market a revolutionary anti-bacterial product.

Thanks, for your deep and abiding interest, -Wade Englund-

[_RockSlider]

Thanks for that reply Wade. Not sure where I got that impression. I was raised in a very strong work ethic environment. Based on this predudice alone, I've tended to want to persecute you.

I am sorry about that

[_Doctor CamNC4Me]

Hello Mr. Wade,

Have you ever had homosexual thoughts, desires, or inclinations?

V/R
Dr. Cam

[_Yoda]

Hello Mr. Wade,

Have you ever had homosexual thoughts, desires, or inclinations?

V/R
Dr. Cam

Cam...Have you?

Wade stated pretty emphatically that he is not gay. Why not give him the benefit of the doubt?