This is OT but I think these two guys were gay before BBM, if we want to give them labels that is. We know for sure that Jack was, but Ennis was harder to tell because of repression. If you live in a repressive society you tend to be forced to follow the norm and you need that special person in a special place that free of judgement to pull you out of your shell and be who you truly are. IMO, I don't think a gay person can honestly fall in love with the opposite sex and vice versa for a straight person. If they do, there's another label--bisexual. "Bi" people can be sexually attracted to one gender and emotionally attracted to the other, or a little of both. This is from research, not personal experience. Gay people can get married either by force, persuasion or desperation, but not by personal will. I think this is what happen to our boys. Gay men who were repressed to the point where they think they were straight are not uncommon. They showed Ennis's past for a good reason.