Today Rahi & I Saw Watched The Movie Ninja Assassin. Unfortunately Rahi Is Straight!

One of the goals this year is to  get out of the house and meet new people. I feel I am becoming more confident in myself.

Does anyone remember the cute Indian guy I met at a  movie event last month? Well I decided to throw caution to the wind and I e-mailed Rahi on Wednesday evening. I asked Rahi via e-mail if he wanted to see a movie this weekend. Rahi responded back on Thursday and he said he was free Saturday. We talked on the phone Friday night about the movie.

I wanted to see Precious but he wanted to see Ninja Assassin. I should of known right there that Rahi is straight. Eileen and I joked on the phone after I talked to Rahi . Eileen and I agreed that “Ninja Assassin, that’s definitely a movie a straight guy would like!”

I will be honest, I tend not to like martial arts movies because I don’t like the violence. I prefer seeing depressing dramas, romantic comedies, and thought provoking documentaries.

According to Rahi, he felt that Precious was a bit too heavy and intense he said he wanted to see “mindless entertainment”. Rahi wanted to see Ninja Assassin at  Yonge and Eglinton but that’s kind of far from where I live. Rahi offered to drive to my area of the GTA and pick me up.  I told  Rahi I don’t mind taking the TTC to see him in  downtown Toronto but he insisted he wanted to pick me up.

Rahi  called me  at 3:00pm today  and he did  exactly what he said he was going to do.  Rahi told me it would take him about an hour to meet me. I arrive at  the local mall close to where I live but Rahi’s car is parked on the opposite side of the mall.

Next, it was kind of funny, Rahi and I are were talking on our cell phones trying to figure out where we are supposed to meet. I finally told Rahi to just stay where he is and I located his car. Rahi and I caught the 4:30 pm show of Ninja Assassin and we were surprised how cheap it was for a Saturday afternoon only $8 dollars each! Rahi bought a huge bag of popcorn and a drink. I bought a small bag of popcorn and a medium drink. The movie Ninja Assassin wasn’ t that great to be honest. Rahi admitted he did not know why he chose the movie he gave it a three out of ten. The violence in the movie was extreme. I thought Naomie Harris wasted her talent in this film the movie just wasn’t that good.

Last night, I was talking to my friend Eileen on the phone and she was suggesting ways to figure out if Rahi is gay or not. Eileen said to “just bring the topic up in a casual way.”  Finally, after the movie Rahi asked “what do you want to do now Orville?” I suggested “we can go to  Tim Hortons?”  Rahi was nice even though I offered to pay he bought me a donut and he had a coffee at Tim Hortons. We talked and I surreptitiously brought up the topic of  sexual orienation. Since Rahi is Muslim I asked ” in the Muslim culture homosexuality is not acceptable right?”  Rahi said “this is true.” He replied.

Next, I continued, I asked “have you heard about Irshad Manji? Irshad is a gay Muslim writer.” Rahi said “yes I have heard about Irshad, but she does not  have a strong understanding of Islam, she is not a scholar.” Rahi next explained that Irshad’s interpretation of Islam ” is incorrect”.

Rahi also said ” conservative Muslims have a strict interpretation of the Koran and the hadith. However, for instance, in the hadith there is a section about attractive young males and heaven.” I was surprised I did not know this.

Rahi told me that he lived in  India for about a year and visited his father.  He decided to move back to Canada. Rahi says he is looking for a relationship on eharmony.com that’s a straight dating website.

He said he is a “the  kind man that is  not promiscuous.”  Well, Rahi said he doesn’t “go clubbing” and he is “looking for a girlfriend.” So I struck out but Rahi is a nice guy. I did have a good time seeing him today although he is not gay.

I guess when I received the message from Rahi on meetup.com I was just jumping to conclusions. Rahi sent me a message because he is just a nice guy. There are nice straight guys out there.

Rahi said that we could “see each other again”  if I wanted to.

Of course, for me it sucks that he is straight, but maybe I can make a new friend? I haven’t told Rahi I am gay I don’t think he knows? Although if Rahi did check out my meetup.com page he would know I am gay. I signed up to a gay male group. I am proud of myself that I took a chance, I wanted to get to know Rahi better and although he is straight maybe I can make a new friend? I thought Rahi is a gentleman and I had a good time although I would be lying if I was said I wish he was gay. However, Rahi is not gay and I accept this fact. Maybe, I can become friends with a straight man?