[ItBeThatWay27]

Wow, Kiera I am really proud of the way you answered your neice's question. Michael and I have actually talked about how you would explain that sort of thing to a child, and I've talked to my friends with children and all my friends (and Michael & I) pretty much say the same thing. What you said. That love comes in many forms.
As far as him not being comfortable, well, he wants to be comfortable, the idea of it seems really great to him. He WANTS to hold hands and be okay, but I think he feels like he is walking around like "Look, this is my boyfriend" or just for shock value. And that's not what it's about. I think it makes him feel weird because he thinks it comes across like we're doing it for reactions - which is not the case.

Well, I thank everyone for their input here. I guess it's pretty unanimous to not even ponder the thought of worrying about other people's children. So that's cool.

Thanks again