Having lost my father at a young age, I was raised solely by my mother. Our days together were incredibly happy, and I cherished her deeply. Then one day, I discovered my mother talking intimately with an unfamiliar man. The woman who had always been mine alone, who spent every day with me, suddenly announced she was going to remarry. In that moment, realizing her gentle smile and warm embrace might belong to another man, I became aware for the first time that I loved my mother not just as a son—but as a man desires a woman.