A few poems are ok, but generally it's not my thing. I don't think it's bad, but I don't enjoy hidden meanings and having to analyze every little word and line to find out what the author is really trying to say. That takes the fun out of it for me. I would rather just read something that what it says is what it means. Concrete writing I guess you could call it.
Funnily enough, I wanted to be a priest when I was about 6 or 7 too. But I'm with you on military history. I love it, although I obviously tend to read more about American military history.
The whole problem with all this train of thought is we are getting too caught up in straight stereotypes. One guy has to be the "man" and the other guy has to be the "woman" of the relationship. Honestly, I don't view Cam as one of the two and he doesn't view me as one either. I see him as my equal and another guy who I view as my boyfriend boyfriend. Not my boyfriend girlfriend. If that makes any sense. Ok, never mind. A true same sex relationship, in my opinion, has to be equal with no one playing the dominant or submissive role. Not in bed or any other aspect of the relationship.
If every gay guy was a top, there would be a lot of right hand (or left hand) action! Me personally, I'm very glad there are bottoms out there who enjoy it.
Smells that turn me on, as others before have said, is definitely the smell of my boyfriend, like on his clothes. It is very intoxicating. Hence why I sometimes "borrow" his clothes.
Congrats Andy! I'm happy for you and your partner! I guess if I had the right, I would take advantage of it, as you are doing. But as long as I got all the same legal rights as straights, I could care less what they called it: civil unions, domestic partnerships, common law marraige, etc.