<human>: I'm 16 and it's just starting to piss me off that people seem to perceive me as being gay, when I'm not. I have nothing against gay people, but I don't want people to think that I am for two reasons: 1. I strongly suspect that girls wouldn't want to date me if they thought that and 2. Just by virtue of it not being true, I don't want people to have the wrong idea of me. 

This all stems back to junior high. Eighth grade, my best friend and I were called a couple and various variations thereupon constantly. Ruined our friendship. Both of us ended up going to high schools that no one else we knew went to. Fresh start.

But no. High school was kind to me in the sense that I found a group of friends who are cool and stuff, but slowly they began to let me know that I give off a distinct "gay vibe." Fun anecdotes like, after meeting one friend's old friends from his previous school, "Hey, I told those guys one of my friends was gay, and they all guessed it was you! Isn't that funny?" 

And if I ever ask exactly why I give off this vibe, I get something noncommittal like "It's just kinda the way you are" or "I don't know, I think it's your face." 

And to add to my friends letting me know I seem gay, one of my gay friends has started hitting on me. Kinda aggressively. It's super uncomfortable.

I don't understand. I'm involved in my school's theater program, is that it? I don't like to have to think about stereotypes like that, but this is driving me crazy and I kinda have to. 

This is just bugging me and I wanted to get this off my chest. Really I just want to meet a girl I like (which is extra hard at an all guys' school), but I'm feeling like girls wouldn't want to date me if I give off this vibe. I don't get it, and I don't know how to change it. Thanks for the venting place, Reddit.

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<bot>: people have been telling me I seem gay for a while, and it's getting to me because I don't know if any girl would want to date me